An apprentice's journey of life

This is my journey till now

I wasn't a vagabond in the initial years of my life....I was settled in my cozy home for 17 years during my schooling..

Then when I started getting a little too comfortable there, my parents decided it was time to let me fly so that I could learn to be independent... I was very excited about the whole thing... But little did I know how difficult it was...

I felt like I was Nemo lost in the Pacific, and I did end up in a hostel which was like a collection of specimen including me... But all the specimen were extremely good at heart and from then on started the most beautiful days of my independent life...

I was an apprentice, ready to learn new lessons in life... As I look back now, I realize I got to learn many more lessons in life than I could ever imagine to want to learn... I experienced disappointment, failure, heart break and ridicule during some days... But most of my days were filled with fun, deep friendship, care and laughter...

College was hell with all subjects flying above my head and throwing villainous shrieks at me... I felt like I was Lt. Chris Burnett trapped behind enemy lines or like Jack Sparrow marooned on an island ..... I survived ..... All this with the help of friends who kept adding up in my list..... some touched my life over a long period but some stayed for as few as 14 days and changed my life forever... Everybody had something to teach me and some leave behind wonderful memories...

All these years have been the pages of my life that have been carved in gold... Soooo precious and sooo memorable!!! Ohhh my God.. I'm feeling sooo nostalgic now...

Author's Note

Let me know how this piece has come out!!! Any suggestions, comments or reviews most welcome!!!

Reviews

[Ellora]

The story is very real and touchy. The writing style has some freshness of mint. Any one can relate with the story. The comparison of the author's plight with Jack Sparrow is interesting. The flow of the story is lucid and engrossing. Once u start reading it u cannot wait till u finish it. So kudos to 'Silverferns' for the fresh attempt.

[Stories Of Atlas]

I really like the optimistic approach you have. You hint at bad times and never go into detail about them which builds a little mystery. As a reader I'd be expecting you to dwell on the bad times but its quite uplifting that you give us a more optimistic approach with glib references to pop culture to soften the blow.