Friday, October 22, 2010

Farewell India


All foreign residents in India will be familiar with this little dark blue book. It is the Registration Report and Residential Permit  issued by the FRRO (Foreign Regional Registration Office). It's the place all foreign residents need to register with upon their entry into the country. Three days ago, I gave up my residency in India  had to return this book to the FRRO. I collected my exit papers and left Mumbai on the 20th of October. It pinched a little as gave it back. My three and a half years there have been more enriching than my words and pictures can ever express. I wish more people get to experience the things I saw, the people I met and the places I lived in during my stay in India. I will miss Mumbai the most and will hopefully visit next year.

I am back in Sri Lanka and am excited about getting re-acquainted with my country. There is so much I need to see and learn about the place of my birth and I am looking forward to it.

So SL, here I am!

Oh and if anyone needs a photographer who also has a degree in journalism.
Please send them my way.
I can shoot and write and don't necessarily need to mix the two.

:)

6 comments:

Chavie said...

Welcome back Aamina! :D

candid talk said...

Good to hear that. By the way all the best for an enriching journalistic career in SL :)

candid talk said...

Good to hear that. By the way all the best for an enriching journalistic career in SL :)

Kirigalpoththa said...

So will you be clicking in SL from now onwards?

Aamina said...

Thanks!

@ Kirigalpoththa..well that's the plan now. Going to chill for a bit and then i'll start shooting in SL..but yeah...you will see more of SL from now on..

Magerata said...

Thank you for reminding what I knew of India and showing even more. I am looking forward to "see" more of Sri Lanaka now!