Shosti...

Shosti always brings swirls of happiness and excitement in every Bengali's heart and soul. All plans are set. All preparations done. Its a day when the long wait is over and finally the heart indulges in all its desires. But it also brings the countdown to its final stages. Four days more and all will be over beginning the long wait all over again. You obviously know what I am speaking about, Durga Pujas. But why suddenly now on the 2nd of January?

I have never known really how it feels to be away from home. I was always with family or in close proximity of them for my entire life. But the days are counted now. In just 4 days i will be half a world away from them. Its shosti today.

I am excited, there is not a shred of doubt in that. Neither in the fact that I am tensed, worried and scared. Questions and doubts popping in my mind all the time. When will I get a phone and talk to my parents, when will I get to buy a laptop and see them, will I be able to cope with studies after a gap of 1.5 years, how will i live with 3 Chinese girls, how will I feed myself 3 meals and day...



I planed for this my entire life. I ways always fascinated by the sky,stars, spaceships, astronauts. Everytime I found informative books I always looked for these. Funny but I was interested in Tintin comics because i thought that there were all about space since i read two in a row 'Destination Moon' and 'Explorers on the Moon'. Shidney Sheldon generally attracts teenagers for the the sexual stuff but Dooms Day Conspiracy had the added advantage of a UFO. Sounds dramatic to myself but I hope I can keep this interest till the end.





Although my decision to study abroad was not mine alone, yet as I get nearer to the execution of this decision i find myself alone. For once in my life I am not going to be scared of being alone and ruin it, for once I am going to be responsible for what I do and I have the most important support... my parents.