The Change.....Summer of 2012

The  long summer days were fading further away towards the end but were naturally gorgeous. The temperature was crazy rises  hundreds for a week and cools down little in a while, taking us to and fro in a natural helm. The school and Carbondale looked utterly deserted. We made the way towards little grand canyon. The hiking in little grand canyon near Murphysboro is one the nearest place where you can hike in Carbondale. Although Its been couple of times but hiking has been passion and a fashion,  the ease  outdoors that cost null but excitement and few Nat bites.The trees looks warm and soft, gentle and calm. The brink of physiological change  induces the environment in the realm of natural perfection with minimum faunas diversities.

Grassy Lake, IL , 2012

I got lost in nature for a while every-time when  running  near campus lake and evergreen terrace park, the environment endlessly takes us to the realm of natural fantasy. I became more indulged with nature and get amazed each time seeing the beautiful terrain and landscape mesmerizing the mind for perennial utopia. The summer barbecue and momo’s (dumpling)  were a part of life as we were sandwiched between the eastern and western culture. The gardening in the pleasant hill road  was not only a fun but was a place to know much more about farming of larger community from all around the world and triggers to know about the fertile soil and agricultural industry and organic farming.

Berry Picking in the farms of southern Illinois was another wonderful experience. Traveling along the way of different wineries and vineyards gives the glimpse of exotic adventure you can feel down in  mid west.The modernized and scientific agricultural system and berry picking was so phenomenal that fresh berries from farm was sticked in the tongue forever.  As the wine testing begins and bartender starts to explains the bits and bytes of wine, I get indulged with soda with  cautiously listening to the metaphor of wineries. As the miles picks up ball seamlessly in one of those wineries west of Carbondale, we felt  the passion of miles and natural beauty of the place was simply the analogy of each other. Earlier days eating the pies and German-menu restaurant at Alto Pass  and traveling along the Bald Knob Cross - the symbol of peace with its aesthetic beauty sparks the imperialism of Christianity.

Watching the movie Dictator ,That’s my boy, The dark knight rises, Hangover part II, Ted , were great experience in a quiet theater in  University mall.  Then there was series of summer concert where you can dance, dance and dance , something that you can enjoy free in Carbondale and drink a beer, be a part of  the huge crowds in this University town.

Football and Volleyball mania were helping us for the physical and made the  sporty summer. Then three days in Kentucky trip was awesome, where we had great barbecue ,roam around the beaches of land between the lakes. The other week Grassy lake boating was fantastic beside the hook get stucked down deep in the big log that was eventually pulled out. It was so much fun when jumping in the middle of the lake! in the cool and warm fresh water.

Traveling all the way to Southern Kansas and Omaha was a great experience. The South-en Kansas looks amazingly dry and deserted with less floras and faunas scared me of the rural America. Omaha was pretty nice city with decent size and looks green and amazing with little ups and down of terrain. Zoo in Omaha was fantastic where we can see the collections from all over the world , more specifically, the aquarium was gorgeous. However, i felt more pity towards most animal who are confined in a small geographic space, leaving way there lee-way. I am comprehending whether man could have saved the dinosaurs from the extinctions if we had museum or It’s simply the human encroachment and imperialism. I will think twice about visiting to zoo next time as it really hurt me from inside.

Then  other day we met a  troubled woman in a bar  when  discussing the philosophy of  our life, and again meeting her co-incidentally in front of ice-cream parlor was amazing experience.

Rock climbing in recreation center was fun and memorable experience.  The skillful way of doing things and learning about fundamental skills were important rather than accomplishing a short goal of climbing  that we accomplished in no-time.  The lecture of Agents by Dr. Henry,  the best lecture in my life was simply the abstraction of  philosophy, technology, and nature. It literally proved the natural systems are the best system to portray any human achievements. The modeling of agents and his articulation compels to comprehend forever. The meeting at SSA after ages was refreshing and motivating with peoples sharing the box of same belief and ideology.The friday night as usual , Cali’s was restructured ,and the Carbondale is wild and crazy again.

Dr. Schoof’s potluck program where Dr. Lant’s Fishery101 lecture was an art and craft of fishing, something i never understand  why people are so fond of it but  motivated  me for the quest of  digging it deep down. Finally, the fall has already started, the presidential campaign has gain momentum like hurricanes  Isaac, Leslie etc. and would continue to have more impacts on national and international level.

