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Thursday, 29 October 2020

A Day at My Boarding School…

Hey Dad, Mum & Sus,

Pranam

How are you guys doing?

Hope you guys are entertaining your quarantine days with lots of mum made mutton and special kadha. I know, I know it’s absolutely insane to write you guys a letter though I am talking with you guys every single day over the phone. But as you all know; I am still shy to my expressions and most of the time act as a YES-NO machine. Well, it’s hard to say whether I can change it or not soon enough, but for that time being, you guys have to bear with my Kirana store handwriting and not so fun flooding letters.

Although it seems like yesterday, it’s been over a month now that I have shifted from homestay comfort to Dad’s selected boarding school in Bhubaneswar.

In case you guys were wondering…

The first few days were brutal. As school is still closed and probably open a week or two after (not certain yet), the half-broken phone you gave me is the only available entertainment for me apart from the chowkidar uncle’s jagte raho howling. I seriously need a change of phone this Diwali, so please do consider it. Though hostel beds here are super comfy, I am still finding it hard to forget my bed. It feels like my first true taste of adulthood, way different from the laugh, love, and live life at home.

Thanks to dad and my good gracious results, I will enjoy the name of the best CBSE school in Odisha on my certificates, and not to say the excellent facilities and study environment that my school is offering. With the continuing pandemic, the rules are somehow strict and I do agree with their reasons. Not much of hustle and bustle and the weekend city tours are still closed due to safety reasons.

I must say the food they provide is way-way better than my expectations with one ingredient missing, mum’s magic. Don’t worry, mum’s food and Senapati’s snacks will still stay on top of my list. The all-day food here is very good and I might have gained a few extra kilos just in a month here, good news for mum.

Ravi and Dixit (Abhishek) are two of my best buddies here now. One is extremely addictive to personal hygiene and the second one prefers to study over Tangdi Kabab, so you guys don’t have to worry about my health and study at all. Online classes with extra revision lessons are continuing on full force, so hardly getting enough to spend on unnecessary things, good news for dad.

Ohh…How can I forget? I am participating in eMUN (Online Model United Nations, in case you find it difficult to understand). It’s a contest of intellectual debate & discussion on international policies and I am super hyped for it. All the best CBSE schools nearby to me are participating. Even participants from national and international schools have enrolled for this year’s eMUN. Some extra preparation will be needed for the upcoming month as it starts from 3rd Dec and the competition is going to be tough.

Don’t know how to say it, but I am slowly liking the structure, curriculum, and discipline here. Hope the environment here will help me grow into the well-rounded individual that I have always wish to be. Though the early morning schedule has cut a few hours from my sweet dreams, I am getting a yummy breakfast buffet to compensate for it. Lunch and dinner are equally heavy but healthy and glorious. Apart from the online classes, good food, and accommodation, I am a big fan of the playtime here these days.

Well, that’s all from my side. I am missing you guys a hell of a lot than I can mention here. Don’t worry about writing back, you can just call me back.

Eagerly waiting for my Diwali gift, and dad, please – please – please, make it a new smartphone this time. It will help greatly with my online classes also.

See you in December. Love you and miss you more and more.

Pranam

Your Son

To Be Continued…

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