Day 58- What life is like at JNU?

I wrote this note on 15th April 2018 at 4 in the morning. I was going through my notes on the phone and found it. I thought i would share how i felt about this place almost an year ago. And then some day i will share how i feel about it now. This is my last semester here, let’s see where life will take me from here. 

I came here with a sense of fear. There was excitement and ofcourse there was nervousness. You always feel that way when you feel you are going to a new place or when you know people are going to be better then you. 

Living at jnu is like living in a boot camp. Though i am not sure what life would be like at a boot camp, i am just using my imagination. There are patches pf jungle all around, too much scenic beauty. Mornings are beautiful here. Most of the cafes or rather dhabas inside the campus would offer you only rocks to sit on. My feet are always sore from all the walking i do all the day. Plus the mosquito bites and bed bugs bites too ocassionally. 

There is too much to worry about but then it offers a sense of serenity too. I don’t feel discontent here. There is too much to do. Too much to look forward to. And bonus is you never feel out of place. Because jnu will always welcome you with open arms and in days you will feel like you always lived here and probably if it was in your hands you would never want to leave. 

Whenever i step out of gate to go out. And let me tell you that it is very rare. It feels like the delhu outside or even the world itself is rather different.Though i haven’t seen much of the world yet. I feel awkard in the crowds of the city. The aroma, the people, the scenery is so different and sad, that i start hating the city altogeher. 

Jnu offers you liberty like you have been never offered before. Chance to look at life free from any fears. Being a girl i know how difficult it is to walk alone at roads in the night. But not in jnu. Even walking through the patches of jungle, you would feel more safe then you would feel in your hometown. And this is where the beauty of life at jnu lies. The place offers you space to explore. To be at ease with yourself and the people around you. There is freedom, freedom to roam around in the middle of the night, freedom to do things, freedom to drink/eat/smoke, freedom to think, freedom to express, freedom to feel free. I would not say i would always want to live in jnu as there are so many places to see but i would want world to be like this only.