When The Heart United With The Dawn
Amidst the noise and pollution, as vehicles puffed and little children squealed with joy as they headed home, I sat at the bus stop with my cousin, awaiting the rest of the team. One.Tribe.India was driving us a couple miles away from this pollution fused mess. Finally the weekend that beckoned peace from the city life was here and I was off to a wonderful start. Slowly more people trickled in and only then it hit that the trip was actually happening and it wasn’t a joke. For the first time in the year I had a light heart and expected nothing. After a brief introduction to our team of about 20 we set off to the Makalidurga Trail for the night. Tents, Sleeping bags, the team and all. The bus ride was definitely fun! Considering most of the team was about the same age as me. We sang, pranced and swayed. The bus jerked, we laughed anyways. The skies grew dark and slowly rainy clouds set in to dampen the mood and put us into a lazy drowse. Around 10:00 PM we pit stopped for some Chai. S