Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Its Been a While

I just watched the movie "Gandhi" and it stirred such strong emotions in me. The kind of feelings I remember feeling as a turbulent, hormonal, rebellious teenager. It was great. I have been looking for an idol forever. I think I just found mine. I wouldn't marry him but I would definitely worship him.

That being said, I am trying to incorporate some of his teachings in my lifestyle. Simple things like being satisfied with what I have, coveting less and performing more. Its the hardest thing for me to be still and be patient.

Also, the goal I had set myself, of reading at least one non-course related book every month seems to have collapsed like a souffle around my mad schedule. Grapes of Wrath was the last book and if I am not wrong it has been more than a month I picked up another book. I need to get my mind in order to be able to handle more material.

So far school has been good to me with nothing but A's in all my classes. Ok ok, I am allowed to boast a little in my own blog :)

Monday, September 21, 2009

Cheers to a new start

Its been a month since I got to the USA. I have been looking for the time and correct frame of mind to start writing about what it was for the otherwise anti-american to be in the one country in the world that I had promised I would never step on.

The one thing that I realised about the American experience is that it is made up of the people you meet and befriend. In that sense my first week in the US was dismal. I knew just one person and school had not yet started so I had no hope of meeting anyone new. I had a good mind to get on the next flight back to India!

Two weeks later I was loving my friends, my school and some of the classes. I am still settling down. I need to get used to getting groceries regularly and start cleaning up after myself. I also need to start exercising. I need to get down to some serious studying! All that apart it has been a great time and as Borat would have said "great success!"

Sunday, July 19, 2009

A New Beginning

Its been a whole year since the new beginning and I still feel like I am discovering something new each day. I still don't know whether he will laugh at the next obnoxious thing I say or whether he is going to really stay angry with me when I stretch his patience to the limits.

I just know that its been the best year ever! Now, I am a little scared at the thought of moving yet again. But this time maybe, just maybe distance will not be a factor.

I am challenged by the resposibility and trust people have bestowed on me, including my parents. I must have done something right somewhere to deserve my family and J. Its all I can think of- their faith in me!