Back to Bangalore

I have been asking myself what did I bring back from the faraway land of freedom -- Goa. What did those 60 hours of moving away from home to the land of fun do for me? I know there's always something to gain but the ability to feel it, experience it, gauge it, and narrate it is getting blunted.
Maybe, making a list of the impressions the trip to Goa, the place and the journey back home had on my mind could help me come out of this blank state:

• Long overnight journeys in small cramped vehicles can be very uncomfortable
• The happiness friends' company gives is the most unadulterated form of joy
• High expectations always precede a journey
• The value of banter is highly underestimated
• The search for clean washrooms in India is a futile endeavor
• I love having access to black tea
• You can neither get away from nor get rid of the corrupt Indian systems like police, RTO
• Money owns beauty
• Sea impresses, whether near or far
• My lungs are close to retirement
• Prawns are the best
• A good host can leave a lasting impression
• Ostracizing can be a justified punishment
• There are people who appreciate wine more than me
• Is Goa a part of India?
• Women today are really bold and beautiful
• Good times = drinking and smoking = not true
• Good life can be good
• There are moments of disconnect with everyone and everything
• Europeans are beautiful
• Sea instills excitement and awe
• My inherent fear screws my life
• Sea can make you its slave
• Clumsy dancing and self-conscious attempts are ok
• Daring is often born out of necessity
• Shacks lure you with their simple sophistication and promise of liberation
• Lights (glowing candles and lamps on the seashore) and sounds (music, the beat of the waves) are forever parts of my life
• The ubiquitous Whites leave you craving for their carefree lives
• The flow of booze and money is never-ending
• A short visit is like an appetizer; it leaves you hungry for more
• Leaving a place is easier than leaving friends
• Going home can be sad
• All good things end too soon
• The mindset changes with the place
• Attitude makes Goa; Any place can be Goa