Its been a long time since i posted in the blog i guess. I wrote something from the airport of Abu Dhabi though This blog post is about my experience in America for a month.

* Its like a tradition to blog about the experience in foreign land, just to showcase that we are in some beautiful, litter free, nature bounded, foreign land My precursors did that (babbu, preethika), so i am also doing the same

* The taxi fares are damn high. Fast Tracks at Chennai were damn cheaper. I use to get tensed seeing the meter ticking in rupees, but here in dollars, i was like , oh mommy… im gona throw u in a deep debt

* Food was okish at seniors place where i stayed for first few days, rather two weeks Seniors reached peak of their cooking expertise in the second week and i daily had some descent desi food

* Hotels start with a dish of $5 and its like multiplying with 50… ooooo…I was not happy about my decision (still confused) to land at US and do masters and stuff. Because for the first two weeks, i was like completely down in confidence due to non availability of jobs on campus. Here we have to go to each and every department and ask for job (Assistantship). I was so humiliated to do so. All Indian students would print some 30 resumes per day and take it in a bag and give them at all offices. Som offices would have sign boards, (Dont Disturb, We call Police)

* Referrals play a significant role here. So the SSN college guys were having an edge over everyone else (that comes around 4-5 ppl). Its an SSN branch at Chicago to be fair. Finally i cleared an interview with credits only to me, i was sitting in front of an interview panel. After few hours, im declared as the new Research Assistant of the department. I was like ufffffffff. Relaxed relaxed relaxed…

* After these Assistantship waves, Avani Avittam came. I was like totally blank about the procedures and Shankar brother(annan, mani, annan!) came to ma rescue. He helped me in carrying out the rituals and wicked ram prepared some awesome vada and payasam.

* After getting offer letter from department regarding fee waiver and stipend, i was relaxed and started to worry about the courses, which was my primary concern while applying algos prof is damn hot and im really having no idea what was going on for the last three classes. She is fuming hot

* Further updates abt ma Americas stay will be in future posts. Already guys are planning to go to Florida in December so, Bhuvana, meet u in Florida soon

2 Responses to “Avani Avittam at America !!!”

1. Bhuvana says:

   September 21, 2010 at 9:45 am

   i shld be here til u come lets see
2. raja says:

   September 22, 2010 at 2:09 pm

   @ bhuvana

   Enga poga poringa !!! papom…