Summer vacation meant taking a two-day train trip to the south end of India, to the place my parents called home. It meant glorious summers filled with Cousins and Mangoes, and stunning monsoons paired with paper boats and swim lessons. It also meant crowded living rooms, loud conversations, delicious food and ghost story nights.

With each passing station, we wait impatiently, recalling memories from past trips. We are going home, where bicycle bells accompanied the arrival of days, while the fresh smell of coconut oil promised hearty food to follow.

A place of good times and better memories.

It’s a place I always return to and never truly left.

Software and equipment used

3ds max, Corona render, Marvelous Designer, Forest Pack and Photoshop