Been a really, really long time since I last posted. I am making no excuses here. Its the inertia and lethargy again.
A lot’s happened since my last post. For one, I am currently at geographically diametric position with respect to where I was at my last post. I am 10.5 hrs behind India. That’s right, I am in the US of fuckin A at Texas. It has been a disappointing 2 weeks here.
There a lot of things I realized that sux about america. For starts, they are pretty unhygenic (despite all that they claim). They are clean alright, but only if u look at their surroundings. Presonal hygiene is at the pits. It’s ok not to have a bath for a week here so long as u dunk urself in deo/perfume and u smell nice. The concept for smelling fresh is alien to them. No matter how hard u try, it just doesnt occur to them that water cleans better than toilet paper! Come on, u dont need a PhD to figure that one out!
Incientally, I am here to do my PhD in Computer Science. But going by the funding scene here, I might end up shifting to computer engineering. Dunno, things are simply too fluid here.
Going back to the place and people. There are too many desis for comfort out here. The first week was like a mini India. Desis here are paranoid about each other here. If one is applying for a student worker job or assistantship, then he is so secretive about it that he jumps from bush to bush and hides in the leaves on his way to the interview, lest should he be spotted, followed and then face more competition.
One good thing from this excercise has been the time that I have for myself right now. I have already finished reading 3 good books, and the count is going up. The library here is simply too good! You cannot afford to browse at the library. There are simply too many books and you will only get lost. The only way u can do it is online, and that too if u know the author and/or the title. The university library has a HUGE collection of fiction from science fiction and fantasy to philosophy and sociology. This place is worth being at, if not for anything else, for the library.
Reading suggestion: “Road Less Travelled” by Scott Peck, “Dandleion Wine” by Ray Bradbury
Expect more updates on this page.
Ciao
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