Hello Everyone,
Its been long. As you all know that am not much of a writer or a talker. So, I had to literally make myself sit, thinking I should write its been long. So, here you go, this post will feature my journey from Manipal University, India to Drexel University, The United States of America.
Actually this post has been much awaited and many of you people have told me to write about this.
For those of you who don't know about me, I was studying at ICAS, Manipal University. It is a twinning program where one has to take a transfer from the there to any of the colleges in the US. I got into Drexel University, Philadelphia and I am pursuing a double major in Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering.
So, I left Manipal on June 11, 2011 and I had to start Drexel from Sep 13, 2011. I had like 3 months to spent at home, which were like the best time for me. In those three months, I did nothing but sleeping, eating, working out in the gym and roaming about from one place to another. In three months I travelled from East India to West India, from North to South India, meeting almost all my relatives in these three months and gathering gifts from them, attending farewell parties etc. etc.
I booked my flight ticket for Aug 27th, 2011 to fly to Newark, New Jersey. Though my college had to start from Sep 13, 2011. But my sweet sister living in the States, told me to come like 15days early, so that she could show me around, and get a sight of the US. But apparently, during that time Hurricane Irene struck the city where I had to land. I had already packed my stuff and was ready to leave on the day of the flight and the on the very same day at around 1PM the flight agency calls me and says your connecting flight has been cancelled for now. When I asked them, whats the next step, they were like you should check it online every 15minutes and if your flight shows its flying them you should come to the airport.
Now, I live in Meerut City, and the airport from my place is a 2 and a half hour drive. So, how could I just cheek it till then and not leave for the airport.
On asking them to reschedule my flight, they said we cannot do it now, you have to wait until your flight leaves and you do not board it. I had no clue what to do? After talking to all the senior and more experienced people in my family who have travelled internationally, they advised me to go to the airport and talk to the authorities. So I was there at the airport will all my luggage packed and there was no person to attend to the passengers, or to sought out the problems of the passengers. After calling for the authorities, there was one guy who came to answer the question, who didn't want to reschedule my flight until Sep 10, 2011. Apparently, according to him there were no flights available, but on checking online through my device I found out flights to the US every single day from Aug 27, 2011 to Sep, 10 2011.
Then at last, he did reschedule my flight for a week after on the safer side. So, there I was with all my luggage packed, 4 of my friends, my family all of them came till the airport to see me off and they were informed I wasn't leaving that day. That was one of the weirdest things that happened to me I guess.
So, now I had one more week to do nothing, as all my shopping was done, luggage packed. I spent my week again doing the same things as I did for the last three months i.e. sleeping, eating and getting myself pampered :)
And Finally I left my motherland, which I miss so much on Sep 2, 2011.
More to come.
The Transition from day one in "The United States of America"
Love
Rohit
P.S. "Do not travel on Lufthansa"
Its been long. As you all know that am not much of a writer or a talker. So, I had to literally make myself sit, thinking I should write its been long. So, here you go, this post will feature my journey from Manipal University, India to Drexel University, The United States of America.
Actually this post has been much awaited and many of you people have told me to write about this.
For those of you who don't know about me, I was studying at ICAS, Manipal University. It is a twinning program where one has to take a transfer from the there to any of the colleges in the US. I got into Drexel University, Philadelphia and I am pursuing a double major in Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering.
So, I left Manipal on June 11, 2011 and I had to start Drexel from Sep 13, 2011. I had like 3 months to spent at home, which were like the best time for me. In those three months, I did nothing but sleeping, eating, working out in the gym and roaming about from one place to another. In three months I travelled from East India to West India, from North to South India, meeting almost all my relatives in these three months and gathering gifts from them, attending farewell parties etc. etc.
I booked my flight ticket for Aug 27th, 2011 to fly to Newark, New Jersey. Though my college had to start from Sep 13, 2011. But my sweet sister living in the States, told me to come like 15days early, so that she could show me around, and get a sight of the US. But apparently, during that time Hurricane Irene struck the city where I had to land. I had already packed my stuff and was ready to leave on the day of the flight and the on the very same day at around 1PM the flight agency calls me and says your connecting flight has been cancelled for now. When I asked them, whats the next step, they were like you should check it online every 15minutes and if your flight shows its flying them you should come to the airport.
Now, I live in Meerut City, and the airport from my place is a 2 and a half hour drive. So, how could I just cheek it till then and not leave for the airport.
On asking them to reschedule my flight, they said we cannot do it now, you have to wait until your flight leaves and you do not board it. I had no clue what to do? After talking to all the senior and more experienced people in my family who have travelled internationally, they advised me to go to the airport and talk to the authorities. So I was there at the airport will all my luggage packed and there was no person to attend to the passengers, or to sought out the problems of the passengers. After calling for the authorities, there was one guy who came to answer the question, who didn't want to reschedule my flight until Sep 10, 2011. Apparently, according to him there were no flights available, but on checking online through my device I found out flights to the US every single day from Aug 27, 2011 to Sep, 10 2011.
Then at last, he did reschedule my flight for a week after on the safer side. So, there I was with all my luggage packed, 4 of my friends, my family all of them came till the airport to see me off and they were informed I wasn't leaving that day. That was one of the weirdest things that happened to me I guess.
So, now I had one more week to do nothing, as all my shopping was done, luggage packed. I spent my week again doing the same things as I did for the last three months i.e. sleeping, eating and getting myself pampered :)
And Finally I left my motherland, which I miss so much on Sep 2, 2011.
More to come.
The Transition from day one in "The United States of America"
Love
Rohit
P.S. "Do not travel on Lufthansa"
