Valencia de Souza

Goa is the second highest state in the list of the most number of coconut trees after Kerala. I have been growing up seeing coconut trees all around me. After coming to Mumbai I realised it is completely different from where I have been staying all this while; But when I see coconut trees somewhere in the corners of the city, I get a stint of a jolt that reminds me the environment near my house in Goa.

The blue plastic reminds me of the rainy days. My father used to use such plastic in the monsoons to cover some wood that was kept outside our house. I used to pull it and use it to make a tent when I wanted to play "Ghar-Ghar".

I cannot forget the mats on which I used to play, sit, sleep, wet my diapers, drink milk, etc.