Finals week is just a fortnight away. Walton MBA class of 2013
is busy tying up the loose ends of the group projects, working on individual
assignments or just gearing up for the final test. We all enjoyed a five day
thanksgiving break. Technically it was supposed to start from Wednesday but
since I had no classes on Tuesday I got to enjoy a long long break. The first day after the break and my classmates were a tad sluggish after the heavy thanksgiving meal.
Tammy, co ambassador and a very generous person invited me
to join her family for thanksgiving dinner. Like many other experiences this was a "first" for me in the United States. Tammy was a wonderful host, and my tummy will
validate the fact, a most awesome cook. Tammy’s parents, aunt and cousins all
welcomed us and we felt like we were at home. I am still getting over the
wonderful smell that filled her cozy house. The well laid out table with like a
zillion dishes. I got to taste my first Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry
sauce. Tammy - "No turkey will be as good as my first Thanksgiving turkey"
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| Master Chef Tammy, the food was just yummy. Her cozy home looks just out of a fairy tale. Not kidding! |
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| My first thanksgiving turkey. I am hungry all over again. I had read about it , heard about it and this year I got to taste it. :-) |
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| I remember the taste of each of the items, not the names. |
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| Thanks Tammy , for inviting Samita, Sara and me over. Joining us in the picture are Malbec, donning a tie and Maybe. |
Other than that I watched three movies, including a Hindi
film. So James Bond, Pi and Sharukh Khan (The Bollywood hero) proved to be a
great time to enjoy the thanksgiving holidays. There was an assignment due but
it’s always easy to manage a group project when we have a great team so it did
not dampen the holiday spirits.
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| So everybody's seen the poster of Skyfall and Life of Pi, so I figured this would be different. :-) |
Holidays are around the corner and Fayetteville is lit up. I
mean literally. The downtown Fayetteville square is all festive and merry. Everyday after sundown,Families and friends gather around for pony and camel rides. Everywhere you see smiling faces, all enjoying their time with their cherished ones. I had a great time walking around with
friends and enjoying the lighting and the creativity of the workers.
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| No prizes for guessing the location. |
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| Samita and Sara were calling the Hogs from the Fayetteville sqaure. WPS! |
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| The decorations have transformed downtown into a fairyland. |
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| A merry go round, made up with lights. |
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| We spent over an hour just walking up and down and enjoying the holiday spirit till it got too chilly. |
The next two weeks are going be very very busy with exams, projects, assignments. Best of
luck to the Walton MBA class of 2013. J
