Monday, October 17, 2022

New place Bangalore

It was a very emotional decision to shift from Dubai back to our motherland. Even though we were happy but packing everything and leaving all behind, the house, friends, and lifestyle were a bit painful. Avyaya didn't want to leave his friends in Dubai but he was also eager to see the new place. He was under the impression that schools in India are stricter and teachers do the caning. He was a bit apprehensive as well. We finally landed here in Bangalore and stayed in a hotel for 10 days. It was quite adventurous as we stayed in one room and went house hunting in the morning and by evening returned home. Avyaya enjoyed it as long as he was not hungry. Now we have rented an independent house the cargo is yet to come so we are staying like banjaras. Borrowed wooden beds from the neighbors, super flat mattresses just an inch thicker than a sheet. Basic cooking essentials. But Avyaya is happy with the laptop and his Roblox. He joined the school and liked his new classmates. He made a couple of friends but he is missing his Dubai friends a lot. He is in touch with them on zoom calls. Some things are new to him such as the teaching methods, the strictness of the teachers, and a bit more pressure on his studies. The main thing was the exam pattern that we have here. He is used to UT exams occurring the whole year twice a week for 1 hour. Here he is giving term 1 exams which are for 2.5 hours and only exams are conducted without classes. He is shocked to see the separate question paper and separate answer sheet. He left the first day's question paper in the class as he was not aware that he was supposed to bring it home. He is enjoying the weather and sometimes goes to the park and plays. Even though he is missing his Dubai lifestyle a lot he is still adjusting to his new lifestyle. Recently we bought a scooter and more than anyone Avyaya and Abhimanyu loved it the most. Avyaya being a 10 years old boy only is desperately trying to convince us that he knows to drive a scooter and will go to school on that. Oh!! It’s so difficult to argue with him. He is eagerly waiting for the cargo to come as he is missing his books and toys. He has adjusted here more sooner than me, I realized