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Growing up with cricket as THE sport in a country with cricket frenzy overtook religious holidays, it was the one sport I used to play. There was no time for anything else between school and tutors. india is not big on sports otherwise. So when I found myself on the softball and volleyball team, 5 years after leaving the country, I was pleasantly surprised. It took me a long time to understand them, but somehow, it happened. I lived in my home country, speaking 4 languages with family from different parts of the country. After 12 years of getting used to the educational system, my father announced a move to Zurich, Switzerland. Eighth grade was a blur of cultural shock and easy classes. Ninth grade, I finally adapted. Tenth grade, I moved to Singapore. This time, I was ready. I told myself I could take literally anything thrown at me, after the harrowing experience of going from a sheltered Asian life to an open-cultured, European one. I found myself in Singapore, and allowed myself to try and fail at sports, and then try again. I discovered my passion for scuba diving and hiking, and found time to indulge in reading like I always did. I found friendship in the most unlikely people and I stuck to them, for once. Today, I'm a world away from all my homes (I have never believed in just having one), and I keep finding more things I want to include in my life. I came to Michigan because my counsellor told me to apply, but after it helped me become a developed writer, and realize I really wanted to do Informatics; no regrets. Looking back, the only way I could have absorbed everything was because I questioned everything. I never took anything as given and opportunity, to me, is on top of all the hills I previously refused to climb. The only thing I can say I know for certain is that 19 years, 7 languages and 3 whole sports (!) later, I still have so many things to find and indulge in.