Archangel.. Not Quite..

Finally, I am 20 days away from leaving the safety of my home to start a new-phase of my life in Philadelphia…!! But a situation that would probably make anyone little apprehensive has made me ecstatic... I have NEVER lived away from home and this whole new experience is already giving me goose-bumps...

I am pretty sure I would miss the comforts of my home, but that has done little to curb my enthusisiam for my MS degree. I know that it is not the studies aspect that has excited me, but rather the opportunity that this has given for other activities (getting a boyfriend is one too, well, maybe not!!!!)

None to tell me what to do, how to behave and how to dress etc... What that basically translates to, is that I can live my life the way I want to!! I am not a rebel yet (oh God!! Why not) but that does not mean I am a conformist either!!

I have begun to realize that this will probably be the best opportunity to find the true ME!! Not the goody-two-shoes that everyone wants you to be or the punk-rock star that is every mother’s nightmare… I feel I am dangling somewhere in-between, desperately trying to look serious during a puja while I have “Have a nice day” running in my head… Oops, just in case anyone has ALREADY got offended, I am a spiritual person!! Just not the type to showcase it to the whole world..!!

Yup, so I was mentioning about trying to find the true me… beneath all the layers that has accumulated over the years!!! Guess I have somewhat started the transition of breakin out of the mould that society-parents-peers have created... e.g. Mom is complaining about how shorts my tees are becoming... Bro complains of my spending habits… My cousin complains about how “fussy she is when shopping”!!

And that is why (everyone PS:) Archangel.. not quite!!!