Getting into the Holiday Spirit....

Wow! Why is that whenever I am sitting at the desk, I have this weird epiphanies? I mean, there are so many different things that I need to be doing right now other than listening to music, seeing movies, and typing this....like maybe study for the finals that are almost round the corner...But, there is so much on my mind right now. Take the fact that in two weeks, I'll be going back to India. I can't believe that it has already been 4 months since I left Chandigarh. It feels like a paradox because, on one hand I feel like time has flown by and on the other, I feel as though it has been an eternity since I last saw my friends and family. Friends and family....It's Thanksgiving today, and with almost all my friends back with their families, it makes me wish I were in India as well - in the comforting embrace of Mom...in the presence of Dad....and the witty jibs with my Sister.... There is so much to say, but with the cacophony of emotions going through me, it is becoming increasingly hard to do so. So much has happened since I shifted to the US. I know for a fact that I am not the same person that stepped off of that flight. I have evolved, grown up, and learned so many new things. I am not regretting anything, though. I am thankful for it, actually. The experiences, the people that I have met - who have all become such a big part of my life. I am thankful for them all. I consider myself so lucky to be surrounded by such a loving bunch of people. My friends, they have been a pillar of support for me throughout my time here....and with the Thanksgiving season, I just wanted to say how thankful I am of their presence. I don't know how my life would have panned out had I not come here. But I do know one thing, I am not sorry that I shifted here. Despite the ups and downs, the drama and the romance, the laughter and tears, I love what I have built here....and I am thankful for it each day. To my friends and family - both back home and here - Thanks for being a part of my life. I wouldn't have been me without your presence. Emo, I know, but I had to let it out....haha Ciao Bikram