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I had sent this out to some friends. Since I'm already behind time, I'll save days and post this wrap-up of the first week.
The story so far:
* Reached here on Monday. There had been several cautionary letters about the non-availability of accomodation, but this was not so - got a hostel room on touching down. Only catch was that for the moment I have to share it with someone (and the dimensions of the room are meant only for 1). The silver lining here is that I know the other person sharing the room (from PSPL & KReSIT), so that's better than teaming up with a stranger. We are told that in a few weeks, some of the old fossils still in residence will leave and that might open up a chance of having a room to only one person. Both of us didn't move in immediately; i only moved over last night, having stayed with relatives so far. I have already bought my 1st item - a mattress.
* Orientation began on Tuesday and continued till Wed. Met most of the students/profs/PhDs etc. Liked the interactions and the work culture. Have to figure out what courses to pick etc. Still a job in progress. More details on that later.
* Have walked miles and miles yet. Have to get a bicycle next week. Am still "immobile" here as am yet to figure out which svc/handset to choose in the conditions here.
* The whole net access thing didn't happen until this evening due to a whole lot of reasons, one of which is that there is a space crunch here due to the fact that some of the comp sci dept labs & faculty have temporarily moved here as their dept building is undergoing renovation, and also because this is a big batch, far > that last time. So end result is that i'm in a slightly inconvenient workspace (we all have our own m/cs & work areas) and am typing all this with the keyboard on my lap. As with the room, hopefully this will get sorted out soon.
* Don't have the essential "luxuries" such as headphones yet; will need to get them here.
* Some more speeches today as part of the larger IIT-B orientation for PG students. Plus a lot^lot of heavy rain in the later half of this week.
* Canteen food is ok, and let's see when I begin to crib abt it. There is a lot of amul butter and omelettes and bread, so for now, I'm pleased.
The story so far:
* Reached here on Monday. There had been several cautionary letters about the non-availability of accomodation, but this was not so - got a hostel room on touching down. Only catch was that for the moment I have to share it with someone (and the dimensions of the room are meant only for 1). The silver lining here is that I know the other person sharing the room (from PSPL & KReSIT), so that's better than teaming up with a stranger. We are told that in a few weeks, some of the old fossils still in residence will leave and that might open up a chance of having a room to only one person. Both of us didn't move in immediately; i only moved over last night, having stayed with relatives so far. I have already bought my 1st item - a mattress.
* Orientation began on Tuesday and continued till Wed. Met most of the students/profs/PhDs etc. Liked the interactions and the work culture. Have to figure out what courses to pick etc. Still a job in progress. More details on that later.
* Have walked miles and miles yet. Have to get a bicycle next week. Am still "immobile" here as am yet to figure out which svc/handset to choose in the conditions here.
* The whole net access thing didn't happen until this evening due to a whole lot of reasons, one of which is that there is a space crunch here due to the fact that some of the comp sci dept labs & faculty have temporarily moved here as their dept building is undergoing renovation, and also because this is a big batch, far > that last time. So end result is that i'm in a slightly inconvenient workspace (we all have our own m/cs & work areas) and am typing all this with the keyboard on my lap. As with the room, hopefully this will get sorted out soon.
* Don't have the essential "luxuries" such as headphones yet; will need to get them here.
* Some more speeches today as part of the larger IIT-B orientation for PG students. Plus a lot^lot of heavy rain in the later half of this week.
* Canteen food is ok, and let's see when I begin to crib abt it. There is a lot of amul butter and omelettes and bread, so for now, I'm pleased.
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