Summer! A time to look for and a time not to look for

I could sense his excitement from dozens of exclamation signs in his email. My friend was very excited about his first summer in US. He told me that he was visiting some island that was “super cool”, as he would term. It kind of authorizes him to have a “super cool” summer since he is in US. With the explanations of what he did and what he saw, I get crazy to go to US as soon as possible. In fact, I feel that I am waiting so long for this fall; my wait for the outset of joys in next summer, at least. Though, summer can be painful if you get out of the enjoyment loop.

I have made a short to-do list for summer once I get to US. They are:

1.      Go to best parts of New York and feel every special bit of that place – roam to every house I owned in Grand Theft Auto and go to my girlfriend’s house next to the garage.

2.      Go to Yellow Stone and wait until a small-scale volcano erupts (obviously, I don’t want a big one).

3.      Go to a beach and suntane until I go red.

4.      Go in the middle of the ocean and have a sea life.

5.      Go to Las Vegas and bid up to the last penny in the pocket.

I can anticipate the enjoyment I will have. So, I think summer is really a great time to look for.

Summer can also be a pain in the ass, especially if you are not doing any activities similar to the list above. It’s even harder when you are not in a country where summer is synonym for fun. I personally never celebrated summer in Nepal.

Also, it is not a good time to have a better to have communication in summer-enjoying countries. I am attending a college in New Jersey, USA this fall. Being an international student, I had some important queries to ask to the college representative. So, I called the office last Friday. Phone rang and rang and rang. At last, the representative picked it up. Not to answer me. It was a voice message that said the office was only open from Tuesday to Thursday. I had to wait for three more days. I have a problem; waiting job kills me. So, summer is not a good time for good communication.

Then I thought They were also having a summer break.

Summer is, therefore, a flexible time. You can have a great shape or you can leave it in its own irregular shape. If you enjoy it, you will “enjoy” it. If you won’t, you will have sweat from your teeth as we would say here in Nepal. I am having a real hard time communicating with my college, whereas my friend is enjoying in some island doing salsa, maybe. I could never have a good summer here in Nepal as we don’t have summer break. I cannot do anything except be “patience, patience and patience”.