The FALL has arrived!!

The next week is opening of the new session of our school for FALL quarter. I see so many under grads coming in. All over the campus there are some boards which read "Express unloading". I tell myself its probably for the new undergrads who are moving into the campus .... New faces, with their parents and all smiles and giggles!! It feels so nice and fresh to see such environment. They have a lot of orientations etc..

I happened to meet an Indian girl who came newly to the campus today. When she introduced herself, she told me that she is an under grad!! She had a typical indian accent. The Indian kind of dressing. She was wearing a kurthi. I was wondering if she was born or brought up here. It did not feel like she lived for very long here. I know that I have adapted some words that Americans use. I call a cover, a bag .... I call Maths/ mathematics as Math ... and many more if I go on listing. I don't know what a 12th std or a Plus two is called in USA. I just asked "where did u do your Plus two or whatever?" Just to know if she has come from india or if she was a ABCD. She said "Mumbai".
Hmm ... makes sense ... I should have understood when I saw her in the kurthi. Under grads are not funded usually here. I don't know why these people come all the way till USA for under grad.
I was thinking probably she is rich. How rich can one be to educate their kid for 4 year in USA?
Lakhs and lakhs rupees? :P Hmmm Lakhs would probably not be enough. 1 Crore?
How many zeros does a crore have? 
1,00,00,000 .... Hmmm ..... 7 zeroes!!! 
Baap re .... I have seen a few lakhs of Rupees in my life but not a crore. And I don't think I will be 
seeing that much money in future as well. It is so easy to earn zeros school days ... but its hard to earn 
these zeros in money :P He he 

Goodbye Carriage Hill :(

Sitting here amidst all the things that need to be shifted to another apartment I feel so heavy at heart to leave from this apartment. This is not the first time I have shifted a house/apartment, but I feel the same every time. This time it is difficult to leave the apartment in which I have lived for two years, with fond good, bad, ugly and sweet memories. I booked this apartment walking up the hill to the leasing center with the aura freshness and newness (I don't know if there is such a word in English :P) all around me when I had just arrived in the US. Its hard to believe that it is already 2 years. The memories are so fresh. Spent early days with so many friends all the time coming home. I can remember me giving so many curses to the up hill every time I walked up. No more cursing :(
The little arguments with roomies (the usual thing for gals),  making new friends, enjoying the arrival of juniors, helping them with accommodation and studies. The Indian students association ..... hmm ... it was good and ugly ... :P
Now I can't stop mentioning about the breezing thought that went by .... two of my dearest friends and I sat atop the carriage hill and ate icreams bought from the speedway which is located just opposite to Carriage Hill ... Most wonderful moments, i don't even know if they are going to return ever in my life again :(
I can't forget the first winter, when I slipped and fell close to the apartment when it was too icy to walk on the road. All the eat outs all around the apartment, taco, pizza hut, purple chopstix, McHappys. Oh, not to forget the walk to the school all the way from home. Some times with friends and sometimes just me! Every moment is just so fresh and worth treasuring. How I wish someone would come and tell me "you don't have to leave this right away!!". I know I am going to miss Carriage Hill ...... I am gonna live away form my favorite place and favorite people too .... :(

But I realize that life is always like this .... bring a big U turn when you are all cozy and comfortable with life. But we move on hoping that the U turn gets us to a much greener grass place!!!

Goodbye Carriage Hill :(