Rewarding experience - Student life in the US

When someone calls me a tough girl , I just smile within myself and waves of memories come to my mind.
I think I should attribute everything to my Masters and my student life in US , a very rewarding experience in my life which transformed me from an immature ,sensitive girl to a mature ,tough and confident woman. (atleast,I think so :-) )


I travelled a great distance to do my Masters.
I thought it was going to be a new experience but at the end of it , it was more than a learning experience.Something which I would cherish forever and carry forward through out .
Everything was new....... New country,new educational system, new friends,earning my own money ,living on my own,meeting people who came from different parts of the world.

I learnt and realized many things.
I could realize the sacrifices my parents endured for me. I looked back and realized that everything they did for me was so that I could succeed in life.
I could learn to be strong and tough and deal with problems.

First Summer in US was a golden time for me since I had 3 job offers at the same time but chose to do two.
Working off campus was again a new experince and I felt top of the world when I bagged my very first interview in life.It wasn't a big deal but it appeared to be so at that time .
Working there , a very renowned company gave me exposure to the corporate world and professional people.
I was thinking if that was my all time dream come true.Making something big in the life and making my parents proud about it.I still don't know what I really wanna accomplish in life but I really cherish those times.
Summer work assured me that I don't have to worry much about paying off my fee.

I probably loosened up a little and made friends at that time and new roommates joined and fun times started.
Though everybody had to go through a struggle,we enjoyed the struggle and supported each other in the best and worst of the times.
I miss those times when we all walked home together after a long day at school but still happy at the end of the day with whatever we worked hard, all those days when we used to be awake till 3 in the night under the pretext of studying for the midterm ,but end of talking and gossipping:-)

For the rest of the quarters till the time I graduated , I really worked hard by taking the most tough courses and balanced it well with the oncampus jobs.
Though I used to feel dead by the time i come back home,Though I am just left with less than 100 dollars in the bank account, I had a satisfaction .

Felt very happy on the day I graduated and probably that was the first time when a huge crowd clapped for me.

Had a very tough time when all the friends had to go on their own way .

Student life is the best and this was my best-est :-p no matter how much ever I struggled , I really feel proud that I could do it.
I am more flexible,matured now and I can feel that I can handle a lot of pressure and multiple responsibilities well.
I learnt to be strong and tough mentally .

Totally a rewarding experience and I cherish those memories.