The Drake Passage – Episode 5: “Tutto Passa”

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My twenties so far have been like going through the Drake passage. It’s the turbulent transition into adulthood; it’s the mistakes we make, the words that hurt us and the words we’ve used in hurt; it’s the errors and lessons.

But I like to believe that I did my best and gave my all. The first twenty-five years of my life were filled with as much joy, as there was sorrow. But I made the effort to learn; and I learned from my gains, as well as from my losses.

I’m moving abroad from the place I was born and grew up in, to a place where I’d always be the foreigner. There is indeed a part of me that wishes I stayed, so that all the relationships and opportunities I had wouldn’t have been in vain. And for some reason, none of my close ones doubted that I’d move far away… but me. I guess that was their way of understanding.

Before I leave, there’s something I need to get off my chest. I want to tell my family I love them, because I’ve never said it; I want to hug my friends; I want to thank my foes, because without them I wouldn’t have pushed through; I want to run in the rain, and I want to clean my room; I want to take my hat off in the sun. I’m leaving It all behind, yet I’m taking it all with me. I’m starting over, but I’m never coming back. I promise.