My Fulbright Exchange Experiences: January 2012

Cleanliness is to be appreciated! Queue system to be learnt!Traffic rules!

I appreciate the way the people handle the waste here! We Indians have to learn from them this quality which is not at all observed in our country. Where ever I traveled, I was looking out if I could find any garbage any where. NO, NOT AT ALL! NOT EVEN A SPEC!!!How amazing! Even small children throw the waste in the trash.
Another quality which we have to learn from the Americans is the queue system. What perfect order they follow. I was comparing the contrast between the two nations! I was just imagining people following it while boarding the buses.....HOW WONDERFUL IT WOULD BE......

Look at the surroundings!

My God how Clean!

School Campus!

School Campus once again!

SPIC and SPAN! inside the building!

School foot ball ground and school building from my Apartment!

Traffic Rules. How meticulously they follow! We must learn from them. What is the reason for this? One is, concern for the nation. Second, fine. Imagine what would happen if fine is imposed in our country! I leave it to your imagination and solution......

My first experience in camping!!!

The very first week , on reaching Michigan, Mrs Pam Sparks my mentor took me on girl camping with her daughter Alli . It was my first experience staying in a tent, out in the woods! I was a bit nervous in the beginning about staying in the woods but I decided I should go and experience all American adventures !
We went to the camp site at 5pm , set our tents and went around the beautiful area! A lovely stream runs by with a small bridge over it leading to a dense forest with tall trees. It was awesome! What a scene ! A feast to my eyes and peace to my mind! There was a duck race competition , we threw small plastic ducks into the stream with our names written on it and screamed at our ducks to come first in the race. It was fun . As we were getting ready for the camp fire it started raining and we rushed to the small museum beside the camp site. There was a show on astronomy and a story telling session to keep the children engaged. When the rains stopped we went out, enjoyed food at the camp fire and went out into the thick forest area at 12 o'clock in the night. What a lovely experience, with sounds of the night birds in pitch back surrounding with a guide leading us explaining about them. I can still bring it into my memory the beautiful night!We came back to sleep in our tents. As we got near our tents it started raining but we got into our tents and laid down listening to the rain drops falling on our tents!!!