Transitions

I'd promised a travelogue about this trip of mine to India, but I haven't been able to make good on that till now. But better late than never, right?

Leaving a place of familiarity is always hard because it's so easy to get into a comfort zone.  California and Cadence were no different.  When I left Boston, I felt a deep sense of loss because I was leaving my first place of employment and a number of very close friends.  I guess I even sort of resented California in the beginning.  The close-to-perfect weather used to sometimes get to me.  The frantic pace of the workplace left me me longing for the seemingly idyllic time I had in Boston.  The only plus point in the beginning at California was that I was once again close to several of my dearest friends again. 

But with time, California and Cadence grew on me.  At the workplace, hard work began to pay off and I found myself actually relishing the competitive atmosphere.  Heck, I started to bond with the very colleagues that I had found rather cold and unfriendly when I'd first started.  The weather in California is definitely close to perfect.  There is definitely a sense of character to have four seasons like we experienced in Massachusetts.  The change in color and surroundings are lovely to behold and I missed it sorely, but in California the sun always shone.  It was always a good day to go for a hike or a picnic (not that I had the time to indulge in such activities).  :-).  Within a few months, it had become home. 

So it was hard to make the decision to move on - professionally and personally.  But hard as though it is, change is inevitable, right?