culture shock.

soo coming to a new state for college was definitely not what i expected. social norms are different here. people have different attitudes. im trying to adapt, but at the same time i feel like im losing myself instead. the more i think about it, the more i lose touch of who i am. im so confused! sighs. i just wanna go home. couple more days til winter break! yayyyy!!!

Girl Scout Gold Award!! :)

i wanted to talk a bit about my gold award project for girl scouts. first let me start by explaining what it is exactly. i have been in girl scouts since kindergarten. we focus on leadership, community service, and self-awareness. as a girl scout gets older and moves on to higher levels, she can earn badges and awards for completing certain projects. the gold award is the highest award a girl scout can achieve in the last year before college. this project requires both leadership and initiative.


for my project, i decided to re-create a library at an orphanage in india. before i could go directly into working on the library, i needed funds. i organized a garba fundraiser with the help of family and friends and was able to raise about $3000. it was quite a successful event. a lot of people also donated books!


once i got to india last summer, i started interacting with the kids and admins at the orphanage. i worked with a librarian at a local school to decide what books to buy. she took me to a book fair and we picked up some catalogs and went through them. then i went to a book publisher with my dad and bought additional books. once i bought all the books, we worked on the set-up and cataloging. before i knew it, the new library was up and running. it felt amazing to see the kids in there being interested in reading and learning. it was tough but definitely worth the time and effort.

college.

i am at a stage in my life where i have to be on my own for the first time. no mom and dad to constantly watch my back. no one to wake me up in the morning or to remind me to eat. meh im gonna miss them a lot. but anyways.. im not there yet actually so i really dont know what to expect. all i can say is that im nervous excited. i already know who my roommate is, and shes hella cool. she and i clicked right away when we first started talking. i hope our dorm turns out amazing. we are both pretty artsy so it should be fun decorating! :) cant wait!!

Labhkuvar Ba.

કુમ્ભાણી કુટૂંબ .. xru

my grandmother was an amazing person. ive been thinking about her since i came to india, as i do each year. she was so selfless and intelligent, even though she didnt get a proper education. during her time, money was hard to get and raising big families was especially tough with the financial sitch. but even then, she and my bapuji did extremely well. i can say that as a fact because my dad turned out to be the best dad ever. i am truly blessed to have both my parents in my life. they are both so smart, mature, and open-minded. sighs. i love my family.