Wednesday, March 28, 2012

My dear Kolkata, I hope to see you again..

Almost everyone I met in the city told me there is not much to see in Calcutta. However compared to the other cities I had been in this trip, it was one of the most interesting cities for me. This interesting part didn’t come solely because of the landmarks but also the people I had met.

Vaibhav, Chirag and Jimmit reminded me of the good old AIESEC discussions together  with a yummy Indian dinner and street mouth freshener, ice paan afterwards.

Jimmit, my dear host didn’t only host me on the first night but also he accompanied me on the way from the airport; took me to one of the best places in the city - the breath-taking rooftop, walked with me on Calcutta streets (almost every bit) and introduced me to a great bunch of people whom I would be staying with for the rest of my trip.

And those guys seemed like a Legen…wait for it..dary team to me.. Each one completing a different role, they formed a strong team altogether. There was Pedro, who I thought was an AIESEC member in the beginning, as he was taking care of every new guest coming to the house with a warm welcome and a special attention. Plus there was Vivian, a lovely Brazilian with a beautiful smile, shining eyes and a positive vibe. And Edu, a smart-ass Portuguese who had his good (and now not so good) days in India, counting the days to go back but still being the source of the cool music and most interesting topics. 

Pedro & Edu 

There was also William & Allison, a lovely couple moved from Chandigarh to Calcutta  doing their second internships –hopefully- with a better experience. Ronami, another Brazilian beauty who became my best friend in the house only in 2 days. I am sure she would be my roommate if I lived in that house and we would have so much fun together.


Our last day trip with Ronami, Anh, Nguyen

Of course, with her, we would show a completely different world to Nguyen, a new Vietnamese intern & a sweet innocent girl (for now!), together with the help of Anh, another Vietnamese who arrived on the same day with me and already became my “buddy” in Calcutta. And there was Bruno; smart, fun guy who is loving his experience in India, doing the best to blend in the culture by playing soccer with the locals or taking yoga classes from a local.
Bruno & Ronami

First night I got to know these guys at a round table with a couple of Haywards & Kingfishers and I already felt like I was one of them. It was again one of the times that you’d say I wish I had done that earlier : “I wish I were a trainee in this city and lived in that very house...

Second night at home, was full of beer, cool music, nice chat, a lot of laughter just like the first one. I think, I had my most interesting discussions in India, in that house so far. It was one of the places you’d say "I could live here. Stay in that very spot. Stay on that bed by the window and never move.." But anyways had to move again..

Trainee House Gang

I had to move again.. to conclude an “era” of my trip. The India part. And to start a completely new one. The Thailand part. It was difficult to say goodbye and still is. 


And soo, that is why I would like to come back to Calcutta, to be with the very same people, to have the very same interesting discussions, to listen to the very same cool music. That is why I prefer to say : "See you later, Calcutta and take care until then.."

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