Where Thers is a Will - 17. Spring 1978: Got M.S; Getting Ready to Return Home!

 17.  Spring 1978:  Got M.S; Getting Ready to Return Home!

My graduation is approaching. With the increased pay, I have already cleared my loan, released my Insurance Policy and our house from the Indian Bank, and have enough money to buy my return ticket. I am making arrangements to return to India.

An undergraduate work assistant says he is vacating his room and it will be available soon. This is one of two rooms on the third floor of a local resident in Colfax Street. Thus I am now staying as a renter in the Jones' house. They have two children - Tina and Gregg, almost the same age as my children.

Gregg is a chess player and wants to play chess with me. He played well for a 6 year old. When he told his mom that I lost to him, she did not want to believe it. "You are a kind gentleman", she told me later. My grandson playing chess with my son (c. 2013) Go for a movie, Eat my first pizza, go to an Indian music concert for the first time in the US My thesis draft is done. It has been extensively reviewed by Dr. Frank Koppelman, the travel demand modeling expert at NU. He is my principal advisor as Dr. Peterson is on sabbatical and Dr. Anas is not an expert on Behavioral Choice Modeling.

What is an example of behavioral choice? Some simple examples include deciding whether to get up in the morning or go back to sleep, or selecting a given route for a journey. More complex examples (often decisions that affect what a person thinks or their core beliefs) include choosing a lifestyle, religious affiliation, or political position.

Dr. Frank Koppelman (as he is now - March 2023) Dr. Frank Koppelman reviewed and corrected several times - mostly for punctuation. I realize how little I had learnt about punctuation in my earlier education. My report is being typed for me by a secretary. She is doing it on the side for extra money. I am a bit relaxed. The other resident student in my new place called me for a movie. I go with him without the least idea of what it was about. I am not able to enjoy the movie. I come to know about a South Indian Classical live concert through a student from W. Bengal. I go to the concert and feel so happy to have a taste of my native culture after a long time!

*Devon Street, Chicago is where
Little India is.  It is about 25 minutes
by pedal bicycle from the part of
Evanston where I lived

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Lincolnland Tour

The International Students Center arranges for the

Lincolnland tour every year. I just came to know about it.

This is a 3 day tour within Illinois, in a special chartered

bus. The tour also includes a visit to Springfield Illinois

and to New Salem, Lincoln’s Boyhood Home.

AbrahamLincoln, the 16th President of the USA, lived in

New Salem Village for 6 years, from 1831-37. Here, he

served as a clerk in a store, enlisted in the Blackhawk

War, served as postmaster and deputy surveyor, studied

law and was elected legislator.

There are several international students including some

of the Saudi Arabian Trainees in the tour. The tour is very

enjoyable and the driver is also the tour guide.

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