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Shifting gears

It is time that i shifted gears and moved on to a different highway of life. I am in the process of doing exactly that these days. My work here at PIMS is finished and the experience, which was initially miserable, turned into quite the opposite once i found my niche with some great people in the hospital. I will be flying to the US on 15th of this month. Before i take the plane i have to go back and touch base for miscellaneous chores. Its been six long months since i got a chance to sit with my parents and enjoy a moment of candid talk. I have three days to do that and i will make sure that i certainly do that.
There have been absolutely no rains in this city for the past 3 months and the atmosphere is full of dist and in dire need of a face lift. Let us hope that this score is also settled soon.
My country is in turmoil and there is a lot of desperation. I feel the need to do something towards lending a helping hand but unless i can think of doing something concrete beyond mere protests and undemocratic displays of patriotism i will not raise a finger this time. Have i turned too tame? Maybe!
US is the land of opportunity but i still await for one to be found there for me. But i have made some really good friends there and they all remind of the good nature of the nation that America is. One should promote harmony and better understanding through discussion and i will certainly be working on that count this winter when i get an opportunity to talk to students there, courtesy good American friends.
There is a high probability that my next post will be from across oceans.

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