Sunday, March 04, 2007

America here I come...

I walk out of the Airport, with a light fleace jacket, my hands tucked into my pocket and head held high up in the air.. V says it is gonna be a cold outside. But I look through the glass windows to see a clear star studded night sky.. back home.. this meant that the weather would be pleasant..... but not here... I step out and the cold wind hits me like a knife through soft butter, I open my mouth to say something to my husband, and I see white snakes spewing out of my mouth.. I am wondering.. whats wrong with me? whats happening? Is my stomach on fire or something? My hands go numb and my ears start to get blocked. I hurry towards the car. But a brave facade..when my husband asks are u feeling cold? I say "No.. not at all"

We then hit the road and my husband manuvers the car out of the parking lot. Until he hits a stop sign I dont realize whats happening coz I am frozen and all I can think of is how cold it is outside...I start calling ppl back home saying that I have arrived and when they ask me where I am I say " I am on my way home but V seems to be driving on the wrong side of the road!!"well road la than apadi na.. they walk like that on the pavement too.. I almost created a pile up by walking on the wrong side on the pavement..Oh. how many times have I stood on the wrong side of the road for the bus and wondered why cars were going on the wrong side of the road...

And then Snow arrives.. it was a Monday morning.. and I had to go to work..It has started as rain the previous evening.. here they call it freezing rain..I woke up around 6 in the morning I see the roof tops being covered with some white powdery stuff.. It looks so nice.. and the snow is falling from the heaven above like small cotton balls floating in air..it was so pretty to watch it.. i spent close to an hour in front of the window watching the snow fall down.. and then I had to go out... :( Outside is a whole different story. The snow is like crystalline rain. It is white, slippery and slushy..and it is cold.. a combination that will make anyone hate snow..

I had a tough time getting used to the weather.. It still is tough.. but when u dont have a choice you get used it, now dont you..If you ask me if I like America.. I would give u a very polished reply..." it is nice" .....

Well it is a different experience.............

7 comments:

Sujit said...

when things are a constraint than a choice then you have to adjust to things :).. yup! snowy and ice rain is horrible.. and continuously watching for black ice is another pain.

Anonymous said...

I burst out lauging when I read about your brave facade. Here I was, thinking that you were so happy to see me atlast that you were at a loss for words, now I realize that your mouth was frozen. You bundle up, slip and slide a few times you get used to it, the next step is you might start liking it and then after that you become indifferent to it. Welcome to the midwest, but I assure you, it will be a treat to watch your first fall colors - V

Vidya said...

:D
Welcome to the USA and the cold weather ! Sooner or later, you will get used to it !! Where are you, BTW?

Vidya

Atticus Finch said...

Welcome to these cold parts... But more importantly, welcome back to blogland! You were missed...

Vidya said...

@Sujit - havent started driving yet.. from what I hear it is going to be a nightmare...

@V - hmmmm.. Like it? Well... lets see..

@Vidya- Hey Vidya.. Long time.. Me in the Windy City.. Getting used to it oda I would say learning to live with it ....

@Atticus.. Thank you... I like being here too.. was swept off my feet for a while.. Thanks to V :D..

gils said...

:) back to ur best...intha rendu para mattum anupitu yaarthunu ketruntha correcta solidalam..its ur postunu..joober..naan innum snow vizhara oorukellam pola..stl first time exp. panracha supera irukumnu makkal solli kelvi..neenga atha inum nalla solirukeenga...aana winter poga poga mega imsai seasonum sonnanga..so chk it out :)

gils said...

again escapea :) enga blog pakamelam varadayila ipo :(