My name is Pooja Barot but you can call me PB. I am 24 year old girl, born and raised in Ahmedabad, India, currently living in Pittsburgh, USA.
I moved to the USA when I was 16 years old with my family. I didn’t know much about the world besides the fact that I would be moving to a country that I always dreamt of. I remember, I was sitting on a flight on April 29, 2016, thinking my whole life is going to change for good. I am leaving everything behind that I know: the house, the family, the friend, the hometown, the street, the city, the country that I belong to, to a completely different world that I have only seen in Bollywood movies.
How exciting and nerve recking!!!
I reached the airport of EWR, the cold Brezzy air hitting my face, with a sparkling eye seeing black mustang right in front of me and all these tall buildings, I couldn’t believe myself that “finally, I am in USA” and the only thing pop in my head was I can’t wait to explore each corner of this country.
It was like leaving a kid with a white canvas and crayons. I could not stop dreaming and painting about the life I wanted to have here. I want to live in an apartment that’s on the 35th floor where I can see the city skylines, where the sun rises and sun sets are so pretty that I want to run back to my little apartment to not miss it. I want to work with the greatest designer of all time and live my life as a Miranda Priestly. I want to have a Bollywood kind of love story where we run to find each other at Brooklyn bridge. I painted my whole future in that 2-hour ride from the airport to my grandparents’ home. It was so beautiful to be true.
Now I am 24 years old with a Fashion Design degree, 2 heartbreaks, living with my parents, wondering what went south?
I am far from working in the fashion field, far from my own romantic love story and far from living in Manhattan. I think God has switch up my canvas with someone else. Even though I am living a great life this is not what I had planned. I know you will say “God plans are great” but at least he could have given me some hints. It’s like every time I think, the universe is working in my favor, it turns out to be another lesson for me.
Like seriously?
The drama, the twist, the turns, the climax my life hold I can direct the whole comedy movie out of it.
Well to sum up, that’s me and my life, my reader friend and I can’t wait to keep you posted on where my life and universe is taking me. Stay tuned.
Love,
Pooja
