Feeling younger now ;-)

 Mccomb's School of Business

My first experience with taking a public transit here.. Day before yesterday i joined a Spanish course for one month at the University of Texas here. Being the first day he accompanied me, came early from the office by 5pm and dropped me at the Uni (Thats how we call a University in German.. It is pronounced "ooni").. Well but i'm learning spanish now!! Trying to get multilingual so that i can work on any online Translation projects that i'm expecting to push through.. If Spanish is not gonna add any advantage, then i'm simply enjoying going out by myself, studying something in UT for a while learning a new language, feeling a bit young ;-) when i see the colorful atmosphere of UT.. Since i have to go to the class all by myself tdy, i wanted to check out the bus routes yesterday and be comfortable with the travel. So after an hour long description that he gave me about the route on the Google Map and about the buses here, i headed out with a cap on my head and a water bottle to beat the scorching sun here.. It was a good experience to see another class of people here totally. On one hand i was reminded of my comfortable travel in the local Volvo buses at Bangalore.. And on the other hand, i was surprised to see that there are still so many people in US, who don't own a car, people who are sick, people who are poor, people who are hearing impaired, blind or handicapped and still managing to live on buses. 

But when i reached my destination, i had to take a 10 mins walk and i had to see the other side of life as well.. The UT streets were by themselves just so colorful with young students, most of them walking hurriedly to reach their next class or tuition or other appointments in time, some chatting in groups, some waiting alone with their ear phones on, one guy even skating on the road right in the middle of the chaotic 21st and Speedway.. Most of the parking are restricted and meant only UT students/staffs/members there.. There is even an Arts center for the students where there was a loud music being played.. The building where my class is held is the Mccomb's Business School (on the photo here).. When i visited my first class, i was wondering if anyone wud help me locate the room.. One Janitor there volunteered to help me and i was relived i made it in time for the class, although the instructor was a bit late!! She is a Spanish lady, who has been living here for the past 25 yrs. The class was a good mix of different cultures.. Two Indians apart from me, both of them are students at UT, the rest were working class, one Italian, one African and the rest were localites. Everyone seemed to be interested in learning the language and each of them gave a different reason why they want to learn it.. One wanted to be able teach her Spanish student better, as she doesn't unerstand gud English. One wanted to impress his neighbor and make friends with him!! One wanted to develop more cordial relationships with his Spanish clients in his business. One wanted to be able to enjoy a complete beer experience with Spanish clients!! And i wanted to be Multilingual.. The class went on very interesting.. More than that the joy of invading the city all alone taking a bus near my Apartment, getting down at an intermediate point and switching over to another bus which goes to the UT.. I was glad i could explore the city more. Today i can go to the class independently with a lot more of confidence.. I'd love to keep studying some course or the other at UT for a while now ;-) Back to my school and college days, why not..