Thursday, September 14, 2006

My 9/11

Well i did took a long gap before i could start posting something in my blog..but i have my reasons... and most of u knew them ..so let me start with how i am doing...
well my journey to US of A was good..landed in frankfurt...amazing airport...could find my terminal easily... checked in..cudnt afford a coffee!( itz 4$) ( i heard coffee is too gud in frankfurt airport..)made frenz with a few desis in the q... spent a good time discussing about the life here in america... cudnt sleep much from frankfurt to boston... and guess what, i saw my chennai visa officer( not my tom cruize..another guy who usually takes finger prints in chennai consulate) sitting jus beside me.. half the journey,i was wondering where i saw him..and in the rest half, i dint want to go back,so dint dare say hi to him! i was recieved in boston... it was drizzling as soon as i got down.. good sign isnt it?! and then went around.. nice to have cousins who buy everything for u!! they spent so much on me... and i did take a few pictures..unfortunately cudnt upload... then ya..slept well for a day and then i was dropped in my univ..by the way univ of rhode island... popular enough... this place is a small village here but known for its fall colours and 100 beaches... happy to be always near the sea... lovely beaches,but i miss my bench and vizag beach like hell! the univ is big enough... i was lost and i am still being so, as i am forgetful when it comes to routes and numbers... so finally settled with a tamil couple(young couple! no no..i am not disturbing them much!) near my univ... jus a small walk and i will be in my department.. mingled well with them.. and i casually mentioned my birthday to them.. we do groceries once in a while..and as another family and few grad students were invited for dinner on 10th by us,we had to buy a few things for the kitchen and i was taken to the stores and suddenly to my surprise was asked to choose a cake among the numerous cakes put up there..! i was seriuosly surprised, and back home, we spent a great evening with the new people i met and when they got to know about my bday on 11th, they stayed back till 12am and i cut the cake( for the first time in my life!!) ..( with whom i had just a week of friendship..!) in minutes,my face is full of cake and a few clicks...and then tears rolled down my eyes... felt centi for a few mins... i dint expect so much...felt very happy.... made good frenz with them...had fun..they teased me royally...we saw movies on the weekends... i was taken to 2 beaches here... not as good as vizag beach....but clean one....i was also taken to one of my roomie's proffs house..a big house just beside the lake.. its jus awesome.. he took us for a ride and i clicked so many pics... unfortunately, i cudnt upload them...i may do it this weekend... and then regarding school,ya its good..if i get the funds it wud be tooooo good...nice campus... nice people... i am having fun.. assignments started..classes...appointments with proffs... on campus job hunt...resumes...groceries.. food... movies..it started to rain already.. getting colder.... my first winter here....i am kinda careful..and also excited...i went to the health services..and my doc in India forgot to write about tetnus injection..and i have to take tetnus booster here.. just 40$...i can have 40 tt injections in india for that sum! well its booster u know!? have to fix an appointent for that tetnus thing....

hey i am posting a few lines each day..and guess what i got an oncampus job yday!! tutoring undergrads..i have to teach math and chemistry... i dont know how far n how gud i will teach them.. but quite happy that i got a job... waiting for one more job... life is kind of taking too many turns and i guess its going to be good enuf.. got to c wats in store.. so nothing much in america...i din find anything fancy here...not till this moment atleast...fine thats my story for the past 20 days in america..and my first bday here...
Feelings?!!