From GULF Dreams to a Sudden Wedding
From GULF Dreams to a Sudden Wedding At 25 years old, I left India for my first overseas job in gulf I joined a hospital as a Catering supervisor. Life there was disciplined and fast. My day started at 4:30 a.m. By 5:15 a.m., we were already inside the hospital punching our cards. Every morning we packed patient meals. Soon the breakfast belt would start moving, and the dietician would arrive with ward lists. Male wards were separate, female wards separate. Each patient had different diet instructions. I was assigned to Ward/ Kitchen My routine was simple: Make duty roaster check all departments even in ward I have to visit In Kitchen various departments I have to check But one day, something changed. A new nurse joined the ward. Her name was xyz She was from Mumbai, convent-educated, confident and cheerful. When she discovered that I also spoke Marathi, our conversations became easy and natural. Soon our daily talks became longer. What started as casual conversation slowly ...