After surviving the hottest (read: cruelest) summer that India has ever had, I was really looking forward to the rainy season. Instead, the rain and the sun have been playing a deeply frustrating game of hide and seek.

So here’s where I long to be, and where I mentally am: amid the lush green hills, with icy winds on my cheeks, and the sun glinting down on me, while I relish a plate of mountain Maggi watching the goodest boy ever enjoy his siesta.