The Pizza Moment

I was at this point almost two weeks into my trip. I had visited amazing places and had once in a lifetime experiences wherever I went, but I still did not feel comfortable. Maybe it was being away from home, surrounded by a great deal of uncertainty that accompanies one when travelling to new places alone.

I was back in Varanasi to catch a train onwards and so I had decided to have lunch in a pizza place I had found on the river Ganga, before setting off. It was an outdoor restaurant with an impressive wood chip pizza oven in a beautiful setting. I was sitting eating, and still feeling uneasy when I stopped and had a thought.

I was in one of the oldest cities in the world, in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. It was twenty-five degrees and the sun was shining. I was on a year off from school travelling the world and to top it all off, I was eating pizza.

I realised that sometimes the easiest thing I could do in the situation I was in was worry. But, if I took a step back and just appreciated where I was, I was happy. I hope I can carry this thought with me, wherever I go.