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READERS' WRITE…
'
A GLOBAL VILLAGE CALLED USA '
The title
may seem a bit strange (No attempt to shrink the US). Hey, but
that's just how I feel after having lived in the US for the
past five months. As a person who takes every experience as a
step towards an enjoyable life, I would love to share some of
them with you, some strange and some not so strange.
US seems to be a land of comforts, luxuries and
for dreams to come true to almost all Indians (being very
honest). But that's not all true. Life here is tough,
especially for a student. And it is the same for H1 visa
holders. The first and foremost hardship faced by any
International student is the "nourishment".
Unlike back
home, where we procured most delicious dishes prepared
lovingly by our ever-worried
mothers or in "dhabas",
cooking has
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to
be adopted as an everyday routine, which certainly was
not the case in India. Life in India is easygoing with little
or no responsibility (excluding those who got married in
India!). Out here, every aspect including finance, cooking,
education (to maintain our precious unconditional status),
etc… is a responsibility. It disciplines us and we are proud
of ourselves for being a more organized person than we ever
were back home. I hope all of you have started to feel
confident about yourselves.
Another major change that this "Land of
opportunities " brings in a person is in their personality.
The ability of a person to communicate with another greatly
increases, irrespective of their origin and great cultural,
geographical and language differences
(I don't undermine
the marketing gurus). That's another reason why
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I see
the US as a global village. I myself have made friends from
all over the globe. There is definitely no room for complaints
of the nature that a person misses speaking his native
language. Our want and need to communicate and maintain
friendships with so many students, no matter their country or
continent of origin helps make us more human. Indirectly, we
learn many languages (knowing Spanish is an un-usurpable
advantage)! Hey, so there are experiences and thoughts that
you want to share. This is the place and the medium for just
that.
Share culture, tradition, interests, arts and share
alike. So I hope you experience many new things and enjoy
them.
Contributed by
Sandeep Apsangi
Graduate
Student in Mech Engg.
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