From Strangers to Friends

Camping time!

This photo is one of those rare moments where you'll always wanna reminisce for the rest of your life.

Before I came to Dubai, I'd say I don't have loads of friends. Partly because I'm quite a loner, I'd rather be alone than be with someone just for the sake of it. I also suck at socializing and always get shy before I even approach anyone.

I struggled a fair amount on my first months living here because of that same reason. I cry myself to sleep missing my hometown, my family, my comfort zone. See, for someone as introverted as me, stepping out of my safe haven, or even thinking about it makes me quiver. It's unnerving!!!

Yet even the most introverted person in this universe, will also feel lonely. Then I found this group, and it did helped me a lot. I am still shy, I still quiver to the idea of coming up to someone and casually introduce yourself. But that didn't stopped me from meeting these wonderful souls.

And although as you can see, we came from different parts of the world, we still manage to laugh, dance and set aside all our differences. After all I really believe that there's only one race, the HUMAN race.

We are so often caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey, especially the amazing people we meet on the way. Appreciation is a wonderful feeling, don't overlook it.