When the future becomes a part of the past!!

My friends who have been following my blog have pointed out that I talk mostly about travling. Well then how can I not write about one of the longest journeys of my life. August  11, 2010 I got down at the DFW airport for the first time.I was amazed by the vastness of the place. The heat wasnt too welcoming but I was glad to see Madhura didi and Manasi. When I was going to Arlington, I had a lot of expectations from this place which I had to make my home for atleast the next two years. After all the apartment hunting, we finally moved into Catalina apartments. It was quite a place and I loved it. But moving closer to the campus was a good thing and the stay in Catalina didn't last long. The Fall semester went by getting used to the system here. I had fun. It wasn't as difficult as I had expected it to be. Come Spring and summer and the weather went from good to bad. Time flew by and there I was at the DFW airport again, waiting fro my flight to Mumbai. One and half years went by and so much happened. I was close to graduation, I had so many new friends and DFW airport now felt like the home airport. It went up the charts and is getting close to the Pune airport. I didn't realise and I feel like I belong to Texas. Life at UTA taught me a lot. I grew up as an individual. Besides academics, it taught me how to deal with people without losing your mind. Dr Kim along with other things taught me how to work well and think hard when the stress level is at its peak. I continued and finally completed my Masters in Biomedical Engineering. Family and friends made it memorable and special.

                                                               My support system

                                                       I made it here because of them

                                                         The reason I survived here

                                             Blessings from grandparents were important!!

                                                          My family away from home
At the end of it all, when its time for me to leave UTA and go, I must say that this place gave me a lot and I am thankful for it. I have had some of the best times in my life here in Arlington. After the visa interview I was all set to follow my dreams and was looking forward to what the future had in store for me. Days,weeks , months and years passed and this place will soon be a part of my past. It has made its place there and will remain close to my heart all my life.

Happy Birthday!!!

Not often do you find people who share the same birthdays, but I've been strangely lucky with it. Today happens to be the birthday of 3 special people in my life. Its rather sad that I can't meet any one of them inspite of being in the same country These people have made a huge difference and continue to be a huge support. 
    One of the first few people I met during my engineering days. something just clicked and we became the best of friends. Can't imagine my life without this bubbly Bengali girl who got me through out in some of the worst times in my life. Today as she turns 25, I wish her all the happiness forever. During the engineering years, we were yelled at all the time for being together and whiling away time. Now its come down to a call over the weekends but the still feels the same. I still continue to take her for granted most of the time and put her in tight situations because of that but I think she's used to getting that from me. She's been a huge support all this time, she believed in me when I didn't believe in myself.

 Wish you a very happy birthday Jyotika. Have a great day!!!

     She's technically my senior here at UTA. She's the daughter every mom dreams of having. Obsessed with cleaning and she cleans up her closets and shelves if she's getting bored. Fun to live  with as you will never enter the house and find things lying around. living with her, she'll make sure u stick so a particular pattern at doing things. A perfectionist , a hard working soul , comes up with fantastic examples to explain things. She will mostly not leave the conversion till u agree with what she's trying to say. Addicted to pepsi and can pretty much live on chicken.

Happy Birthday Deepika. Have a great one!!

     This little one came into our family and me and Isha had to 'grow up' because we weren't the youngest in the family anymore! Naughty and too smart for her age, she leaves us in awe with her remarks! Can't believe that  its the same Urvi, who started talking a few years back, now talks to me in spanish!! Time really flies!! Happy Birthday Urvi. Here's sending a lot of love your way!! Have an amazing birthday!

Happy Birthday Baby!!

It is said that your birthdate has a huge role to play in the person you are today. These three people are so different in so many ways but I'm amazed at their love for pink and all of them can swear by chicken!!I haven't seen Jo and Deepika as kids . But I'm pretty sure they were like Urvi!

And also, Happy birthday Lily!!! You are quite unlike these people and its a treat to having known you. Have a great year ahead!!

(My blog posts are a rare sight these days. This is pretty evident from the worsened language and a very bad way of expressing it too!The reason this post made it to the blog is that I miss all of them so much and I so want to be with them!! )