On The Bus Ride To Ithaca
To me, school breaks are opportunities to get away from the mundane routine of college and explore. For the Thanksgiving break of 2015, I decided to visit my cousin in Ithaca. It was a 9 hour journey from State College to Ithaca by bus. The first leg of the journey, to Scranton, spanned about 6 hours. I had to switch buses in Scranton for the last leg of the journey, which spanned 3 hours. Unfortunately, my first bus got delayed by a whopping 2 hours. Consequently, I missed my second bus and had to wait for a couple of hours until I could take the next bus. It was 6 pm in Scranton, while I waited for the bus. I called my cousin to notify him of the delay and mentioned that it might be midnight until I reach home. While I was on call, I did not realize that there was ... Read Full Story >>
- Posted by karandshah
- Jul 5, 2016
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Connections Made Through a Random Act
My friend (and mentor!) and I were at a restaurant in Berkeley for an evening snack, when all of a sudden, we decided to do a small act of kindness - to use the smile card to make someone's day and allow some ripples to flow. :) Being at a restaurant, we decided to pay for someone else anonymously and see what emerged. We got all excited with the idea and decided to do that. We looked around for which table should we pay for, and then settled on this table - it seemed like an immigrant family with a few children, enjoying their mocktails at that time. I could sense a family bond in them and that they were having a nice time together. We called on the waitress to explain the idea to her. As soon as we told her we wanted to pay for another table and showed her the ... Read Full Story >>
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- Aug 29, 2018
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