2012 to 2069 - The Game of Number

When I pull the curtain of window in bedroom, the white snow has already covered the ground. It was the first snow of the season. We were about to leave for a trip of 2700 miles all the way to New York from Illinois. That was one of my dreams to travel all the way from Midwest to east coast. We left the Carbondale at 6:45 in the morning and passed through the Marion seeing the first car pooled off. As we move further east towards Indianapolis and then Cleveland, we saw couple of wreck. Amazingly we had to fix our watch when we enter the Eastern Time zone.  We decided to stay in Ohio. The other morning, weather was pretty and sky was blue and clear, it looks cunningly beautiful. The Pennsylvania looks endlessly gorgeous with high and low ridges, the terrain looks amazingly unevenly plethora, I felt that was the most beautiful state I ever had visited in US. As we move into the New Jersey, It was already 3:00 PM, the traffic looks restless, giving us the flashback of New York, the headquarter of the world.

The New York looks amazingly beautiful at least in the aesthetic beauty, perhaps the most diverse conglomerate of man kind. The big mansion, the bridges, the crowded peoples didn’t lured and enticed me as it looks recklessly and chaotically fanatic. The scenery from the bridges of New York looks so hilarious and yields us to rethink about the superb civilization of human beings.

From Hoboken New Jersey, We look at the spectacular view of New York City. The other day we took a ferry to Staten Island, perhaps that is the only free things you can expect in the city like NY. New York metros looks so much complicated but I remembered the metro in Beijing in 2007 that looks more horrible and crowded. However, traveling through the metros in the big cities is not appealing as it should be, you will be always leaving the life of uncertainty if you are not a day to day commuter. We saw the financial capital of the world, Wall Street, one of the worst tragedy of human civilization, the bases of demolished twin tower. The city looks very vibe with plethora of diversity and for me, a chaos of uncertainty. The people will gather in the new year-eve celebration in Manhattan.

The other day we went to Co-Co Key water resort in Mt. Laurel, NJ and had one of the best experiences in the life. It was so much fun as we pass through the tunnel.  The Queens looks like a typical Indian city like Banaras where you have to think whether you are in US or not, the diversity in queens and the environment in queens look very uneven than typical cities of the United States. Perhaps, being the land of immigrants and home of hundred of countries, Queens represents the unique perception in New York City. It could be interesting to analyze the dynamics of heterogeneous society for sociologist and cultural anthropologist but for me it was obstructively pathetic.

The day was New Year eve. We decided to go for Dance Party at 42 Route 46 in Wayne, NJ. I was so lucky to win two T-Shirts. That was the great time, the excitement for New Year, the seeds of thoughts, the emotions of present, and the inspiration for the future.

Finally, on the day of New Year 2012, we decided to travel to Atlantic City, the city of casino in the east coast in the beach of Atlantic Ocean. It was really a big co-incident that Pit Bull was in the ocean city, the very day. Atlantic City looks calm in winter but again the city of passion and fashion lures us. Although, it was not a summer time, city looks uniquely blended.

I was so disappointed to see the casinos for the first time in my life,  I  saw how humans are mechanized in front of those tiny machines seamlessly for endless hours , the passion and indulgent of an addiction. I played in casino for the first time, surprisingly; I was not so excited although I won the first game.

Seeing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time was an exhilarating experience. The sand was cold; the wind was chilling but the passion to see the ocean for the first time was euphoric and tranquilizing.

The houses in the beach looks awesome, absolutely peculiar and the sounds that you can hear in the early morning shows the life is same 24 hours a day, the clock keeps on ticking seamlessly. Later we traveled back to Queens and ate in Indian Restaurant, the food was great. The other day we came back seeing the wonderful ridges of Pennsylvania, stayed again in Ohio, finally we were back at Carbondale.  I felt good and excited, to see my home for a year. It was such a wonderful trip for me traveling more than 2700 miles and seeing the natural beauty and the civilization of eastern US.

The school started again, the chilling weather was on the door-way. School makes the life exciting but busy. Amazingly I never realized that I was in the middle of the semester and the spring break is already over. The Tornadoes hit badly in Harrisburg, which was only 50 miles away from Carbondale. I felt sorry for the loss; the Midwest is prone to this catastrophic weather. We never know the other one might be coming anywhere. As the temperature goes off and the spring shows up with beautiful buds and leaves in the plant, I realized that life is moving faster than ever and happy to enjoy the wonderful weather outside. The international cultural show 2012 was memorable experience for me.

Finally I am expecting for the summers very soon as the odd weather become terrible, killing 5 peoples in the Oklahoma Tornadoes; back in Nepal, people have just celebrated New Year 2069 – giving not only the glimpse of 12 hours ahead but a feelings of 57 years ahead!! – Happy new year to all of us, the numerical illusion of 2012 to 2069!!