The Lonesome Road

The temperature, which was at a pleasant 11 degrees has suddenly dropped. These days when we go to college at 0900, the temperature is a cool 6-7 degrees. Personally, since I wear a helmet and a jacket, it’s fine. The trouble is that I have no gloves, and by the time I get off the bike, I can’t feel my fingers

It’s a funny thing. Usually Pune has a large temperature variance in the dawn-afternoon-dusk phases, with the differences going upto 20 degrees. These days, even though the sun beats down, the air itself seems to be cold. Haven’t seen this in all my time here.

You know, most people say that the first six months of college are the hardest. New environment, you’re out of home for the first time, new syllabus and patterns of study. Well, all that is there. But I still say that it’s the last six months that are the hardest. Even as you enter these six months, it feels like the end of a stage in life is approaching. Most people put into motion the plans that they have in this time. Like me - I’ve put in my admission for M.S programs abroad. It’s a period of waiting - and a time to finish. To a large extent, this is the time when people really go their separate ways - people you’ve known for the last four years. Personally, I’m waiting to finish this part of my life and start something new. These are exciting times, and something new is just waiting - and it’s just a few months away.

To tomorrow!