The journey..

Sunny skies and warm winds,
all you want to do is breath them in.
Till your heart's so filled with sushine,
that you can hold no more,
and your eyes end the lines
your smile had begun.

You can see the fall leaves blow
on the path you had just tred ,
with memories of smiles
with all  your new friends.
Food and wine, oh! the world is mine,
music and flashing lights,
Oh! how did i get here last night!

You sing a song and dance along
as your path you try to find.
You get knocked down,
but you're not out as yet
you'll learn to fight,
you learn to survive.

Evenings go by filled with clamor
and a few will be spent with,
a broken heart and none other.
The winds they blow Oh so cold,
you begin to wonder,
who steals the warmth from the hearts,
or is it maybe just the weather?

A few do come along,
hear your song and sing along.
Teach you what you would have never learnt
show you the right from the wrong
but as all good things have to pass
they too will soon say goodbye.

Dreams will build their sweet homes,
some will flow away with the seas of time,
some will keep you up at night..
Teach you to live, teach you to love,
teach you to see a brand new world.


You'll stand and stare at a sunset someday,
laugh at the sweet memories made,
take a deep breath and hold it all in,
taste the journey on which you have been,
take a step forward to live your dream,
Stronger more today than you have been,
Fiddle with your keys and hum for none.
Stronger even as you stand alone.

Moments like this...

So even if your day is really busy and you would probably not find enough time to sleep or cook there are still a few moments in life that make you stop in your tracks.. take a breath and wonder "yeah that definitely makes a difference in me"...
Living so far away from home has given me a chance to come up with quiet a few of these moments..not all are positive but none the less they made a difference...moments when i discovered that i can actually stay away from my family and not die makes me feel strong. To see people being extra ordinary leaders and take control of situations where you are not sure of yourself makes me feel confident of being able to do that someday, to know that 'kind' exist somewhere. To see people as calm as the breeze helped me realize that that's probably something i want to be. To keep a smile on my face when the going gets tough, to not worry bout the judgment made on me..these are the ones that unlike calm water do not ripple out at the slightest provocation but instead find a way around the obstacles they face. A few innocent smiles and shared secrets makes me realize that its not impossible to find friends.. that the innocence of friendship does exist somewhere even amongst all that is said and done... The fact that life still inspires me here to do something better ..something bigger ..... It makes me realize i am not here to wait on time.. that i have to keep moving on..
Life here teaches you to know the importance of little things in life and not always wait on a huge occasion to celebrate... making 'vegetable curry' successfully calls for a photograph and tasting each others kitchen disasters connects us...i have learned to live life differently here.. to live life in moments.. to let them inspire me..

PS: credits for tittle to my very recent friend and pic taken on a walk on a windy sunday morning..

You know you're in USA when....

1) You carry around 2 steel bottles/ travel mugs, one for water and the other for coffee to every class.
2) You have fruit flavored yogurt instead of plain old curd.
3) You check if its going to rain on your cell phone and not out of the window before you get out of the house.
4) You search for a paper napkin even when you know the tap is 10 steps away.
5) You see hand sanitizers on reception desks.
6) You put on your laptop on before you get out of your bed.
7) The only radio frequency you tune into is Pandora (which is not a frequency at all..).
8) You eat 'ranch sauce' with any and everything that is served to you.
9) Every meal consists of a ton of lettuce + pickle + jalapenos +RANCH + (Bread or Rice)
10) Every one has an energy bar stashed away somewhere in their bag.
11) People drink water from tap at home but would pay a dollar for it in college.
12) Everyone you meet will ask you "hey hows it goin?" and rarely wait for your answer (i am still trying to fugue out how do you reply to that so as your not the one giving a huge answer which you end up mumbling to yourself)
13) When you chose your milk after reading the %fat on it. (2% rocks..)
14) You have skimmed milk which is even worst than what your 'doodhwala' (milkman) used to deliver at your doorstep and you still buy it after all the protest marches you went for against adulteration of milk back home.

15) You hear the word 'like' about 5 times in every sentence.
16) When you have more to read in a week for assignments than you had for a semester back home.
16) When start asking ppl "how many miles" instead of kilometers.
17) You stock Indian snack beneath your study table so your classmates don't come home and finish your favorite ones.
18) When you buy bags of cereal that look as big as they sell dog food into and you realize you actually live on this stuff.
19) All the people that you know have names which sound like Hollywood stars or names that you, for the love of god, can't pronounce.
20) You are being served Pizza at every function or social you attend.
21) You find your whole class at the local bar every friday night.
22) You see more beer at every social than there are people around.
23) You get lost on the road and there is not a soul who you could ask for directions.
24)All 'Bills' are actually 'Williams' and almost all 'nicks' are actually nicholas, nikola, nikhil etc etc ...
25)You suddenly love all hindi songs..new, old... even himesh reshamiya!!
26) You find it easier to own a car or have a dog than have a friend.

PS: Those things in that pic are my staple diet  :) :)