I Work in One of The Most Beautiful Cities In The World But I Just Rush Back Home

It stops now

Purbita Chakraborty
Dancing Elephants Press

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A shop in Amsterdam displaying books and gifts.
Photo by the author: A store in Amsterdam

I work in one of the most beautiful cities in the world — Amsterdam.

Many people feel jealous of me when they know that I work in Amsterdam and that too, I work in the heart of Amsterdam — the most beautiful part, by the river and the canals.

They compliment me on my luck and think about how fortunate I have been. They think, if they lived or worked in such a beautiful place, life would be problem free.

But I never did.

My life in the Netherlands

I have been living in the Netherlands since 2015. Before that, I lived in Germany, and before that in the US. I left home(India) a long time ago.

Even though other people thought how fortunate I was to be able to live in such a beautiful country, I never ever felt like that. I had, practically, no time to think about that. I always ran from home to work and back.

I could see the tourists flocking through the place posing for pictures, maps in their hands, and cameras dangling around their necks, leisurely strolling or sitting by the cafe.

They seemed to have all the time in the world.

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Purbita Chakraborty
Dancing Elephants Press

A storyteller, dreamer, world traveler, fighter, and survivor in a world that keeps trying to "fix" me. Technical writer by profession.