"When I packed up my apartment in Dublin to move back to Delhi, I thought the hardest part would be saying goodbye to friends, the café that had become my go-to for breakfast, and my favorite museums. Instead, the hardest part was arriving back home. A year in Dublin wasn't a lifetime, but it was long enough to change me."
"In Dublin, I walked everywhere, got lost on purpose, and discovered things I never would've noticed if I were rushing through. Every day felt like a mini adventure. Living like that made me realize how much I craved novelty - and I wondered if maybe, my home city could surprise me if I learned to look at it differently. So, I decided to try an experiment."
Moving back from Dublin to Delhi felt unexpectedly difficult because time abroad had changed personal habits and perspectives. Daily routines in Dublin—walking everywhere, intentionally getting lost, and treating each day as a mini-adventure—created a craving for novelty. Returning to Delhi produced disconnection and constant comparisons to life in Ireland, intensified by housing and job-market pressures that prompted the move. A reflective decision followed to approach Delhi as if it were a new place, adopting a tourist-like curiosity. Exploring the hometown deliberately reignited appreciation, revealed overlooked details, and fostered renewed love and acceptance of home.
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