Exploring My Beloved Shelter

                                               

                                     Exploring My Beloved Shelter

 by Ankit Saha_ID24136048_Sec41

My favorite spot serves as an enjoyable escape from my monotonous schedule and stressful daily life and I love to travel with my family and friends. Though I haven’t traveled so many places except Cox’s Bazar and Saint Martin with my friends and India with my family, still I keep on fantasizing about traveling to many natural and soothing places within the country like – Rangamati, Bandarban, Sylhet, etc; uncertain whether these plans will succeed or not. Therefore, the most refreshing environment and easy-to-reach place – my ideal world – allows me to return to my regular life with fresh positive energy.

I hope that everyone has their special locations where they may create unforgettable and unique experiences. As we all know, memories are what lives on in our minds when we look back on the past; moments are not necessarily formed between people or other living things but can also develop in breathtaking greeneries. So where do you think to head towards in the upcoming hot 35-40^oC summer? Are you going to roam from place to place with your dear ones or still will roam from social media to social media, lying idly on the bed with your soft pillows?

For me, I always admired my grandma’s house and its surrounding places of the village to be my loving world. It will always hold a special place in my heart because I spent many summer weeks with my grandmother when I was young. Sitting by the bonfire to warm our hands and legs seemed to be a prominent practice even on chilly days. I find something special about this place that sets it apart from all the rest.

It’s a location for family get-togethers where delicious snacks are required to encourage us to hang up with controversies. It turns out to be a happy and humorous place during the holidays when we spend time with our cousins, uncles, and aunts. Uncle Partha’s horrifying stories can sometimes make the atmosphere in the room too terrifying for youngers; as a result, it’s necessary that we securely hold hands of each other and goosebumps are a natural part of it. Nevertheless, Aunt Lija never misses a chance to lighten the mood with her jokes and restore the balance.

It's more relaxing and pleasant to go outside the house and walk along the uneven paths that connect villages to villages with vast open fields. When cousins are together, sitting on the muddy ground in drenched clothes beneath the grey sky (sometimes with a brightly colored rainbow) after heavy rainfall is quite chilling. Friendly weather is also indicated when the white soft cotton clouds effortlessly drift over our black-heads after a few hours! Sitting by the shore and gazing down into the lake is more calming than constantly looking upwards at the sky. Since the water in this lake reflects a person’s clear mirror image, I have always enjoyed taking refreshing swims there. I even dip my head for my relaxation and appreciate the aquatic marine life. The reflection of the red-yellowish shades of sunset on the clear water obtains an unimaginable beauty of nature after a long day morning.

I assisted my grandmother in planting some flowers in this terracotta-brick house. Over time, a tiny section of the rooftop was transformed into a beautiful garden comprising Tuberose, Jasmine, Marigolds, and Rose plants. With petals as red as blood, the most cared and well-watered rose species is on my balcony (in a pot set apart from the rest of the flowers because I adore it so much). Apart from this, I feel blessed by the cool air I breathe on those rooftop days compared to the toxic fumes in the city.

These vacation days fly by too quickly, taking my boredom with them and leaving me with a nice, open mind to tackle the next phases of life! Don’t assume that these are the routine activities I indulge in on every vacation; rather these enjoyable times spent with family truly occupy a special place in my heart. We engage in a lot more activities; these are only a few glimpses of our amazing time.