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Brrr…. December 17, 2005

Posted by Simba in : Uncategorized , 6 comments

Its cold & freezing here at DC. The last few days have been a whizz that I can hardly remember. I winded up Term 2 with a series of exams..then immediately my travel plans out of Durham (sure wanted to get outta there asap! :-) ) .. landed in DC.. saw the snow, my first ever… & loved it! But it is so ironic, in the sense that I thought the first snow would make me throw away all my jackets & pick some fresh snow & play with it, LOL, instead I was running a temperature that made me slide further into my thick overcoat & hide behind the windows… Yeah Yeah, the exam gets over & I fall sick! What a great way to kick start a vacation! LOL!

School is closed till Jan 19th. Yipee. I want to sleep, I want to read a book.. sip that darn ‘pumpkin spice’ coffee lazily.. Ah, winters here & I want to enjoy! But theres so many things to do! I am flying into New York tomorrow.. my dream place… I want to be there for the Christmas & then fly back to DC. During that time in NY, I have to schedule a whole lot meetings with people for my internship. I have seen a lot of pals cringe at the thought of ‘networking’ I actually like it.. not the shmoozing part but just meeting people, discussing my interests in a few fields.. talk in length about what I am looking for.. what work they are doing! I am looking forward to doing that but I havent gotten off my a** to start emailing my alums! Now, thats a pain! :-) That too with the Christmas & New Year around the corner, many people have already gotten into the holiday mood, not sure whether I can meet anybody at all. The last 2-3 days, I have just been sleeping & reading ‘The Kite Runner’.

Read that book. Its so awesome. Its a story in Afghanistan that carries onto America. Its so beautifully written… Its so long since I have read fiction, that too novels but it was a great experience living with ‘Amir’… The character ‘Hassan’ is someone I can so relate to.. I have met a person like that & such people are so rare! Gosh, go & read it guys! Haha.. I am having a hard time typing on my keyboard.. Shucks, theres this concept of false nails in the US. LOL! And I have them on with snow flakes painted over them… hahaha.. they sure are beautiful but a pain! LOL! I am really hoping this trip proves a little worthwhile & I can land up a decent internship job.. I really want to! Lets see whether I even get out off this holiday mood & start working! Wish me luck…