Luckily we got a weekend off and I had no classes after Friday morning. I convinced few of my friends and we planned a trip to Kasol. It turned out to be the first of many. In the next 6 months, I went on to explore Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh with close friends and Rajasthan, Goa and Karnataka on solo trips. All of that, without missing a single lecture. Term breaks meant far off places and long weekends meant nearby places.
Planning and executing these trips wasn’t as easy as it sounds. Returning from the Himachal trip, we reached campus at 8:32 AM after driving non-stop for 16 hours. Now, no way was I missing the 8:45 AM class, even though I could barely keep myself awake during the lecture.
There is an interesting story behind how I managed to go on the Karnataka trip. I had booked the tickets well in advance. My flight was during the placement week. I was confident of getting placed before that. Sadly, I wasn’t shortlisted by any company, except one, just a day before I was supposed to fly.
There was no way I was going to come back from the interview empty-handed. Unfortunately, the interview didn’t go as planned. Within 5 minutes, the interviewer said “Okay. Do you have anything to ask?” He isn’t selecting me, I told myself. I had a hundred thoughts running through my mind before I managed to say something and the interview started again. After 20 minutes of me talking just about everything that came to my mind, he told me, “I’m not saying that we aren’t taking you!” My mind was about to explode with excitement.
After a whole night of partying, I managed to reach the airport just in time. Solo tripping in Karnataka and Goa was perhaps the best trip of my life. But that’s a story for another day. What I do want to tell in this story is that nothing should stop you from following your dream. Be it painting, writing, or beatboxing, don’t let a gruelling MBA course kill your passion. It isn’t really a passion if you’re unable to find time for it. BTW, as I type this, and I’m all geared up for a week-long trek in Kashmir later this month.
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