“My mom was determined to convince me to do the same and she knew exactly how to convince me. I loved science and I’ve always been the kind of person who wants to make people feel better, feel happier. Even when I wasn’t a doctor, I would go to these service camps to help the needy. My mom told me three things – she said that my cousin would become fairer, would speak excellent English and would get a nice, well educated man to settle down with. So, I pictured my life here and my life there, and I didn’t need any more convincing. I was all in for studying in Georgia.”
But a lot changed in Georgia. Sai Pallavi missed home, missed her family and most importantly missed her mother. She became an introvert.
“Once you go abroad and live alone, you understand what life is without anyone to help you. After classes, you have to study, cook, clean and wash. I wasn’t used to all this, so it was difficult initially.”
But then she found friends, who made life beautiful once again. She loved the place for its natural scenic beauty, which she misses a lot when in Coimbatore.
“In Georgia, they don’t cut down trees and it is full of natural scenic beauties like waterfalls and lakes. After college, I would go to one of these places and just be by myself. I rediscovered myself. Once you’re away from home in another country, you have no barriers. When you’re always being watched, you pretend to be someone else to please another person. When you’re just by yourself, you learn more about yourself.”