What have I been upto lately- Visited two univesities past month - University of Wisconsin Madison and University of Pennsylvania as a prospective PhD student. Over the flight layovers and delays, I have been able to complete reading four books in a month which is an achievement for me.

Diamond and Dust by Anita Desai: A collection of short stories on life transitioning between US and India. Love Jhumpa Lahiri's writing style more.

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: Thought this was an amazing read but a diffcult one. I had to pore through this book for a couple of months before I finished reading this one. Made me introspect a lot about my expectations out of life.

Waiting by Ha Jin: I enjoy reading books on different countries. This one is a fiction based out of life in the communist China. A very mature interesting story on post-marital life. The main character in this plot waits eighteen years to get a divorce and marry his girlfriend only to find out that his second marriage was not working out. Would recommend it to people who cringe about being single.

Space between us by Thrity umrigar: An extremely moving story told out of any household in India. Based on the bonding between the house maid and the house wife against the background of problems in India.