Once upon a time....

You know how there are some days when you just want to be left alone? When you have the desire to run away from the civilization and people and go into hiding where no one can find you?

If you do, then you can probably relate to my mood today. Luckily, my roommate has been out since 4 pm today, and won't be coming back till 11 pm from her ROTC and baby-sitting job. But I am bored of my room, and so will walk to the corners of the library and find myself a quite place to study. It has hardly been the fourth day since school started, and there is a pile of assignments and reading to do already. (Well, I am equally to blame for wasting time watching a movie, taking a long lunch break with Shreya B, and napping for an hour)

I wonder if I feel so unsocial because of the pressure to finish my work, or because of the confusion created my observations about some random friends, or due to a combination of both!

ANyways, enough spilling of thoughts on the web.... My books are calling...

Wow! I am so glad to be back in school! I wanted to be done with co-oping and commuting for this term, and really needed a change. And since I was living at home while I was working, I did not get to see my friends much. I guess I missed college life and friends and school-activities.

So, just to brief my fellow blog-readers, and astray web-surfers, about my plans for this quarter:
A. I am taking 5 classes - one is independent study, the other two are EE classes, one BME class and Physics
B. I plan to work out more often - started with a jog around the lakefill today! :)
C. (Tentative) helping choreograph indian dance
D. Radio-jockeying
E. Not falling behind in classes, not sleeping in classes, Physics GSW, taking a yoga class maybe
F. More be-friending and more networking..
G. Staying connected with parents on a day-to-day basis
H. Staying connected with cousins on a weekly basis

And last but not the least, hanging out with friends. I have met all my close friends today and yesterday, and they were so sincerely excited to see me back on campus! While thinking about it today, I was relieved to find that I have finally got the friend circle that I was longing for when I initially came to Northwestern, and which did not quite exist until last year. Having the biggest room on the floor was nice, but sharing a slightly smaller room with an understanding roommate is even nicer!


Saying of the day - . "All we want is money, all we need is love" Tagline from the movie Apna Sapna Money Money

Of late, I have been daydreaming about adventuring into the unknown woods and travelling to far-off lands. Maybe it sprouted from the discussions at work about the ironies of life. I really got down to instrospecting myself and my life when my carpooling buddy made the comment that, "When you are young, yo do not have any money to travel and when you have money, you are too old to be able to enjoy life. Money comes and goes, so we should enjoy life while we have the zest and the energy to travel."
So I tried to remember how little travelling I have done ever since I got to U.S. But then again, life got a little harder from the moment I flew into America, and touring around was simply out of question then. Although it seems like I sacrificed my recreational side in the face of a long lasting emergency situation, I had a good learning experience nonetheless.
And now that the waters haev become stiller, and my family has adjusted here better than before, I actually have a chance to go travelling. Organizing the trip to Niagara Falls last summer was one big triumph when it comes to my travelling portfolio. It was a fascinating road trip with my family and Megha's, and something that I will cherish forever. And now I want to do it again - only at a different place!! I do not know how feasible it is with a low bank balance and a long wishlist for other necessities, but I really really really want to break free of this routine and go to a marvelous destination. Rio de Janeiro or backpacking in Europe would be perfect, but Grand Canyon, Brooklyn Bridge, Wisconsin woods, or Chicago Botanic Gardens will work too!
Ideas, suggestions, info about dirt-cheap travelling packages and cash donations are more than welcome!

"My Karma ran over your Dogma" - Unknown