As a single child, born in a typical middle class indian family, to a stereotypical loving, caring, overprotective, sheltering parents who feared sending their daughter anywhere out of their sight let alone to a different city within India, it came as a surprise to me when they planted the idea of me pursuing my masters in the States. And I can’t thank them enough for it! If it weren’t for the exposure and diversity that I experienced in the USA, I don’t think I would have ever realized the importance of having passion in life in the process of understanding the true meaning of happiness and how they both are linked together. The person that I have become today is a clear reflection of this incredible journey of getting to the point of realization and how it all changed since then. Now that I have moved to Ireland, I couldn’t think of a better time to write about it. I never thought I would be saying this, but I feel grateful to the States for fortuitously providing a significant platform that helped me to break free and explore myself in a way I would have never imagined! The sweet taste …