Semester Over! Hurray!

My second semester got over last Wednesday (5/13). I am extremely relieved. It was a very hectic semester than I had imagined it to be. I thought that the first semester in a new university (of a new country) goes hectic because you have to get used to the place, get a house, go through all the formalities, get a bank account, know the surroundings, culture and in general everything. Plus I had taken 4 courses then. But it was manageable enough. However, this semester was like...Phew! And the reason I attribute that to was the fact that all 4 courses of the second semester were proper management (or like management) courses and had articles to read, summaries, homeworks, projects, assignments, exams (mid-term+finals) in all of them.

Moreover, I also had to take care of my part-time GA job too.

Plus, I had also participated in Googles Summer of Code competition (which I did not qualify beyond round 1) and Ideas Challenge Competition (Entrepreneurship Idea) in my college [which again, I did not qualify :( ].  

Biggest of all, I also had to apply for an internship (which I did to 100+ companies) and finally got through one!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEHOOOO!!! I had this dream of returning back with $5000 (which my dad had given be when I came here) or more and I believe it would be achieved now.

In short, I would be able to tell everybody that 'I COMPLETED A DEGREE LIKE MANAGEMENT (MASTERS IN MIS), FROM A REPUTED UNIVERSITY LIKE TAMU, IN A COUNTRY LIKE USA, WITHOUT EVEN SPENDING A PENNY; FOR FREEEEE' including living costs, food, rent, travel, etc. [Although I don't want to neglect the contribution of my brother and bhabhi who helped me a lot; gave me a car, took care of me, etc. But even if these 'benefits' wouldn't have been there, I would have managed to do so, although with a few more wrinkles on my face and with a couple of pounds of body weight lost.]

Moreover, since I had no plans of staying in College Station during the summers, I had to find a sublease for my room, a buyer for my bed so that I could save some money. For that I had to post ads on craigslist/google group (tamu_for_sale group) repeatedly for a long time, communicate with prospective 'clients', show them around and then get disappointed at their rejection (it happened numerous times until the end).

I also had to get my car fixed (sob...cost me $250) and that took a lot of time too.

All in all, it was a very very hectic semester and I am glad that it's over now.

I shall be working from home most of the time for my internship because the kind of work that I have got doesn't require me to work on-site...I can work remotely. So here I am, in the comforts of my home, starting my internship.

Thank you GOD, you've been very kind. After all the tribulations, I got almost everything that I wanted during the semester: room subleased, bed sold, car fixed, got internship (and that too as good as this one) and a relaxing final semester beckoning me ahead.