Where There is a Will - 14. I get a promotion!

 I get a promotion!

There is a notice announcing the availability of a resident supervisor position. A batch of Saudi Arabians have come to Evanston to undergo a quarter of training in Traffic Control. They are to be housed in Kendall College and they need a resident supervisor.

I went and talked to the person in charge and was immediately hired. The terms: free room on the same floor as the Saudis. I was to be the "lead Supervisor" and will have another Graduate Student from Poland to be the "Assistant" supervisor, under the same terms. Now I get a full room all for myself! The room is about as big as the one I had at 1221 Forest, except it had a more comfortable bed.

Now that I save on my room rent, and as I know how to eat in the hostel cafeteria, I decided to pay for eating at the Kendall College Cafeteria and quit the dish washing job. I just retained the weekly house cleaning as a "back up!"

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When they say it is a pretty day here, it is a pretty day (compared to most of the gloomy days)!

Northwestern University Beach

Autumn is really beautiful. As the year advances, I see the lush green leaves changing from green to brown to yellow and finally fall to the ground, exposing the empty nests of the poor birds. Wonder where they go now? In this part of the world, there is always something falling to keep the people busy. In the Autumn, the leaves fall and there is constant hum of leaf blowers. Residents need to rake their leaves, pack them in bags and keep them for pickup on scheduled days of the week. Come Winter, there is snowfall, and people have to work everyday to keep their driveway clean. The city streets are constantly cleaned by snow removing equipment and are salted to help melt the snow.
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I have become "fully Americanized!"

I had bought a used suitcase from a nearby resident who had put up an ad in the Daily Northwestern. When I moved to Kendall College, I abandoned the suitcase I had brought from India.

Now I do not have anything except my black dialled wrist watch (my wedding present by my brother-in-law), and a 35 mm SLR Camera (borrowed from my retired uncle) from India.

Thus I have become "Americanized." I even caught myself dreaming in English one night!

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