Saying goodbye to New York, Stamford and Bridgeport as I leave on 16th March, 2017, to go to Maryland. Chotu's friend Kartik and his dog Ceaser came to say good bye at the station. I am connected to the Internet in the train and only hoping and wishing we have all these facilities in India available to every one soon. I can see snow all around.
There has been a snow Blizzard in New York on 15th March, 2017. I had come to visit my younger son. Many flights and trains were cancelled. The temperature is down to minus 6. Every one worked from home and today when I went out I could see huge mounds of snow that had been cleared for the roads.
On 2nd March, 2017, gave a lecture at the Bowie University in the History Department. Met a number of faculty. Here most of the focus is on teaching courses in Africo American history.
Attended the International Studies Association (ISA)Conference at Hilton in Baltimore from 21st February to 25th February and met many old friends from the Feminist Theory and Women's Caucus group.
It's minus twelve degrees at present and I can see snow all around. Snow looks so beautiful and serene but from a distance. I keep thinking it is snowing in Kashmir and Shimla. Lots of my students are putting pictures on face book but it is so difficult to deal with this kind of weather in India. Here in the US life is so comfortable that even if it is snowing outside the rooms are all heated and you do not even need a sweater inside. The cars, the shops every where you go there is heat and you need a coat and warm clothing only till you step out of the house to the car. In homes you sit in the car through the garage and again this is not cold. I only wish India becomes like this and I hope I live to see that day when the weather does not matter and we can all afford it and deal with it technologically and financially.
This year in Odenton, there has hardly been any significant snow. In fact it was so beautiful that we could go for a walk in the Colony and a nearby park. I envy the open spaces that are available here and one can walk for long distances with out seeing another soul.
Every year our University brings our a new calendar with new themes related to the Campus and there is a contest held to select the best photos. This year the theme was mesoscopic life in the campus and here are the photographs selected that are used for each month.
