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I was getting onto the longest flight I have ever taken (or the longest one I remember) We bid goodbye to our parents. Fortunately, there were no tears at 3.45 am, but just happy anxious smiles from both sides. We headed inside confidently, a bunch of 12 students and 2 teachers (The teachers were probably dreading this long flight with a bunch of 12 of us). After completing check-in, security check, and immigration, boarding passes in hand we marched towards our departure gate. But not before a quick detour to the food court where we had to grab something to eat. On reaching the gate, we boarded our first Finnair flight, which would be taking us to Helsinki. I’ve never been outside of Asia before, so this would essentially be the longest flight I would ever be on!  We were greeted by the pilot who instead of giving us strict instructions to behave ourselves welcomed us with a round of rock-paper-scissors against him which had to be won to be allowed onboard. Our flight took off.  The a
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  S for School; S for Sweden -  May 11, 2024 My journey to the Cultural Exchange Program..  When I first heard about the Cultural Exchange Program , I was quite against the thought of heading to Sweden, a new country all by myself. Really.. and the mail sat in my inbox until my mother brought it up at the dining table the next night. After a lengthy debate, I announced that I would sleep on it, and conveniently forgot about it for the next couple of days. That weekend, I got onto a call with my older sister, when my mother told her this opportunity had arisen. My sister, who had gone on an exchange program to Germany, got very excited and convinced me that I should go because it would be a brilliant experience. And so I got thinking, making a pros and cons list about Sweden which is when my father told me, “Yeh choro, pehle select toh ho jao, phir decide kar lenge.”, This was a relatively good point. So over the next week, I worked on writing answers for the application form sent by t
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S for School; S for Sweden

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My journey to the Cultural Exchange Program..  When I first heard about the Cultural Exchange Program , I was quite against the thought of heading to Sweden, a new country all by myself. Really.. and the mail sat in my inbox until my mother brought it up at the dining table the next night. After a lengthy debate, I announced that I would sleep on it, and conveniently forgot about it for the next couple of days. That weekend, I got onto a call with my older sister, when my mother told her this opportunity had arisen. My sister, who had gone on an exchange program to Germany, got very excited and convinced me that I should go because it would be a brilliant experience. And so I got thinking, making a pros and cons list about Sweden which is when my father told me, “Yeh choro, pehle select toh ho jao, phir decide kar lenge.”, This was a relatively good point. So over the next week, I worked on writing answers for the application form sent by the school. Paragraphs came and went, and idea
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