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A Few More Days In Paradise
September 9th, 2008 @ 23:21:02 | Freda, Houghton, Michigan, MichiganTech, USA
I might sound like a broken record but as happy and excited as I was about ten days ago to be going there, I was equally sad & depressed to be going away from it – at least until the next time, whenever that may be… Looking back at these ten days while I awaited the boarding call for my next flight in Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport, I couldn’t help but feel that the trip was pretty eventful and relaxing – with the exclusion of an unforeseen circumstance that prevented me from meeting buddy Kyle‘s parents and walking across the Mackinaw Bridge. In a nutshell, I did lot more work than I have in the last six months and if I said I had fun, it’s an understatement – interacted with many a (new) friends, met and hung out with almost all of those that have made a difference in my life in the 66 months that I lived here, worshiped the holy spirits at KBC, cooked B3 at a friend‘s house, enjoyed great food served with home-like care, collected GPS coordinates for numerous pictures from my showcase, watched and shot (photographs of) two Huskies football games played on a brand new turf (thanks to the Athletic Department, I got an up close and personal view of a Goal Line Stand, a Safety and a plethora of TDs), tried my hand at water sports (thanks to Liz, Amy [thank you for lending me your tripod], Scotty, Julie, Bucky, Cheryl and Jenna), visited the industrial ruins at Freda (a small township where I had once had the best banana pie ever), took a tour of the Quincy Mine and more. Things that I (re)learnt during my stay here:
- The only way I could be considered to be in shape is if random shapes were also considered to be shapes.
- New found respect for folks who do water sports and shoot pictures of water sports. Although not by much, I would like to think I am slightly better at shooting than participating in them.
- New found respect for ROTC Officers and Cadets who do a cumulative number of push-ups every time Michigan Tech football team scores points. I suck at doing push-ups
- One of my New Year’s Resolution for the last two years was resolved, without my own knowledge, nearly a year ago. In a nutshell, it was to be a Bad A$$ and the way to achieve it (as I had explained to my neighbors in NJ) was to be called that (or Jerk, or something to that effect – you get the idea) by a girl in public (prettier the better). It didn’t take too long – the very first evening, some one I have known for a long time and admired, called me that near the Green House. Thank you, LJW, for stepping up and doing the honors
- There is a difference between being Bad A$$ and plain mean (thank you Robby).
- Practice, Preparation, Planning, Patience and Perseverance are useful tools to have and more the better.
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, the ones in the collage below should provide a bird’s eye view of my stay:
These and other pictures from this trip are here:
NCAA DII Football Winona State Warriors @ Michigan Tech Huskies :: Hillsdale Chargers @ Michigan Tech Huskies
hey..it was good to see u after a long time..so, when’s the next trip? u finally took the quincy mine tour! good job man!
@Soumya:
Next trip? Not sure – but hope it’s sooner and for good. I was rather disappointed with the Quincy Tour – the underground part. The tour guide probably had enough knowledge about the history, mechanics, geography and mining technology but could certainly improve upon his presentation skills. Or may be it’s just me – I was trying to compare & contrast him with the legends I found in northern Jersey mines [Sterling Hill and Franklin]
It was good to see you too