Its been a month since I am away from the comforts of life- all the pampering, ready made, spoon fed things which fortunately, I did not take for granted. Just that you need to appreciate every bit of you life in certain ways which are not necessary overt, it can just be a "feeling of realisation" when your mom gets a packet of your favourite chips/ chocolate just for you amidst all of the hustle bustle of the supermarket. That realisation comes to life when you learn to return the same appreciation when you are away from home. A small thank you email also means a lot to the opposite person- be it your parents, grandparents, friends, cousins whoever!
Coming back to the bit where I spoke about staying away from home. Besides what I mentioned above, you also learn how to be completely on your own. No permission to go out of home may bring a few smiles and wicked smiles on some people's faces but I can tell you, that wicked smile will last for a few days. You get your share of independence but how you make proper use of it is totally on you. Again, this is one of the challenges of living independently. This does not mean never enjoy, it means enjoy independence with a pinch of awareness of why are you staying alone, away from home. That should do it! ;)
Shopping alone:
I always loved to shop alone in India also and till now, I am enjoying marketing- TESCO, weekly market has its own charm. Buying the required, then putting it into account, totalling the account for the month..that is independent living. Its a learning process all together!
Cooking alone:
The second thing I enjoyed in India- cooking (credit: Masterchef Australia- always!) Cooking for oneself is enjoyable unless you go wrong somewhere, you have to eat that all by yourself! :P Cooking for friends is something I will always enjoy (have to make sure nothing goes wrong here...so always stick to known things or recipe book!!) Prior grocery shopping also has some fun elements in it.
Studies:
Nothing like how we would "mug up" in MU. Education here is totally research based, they want to explore areas which we would love to explore and go deep into it so that we can pursue our area of interest for our Phd ;) Love reading research papers, asking questions to myself and then finding answers myself. This is just the first month, have 9 more months of such things coming up, looking forward to spend each work hour in that way!
Travel:
London, Woking, Windsor, Leicester and Loughborough and still counting... Intend to go to Nottingham after 18th Nov on one of the weekends. Knowing a new place is learning about a whole new culture, directions, language, food and way of life. Its a good passtime to have! 2 Things I chose Loughborough- Studies and the amount of beautiful places around the town ;) So, 1 travel,1 month is expected-- Railcard- total vasooli ill do ! :P
Videos:
I love going around alone so that I can take as many videos I want to, experiment with as many pictures, spend quality time at each place... That is independent life for me!
I am living it up!! Having fun, loving life- Independently!!!!
Coming back to the bit where I spoke about staying away from home. Besides what I mentioned above, you also learn how to be completely on your own. No permission to go out of home may bring a few smiles and wicked smiles on some people's faces but I can tell you, that wicked smile will last for a few days. You get your share of independence but how you make proper use of it is totally on you. Again, this is one of the challenges of living independently. This does not mean never enjoy, it means enjoy independence with a pinch of awareness of why are you staying alone, away from home. That should do it! ;)
Shopping alone:
I always loved to shop alone in India also and till now, I am enjoying marketing- TESCO, weekly market has its own charm. Buying the required, then putting it into account, totalling the account for the month..that is independent living. Its a learning process all together!
Cooking alone:
The second thing I enjoyed in India- cooking (credit: Masterchef Australia- always!) Cooking for oneself is enjoyable unless you go wrong somewhere, you have to eat that all by yourself! :P Cooking for friends is something I will always enjoy (have to make sure nothing goes wrong here...so always stick to known things or recipe book!!) Prior grocery shopping also has some fun elements in it.
Studies:
Nothing like how we would "mug up" in MU. Education here is totally research based, they want to explore areas which we would love to explore and go deep into it so that we can pursue our area of interest for our Phd ;) Love reading research papers, asking questions to myself and then finding answers myself. This is just the first month, have 9 more months of such things coming up, looking forward to spend each work hour in that way!
Travel:
London, Woking, Windsor, Leicester and Loughborough and still counting... Intend to go to Nottingham after 18th Nov on one of the weekends. Knowing a new place is learning about a whole new culture, directions, language, food and way of life. Its a good passtime to have! 2 Things I chose Loughborough- Studies and the amount of beautiful places around the town ;) So, 1 travel,1 month is expected-- Railcard- total vasooli ill do ! :P
Videos:
I love going around alone so that I can take as many videos I want to, experiment with as many pictures, spend quality time at each place... That is independent life for me!
I am living it up!! Having fun, loving life- Independently!!!!
