It's 5 p.m. and I Don't Have My Chai
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Five to six p.m. Every day without fail. Teatime in every South Asian house. Doesn't matter if you're still in the motherland or if you've moved for the promise of a better life, Teatime transcends country borders. Ok yeah it sounds kinda corny, but it’s these small traditions that keep me grounded to a life imagined. I am Indian. Fully, both sides, and the second of my extended family to study in America . Passport is embossed with a gold “Republic of India ,” but there’s no wealth behind that color. The 81 st strongest passport, living in a country holding the 8 th most powerful...but when I really think back on it, which passport do I really deserve? I know maybe 3 states in India, and multiple cities, yet I can tell you by border all 50 of America. I know the British occupied and ruined us, yet I can’t tell you the name of a single battle . I could tell you at least 15 battles and events of the American Revolution. What does that say about my title a...