For a while I have been too lazy to write here, so I’ll give you a short review of my past weeks. On 7th October was the get-together of all the host-families and –students. It was the first time I ever wore a turban (!!). I must admit that it is not at all as uncomfortable as it looks ( although Sukhbir didn’t mercy on me and made me wear a 6 meter turban while 4/4,5 meters would have been completely okay). Our mid-term orientation has been re-scheduled to 11th of November since the current weeks are full of festivals and many of the students would not have been able to come on 31st. My exam period is over and the autumn break has started. The break started out with Aajusmaan’ and Sam’s birthday on Saturday (that is to say, yesterday). It was an excellent party, the theme was “All American” in the honor of Sam. Of-course it was an All American party with a little Indian twist in it, since there was no alcohol served there (which is funny because the place was called “Alcoholique”). Thankfully I already know that I can enjoy a good party without liqueur.

3 October--A long holiday has started

Our annual function on Saturday was amazing. I won’t go in to details but I can say that w I thought our show was going to be something like a normal school play but instead, I really felt like a star ( “Thousand Stars” was actually the name of the function). All the equipment (lighting, smoke machines, music, video displays, etc. ) must have cost a fortune. In fact, I’m even wondering if the SD group had a negative budget. Well I certainly got my Rs. 2500 back and even more. The experience of being taught by such professional choreographers and being part of a major show is something which can not be measured in rupees.


The Show marked the beginning of a long holiday. That is because our half-yearly exam period has started and during that period, we don’t have school. Our exams will last until 17. October and from 19th to 29th we will have the autumn break. And moreover, the YFU mid-term orientation will start on 31st October. All this means about 5 weeks of holidays.


There are news concerning the Agra trip, which me and Sam are going to take. Our 12 hour train ride will start in the evening of 23 October and we will be in Agra by the morning of 24th. We shall spend the 24th and 25th in Agra and start coming back in the evening of 25th. This means, we will have plenty of time to see both Taj Mahal and the famous Agra fort. I must say, that I’m very excited about this trip and very thankful to Sam without whose birthday wish, this trip would not have been possible. I feel that I have found a good friend in him. Everybody says that we are so different and even opposites, but then again, opposites attract, don’t they? I couldn’t have imagined to find an American friend from India, but I suppose that is how life is: we can not predict the upcoming.