“Anna, come play hide and seek with us,” My younger cousin brothers and sisters insisted. Even though I was not interested in playing such childish games, I had to oblige them. I was visiting them after 5 long years. My Dad and Mom moved to the US during the nineties and settled there with a green card.

I was born as a US citizen. My parents sent me alone to India for the annual village festival as I had a break between semesters. I am Rahul, 21 years old and studying in the US. This is my first day in the village.