The Christmas Party

'I am addicted to research' Reihanrd Selten(1994 Nobel Laureate in Economics shared with Nash)

The last few days I was involved in writing an extended abstract of a paper i wish to write.. so i could not keep you posted.. today there were two lectures at the institute.. and as every other lecture.. they taught me how to present and how not to present yourself..!!This time I was a mute listener..contenplating most of the time on the many many new things that I should study..!!(The world is expanding pretty fast..)

The best part of today however(i expect) will be the dinner (christmas party) that we are having at Kerstin's(she is our boss's secretary) Russian Restaurant(all people in our group are coming).. I had been there once before.. and ..i loved being there.. now that i have converted to vegetarian food once again ..i need to be pretty careful about what I eat.. vegetables.. and vegetables ..and vegetables..!!

After 7 days!

'Time is flying'.. i cant believe that this is the last month of 2004. I came to Germany in April and i donot know how this happened.. but it was one of the most eventful years of my life..

I recollect the major events this year and the manner in which they moulded my life...

2004 :

January: I attended the visa interview at the German Embassy in Delhi..
My 25th Birthday

Feb : I went to Germany Embassy every monday and friday to see if my visa had been approved.. Met many of my family members after a long time in Radhi's(cousin) marriage..

Mar : Received a communication from the Embassy that my visa would be issued soon.. Mom n Dad were pretty happy.. but were little worried that I am going without a scholarship..

Apr : Landed in Germany.. in the beautiful town of Goettingen and met my German Prof.

May : Started living in a different world than the one I knew before.. the world created by Germans.. Aquired a mastery on the prices of vegetables in different super markets..

Jun : Time FLEW. I got selected for the Graduate School in Statistics, Goettingen. Went to the Afro Asian Meeting at the Mahatma Gandhi House in Goettingen.. I was also invited to talk about India sometime in future..

Jul : Created the Yahoo Group 'Suryavamsham' ..for my family members..(around 80 in number).. Many cousins abroad appreciated this idea.. as this brought us in touch with each other once again..!

Aug : Selected for two Scholarships: Goettingen University's and the Max Planck Institute's.

Sep : Joined the Max Planck Institute .. Shifted from Goettingen to Jena... The institute is in a beautiful setting and the experience of being here is simply 'FANTASTIC'

Oct : Simultaneously joined the Graduate School in Statistics in Goettingen;but I continue living in Jena and doing my work at the Max Planck Institute.

Nov : Got my 'DELL' Laptop ..Started getting up early in the morning ..the German WAY..! Met Muktieshwar the only other telugu fellow in Jena..

Dec : Christmas time.. Lets see ..

This year saw the most cherished dream of mine fructifying.. the dream of pursuing research in Economics .. I thank my God a billion times for making a dream turn into a real experience..!