The third semester has come to an end for me today (though officially it ends the end of this week), it has been a rewarding semester, bits of sweat, some long nights and occasionally some interesting problems to solve. The annoying part was that my office this semester was in a different building from where I have my classes. Biking uphill in the cold was no fun, so I would end up TS-ing from home most of the days. This would mean sometimes spending days within the walls of my apartment and finding a short-lived blissful state when I stepped outside. Unlike India, sitting in my apartment here gives me absolutely no idea as to what it is like outside. Probably due to things like lack of ventilation and constant temperature inside.

I look forward to a break back in the midst of palm trees, family, *real* food, old friends, sea, the traffic noises, the vegetable market and speaking in hindi and malayalam. And for the unfortunate souls who decided to stay behind, I promise to come back with stories, many!

PS. Kochi has internet, and I can blog. So don't even think about LOTA!