So here i am at 11.05 pm writing this big nice blog post about my take on the American life style . I call it the mechanical fugazi.
You must be curious how i got this name in the first place. I got the word "fugazi" from a movie i recently saw.The actor described a fugazi as " something which is not real, aauzii vauzii,fairy dust".
The first impression which i got as soon as i entered the university was in short "FAIRY LAND". This beautifully preserved silent paridise was like it had been preserved by the ice and the snow. The view was just mesmerizing. Ancient "clean" building could be seen here and there becuase this university was built in 1867. It was a blend of the latest technlgy with the best of history. The modern transportation system of busses connected bith the towns of champaign and urbana.1 $ a ride for visitors and free ride for students was a joy for me. It simply ment less money spent on loads of travelling.
My professor picked me up from the Altgeld hall( The mathematics building- Beautifully designed) and took us to the Illini Union..thats the main student hub. Illini Uinon is like a whole building dedicated to students ,with coffee shops and student societies offices...its like THE thing of the campus. Sudents could be seen everywhere in groups of "1" chilling and having coffee.
Yes you read it right...All i could see was people with no firends and no one to talk to ....sitting alone ...laptop,coffee,mobile ,facebook, maybe a book , headphones, and no sign of a living organism they was having a chat with.
This shit was really strange as compared to my college and its canteen.!!! I mean we have friends !!!
(ps: I have been seeing this everyday now )
Anyway moving on,we had a great lunch with my professor, who is a really gentle person and a very learned man.He showed us around the university and we were all set to go to our new place in the campus,the orchard downs .
Next day we decided to travel around the campus on our own to explore things out. Thats when the mechanical fugazi started. Everything in this place is spick, span and organized .Even the robotic human beings are well followiung their commands . I say this beacus the next day when i attended a lecture i witnessed something of this sort . The class was supposed to end around 10.50 Am. I was engrossed in this aazing lecture about nuclear reactors when i realized a suddent commotion . All the books closing symontaniously and the sound of the moving desks and chairs. Me and my friend were totally clueless what the hell was goujng on. It's only when the poor professor saarcastacally said that" you know that you guys are really good at keeping time" we realised what had happened. Felt like i was in a zombie mechanical world . It was like Times Up , Oops, Movement mode ON.
So moving away from this we came back to our appartment and made a good self customized schedule for thr time we were going to spend in the university.As the classes are ciompletely free to enter and learn we chose an assorted basket of lectures we wanted to attend,most of them being in the subject of innovation and design,renewable energy and dance/music.
Having everything in place we mapped out each and every route we had to take to reach the classes at their particular timing.
Now the wheels have started to churn towards self improvement and indeoendant living.I wake up at 12 am everday and wake up by 6 am sharp,excersise,drink loads of juice/ice tea and get going with my day.
I do not know if i would become a part of this mechanical fugazi in the next few days or not. But i feel yes we do need a little bit of rules followed lifestyle once in a while,a good mixture of everything.But definitely overdoing it like this place would make it a zombie land.
The days are rolling on pretty slowly but i am having a lot of fun!! Its something new,something different!!
You must be curious how i got this name in the first place. I got the word "fugazi" from a movie i recently saw.The actor described a fugazi as " something which is not real, aauzii vauzii,fairy dust".
The first impression which i got as soon as i entered the university was in short "FAIRY LAND". This beautifully preserved silent paridise was like it had been preserved by the ice and the snow. The view was just mesmerizing. Ancient "clean" building could be seen here and there becuase this university was built in 1867. It was a blend of the latest technlgy with the best of history. The modern transportation system of busses connected bith the towns of champaign and urbana.1 $ a ride for visitors and free ride for students was a joy for me. It simply ment less money spent on loads of travelling.
My professor picked me up from the Altgeld hall( The mathematics building- Beautifully designed) and took us to the Illini Union..thats the main student hub. Illini Uinon is like a whole building dedicated to students ,with coffee shops and student societies offices...its like THE thing of the campus. Sudents could be seen everywhere in groups of "1" chilling and having coffee.
Yes you read it right...All i could see was people with no firends and no one to talk to ....sitting alone ...laptop,coffee,mobile ,facebook, maybe a book , headphones, and no sign of a living organism they was having a chat with.
This shit was really strange as compared to my college and its canteen.!!! I mean we have friends !!!
(ps: I have been seeing this everyday now )
Anyway moving on,we had a great lunch with my professor, who is a really gentle person and a very learned man.He showed us around the university and we were all set to go to our new place in the campus,the orchard downs .
Next day we decided to travel around the campus on our own to explore things out. Thats when the mechanical fugazi started. Everything in this place is spick, span and organized .Even the robotic human beings are well followiung their commands . I say this beacus the next day when i attended a lecture i witnessed something of this sort . The class was supposed to end around 10.50 Am. I was engrossed in this aazing lecture about nuclear reactors when i realized a suddent commotion . All the books closing symontaniously and the sound of the moving desks and chairs. Me and my friend were totally clueless what the hell was goujng on. It's only when the poor professor saarcastacally said that" you know that you guys are really good at keeping time" we realised what had happened. Felt like i was in a zombie mechanical world . It was like Times Up , Oops, Movement mode ON.
So moving away from this we came back to our appartment and made a good self customized schedule for thr time we were going to spend in the university.As the classes are ciompletely free to enter and learn we chose an assorted basket of lectures we wanted to attend,most of them being in the subject of innovation and design,renewable energy and dance/music.
Having everything in place we mapped out each and every route we had to take to reach the classes at their particular timing.
Now the wheels have started to churn towards self improvement and indeoendant living.I wake up at 12 am everday and wake up by 6 am sharp,excersise,drink loads of juice/ice tea and get going with my day.
I do not know if i would become a part of this mechanical fugazi in the next few days or not. But i feel yes we do need a little bit of rules followed lifestyle once in a while,a good mixture of everything.But definitely overdoing it like this place would make it a zombie land.
The days are rolling on pretty slowly but i am having a lot of fun!! Its something new,something different!!
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