My Stay at Penstate till now

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Well this is my first post, so I am a little nervous and curious about the reviews that i will receive after my friends read this.

Before i start describing my experience at Penstate, how can i forget to share the memories of the D' day when i left India ,my homecountry to turn a new leaf of my life here...It was 3rd Of August 06 when i was ready with all my luggage,passport and "n" number of official documents at "The Delhi International Airport" with my parents. I was loaded with a mixed bag of emotions of happiness, to start a new journey which would quench my thirst of knowledge but at the same time disappointment to leave my beloved country and my dear ones.The actual saga of emotions bursted when the flight took off and i felt as if i am leaving the most significant part of me somewhere down at the airport..tears were rolling down my cheeks,but no one was there to console,(so i stopped crying after i got tired...)!!!

Then came the moment for which i was waiting since so long..my entry in US (Washington) and from there to State College.
Penstate or 'Happy valley" (as called colloquially bcoz ppl here live in a fantasy world which is quite different from the lifestyle of rest of America) is a small town with scenic beauty housing mostly the students of Pennsylvania state university(i can say that as i read somewhere ..that out of every 2 residents 1 is a student of penstate)

I stayed with my seniors at South gate for a few days before finding an apartment of my own in Vairo village which is a very quite and serene place..i liked my apartment except the fact that it is situated near a forest(i can actulally see the forest from my kitchen window!!!..scary at times..believe me)

Now let me write something for which i m here..my department,my friends and seniors and my research interests(most important of all)...Well my department is in the Sackett building which is at a stone's throw away from the bus stop and i occupy the 4th floor office which is made specially for the "Pipeline Infrastructure" students..I am lucky to have Shiv and Adam as my seniors who keep on giving their valuable advice to me..and how can i forget Chandrika my friend who made my stay at the department pleasant enough..with her culinary skills and her gr88 hindi (which can make anyone laugh)..My research revolves around asset management and my final thesis will be on 'Performance Prediction modeling of underground pipelines"..I wont go in detail of this as most of u would end up sleeping,if i do that!!

During my first few weeks i messed up everything from food to laundry to assignments...i added so much of salt and chilly in the curry that my roomies literally ran for water..i burnt my sofa cover with the hot iron ..to add to these miseries our kitchen sink got choked and we ended up paying fine of 50$..But after the initial hassles,things r pretty much fine now....

So here i am well adjusted to the student life at Penstate ,learnt too cook(with proper amount of salt n spices now),clean my own room,and keep everything in order(unlike India,where i was pampered and spoiled to a great extent)...
My exams were Ok and semester ended in no time..hardly came to know how time passed..and my research work begins from 16th January so i am excited about it...
Yeah about my pals at penstate i came across people of all moods and temperaments..some dedicated , some not so dedicated,a few helpful, some little reserved,some very innovative ,some always overcharged(for i cant understand what??) some quite, some too loqacious,some interesting to chat with...some boring..etc.But I can safely say one thing that the company of friends i have are cool to chill out with and i gel properly with them...
I am planning to buy a new laptop and plenty of stuff in new year..already spent a lot on buying digital camera,mp3 and stuff....So to no one's surprise my New Year Resolution would be ' to spend less and save more..organise everything in a better way and work hard'..

Overall i have loved my stay till now and hope of enjoying the rest of it too..