My understandings… my thoughts

हिजो दिन भरी नै मन अशानत् रह्यो। काठमाडौं मा ३ ठाउँ मा बिश्फोट भयो भन्ने सुन्ना साथ घर फोन गर्न धेरै प्रयास गर्दा पनि लागेन र एक्जना अन्लाईन भएको साथीलाई फोन गर्न लगाएर हालखबर बुझे। नेपाल बस्दा सम्म धेरै मान्छे मरेको सुन्थे। मर्यो, मार्यो, बम पड्क्यो, लुट्यो …. एस्तै कुर धेरै सुन्न मा आउथ्यो तर कहिले मलाई एती नरमाइलो र उदासी छाएको थिएन। १९ दिन को आन्दोलन मा १३ दिन जस्तो म आँफै कलंकी म लड्न गए, आफ्नै आँखा अगाडि साथी हरु लाई गोली लागेको पनि देखे तर तेती बेला मलाई उदासि भन्दा बढी जोश आउथ्यो, रगत तात्थ्यो, झनै ढुङ्गा हान्ने जोश आउथ्यो। तर ऐले आफु त्यहाँ नभएको र मन मा अब त आफ्नो देश मा धेरै सुधार भाईसक्यो भन्ने आश बडेको ले होला, २ दिन देखी दिक्क मात्र लाग्यो। अमेरिका मा भएका सबै साथी हरु लाई फोन गरेर आफ्नो चित्त दु:खइ सुनाए, धेरै लाई normal  लागेको थियो तर मलाई एस्पाली को बिस्फोट अती नै अमानबिय र कम्जोर ममानसिक्ता को पराकास्ट लाग्यो। माओवादी ले जती मान्छे मर्यो भने पनि केही exception बाहेक सर्बसाधारण लाई target गरेर कहिले बिस्फोट गरेनन जस्तो लाग्छ (हुनत माडी को घटना बिर्सन योग्य छैन) । हिजो को घटना घोर निन्दनिय थियो, त्यो कलेज पढ्ने विद्यार्थी अनिशा को के दोश थियो र? कती मानवता भन्ने शब्द पनि नसुनेका जस्ता जङली हरु पनि हाम्रो देश मा जिबित नै छन, तिनी हरु लाई त अनुहार मा हजार पटक थुके पनि मलाई चित्त बुझ्दैन होला। कस्ता निर्दयी… ब्यस्त सडक को प्रतिक्ष्यालय मा बिस्फोट गराउन आट आउने। यि जनावर हरु सँग सरकार कहिले बार्ता नगरोस…र कडा भन्दा कडा कारबाही गरोस।

After a long time, I am writing again. Last month I took a terrifying block of Dr. Guthrie (it was supposed to be terrible but actually it wasn’t that much). Though he is the hardest professor to face and little merciless, he is the best teacher. After that block I am spending a long weekend and feeling so stress-free.

The topic I want to discuss today is the life of undergrad students here in USA. Yesterday, I was chatting with my friends (brothers) about the Nepalese student life here in USA, and then I came to know that how hard it is for a Nepalese student to study Undergraduate here in USA. Things are very different for Graduate students, it is only couple of year’s course and lots of assistantships are available, but it is really difficult for an Undergrad student. They say that it is almost impossible to move ‘study and work’ ahead harmoniously, and most of them are generally left with the last option of being ‘out of status’.

Now, I advise you that if you are planning to go abroad for undergrad study, think many time before deciding. There are lots of good colleges and universities in Nepal (far better than many universities here). I don’t know how many of my blog visitor falls in that category, but I strongly recommend you to at least finish your bachelor level in Nepal, make a strong educational background and try for a good university in USA. And, I again strongly recommend you all who are thinking of coming to USA that don’t ever go to the educational consultancy for I20. Search the university by yourself (www.petersons.com, www.usnews.com ), make sure it is a very good one and they have lots of assistantships available. There is a common misunderstanding among us that every university in USA must be very big, well recognized and good, but in reality it is not the case. There are around 3600 universities and there are hundreds of universities which are smaller than computer institutes in Kathmandu.

Finally, for girls who are planning to come here for undergrad, condition is even worse. I am not discriminating here by gender, but as much as I know, it’s really hard for girls here studying undergrad. If you have already decided then hope for best and prepare for worst. It’s my general analysis; whole story may be different for those brilliant students who are studying here in full scholarships.

I believe, I have made a clear point here. It is my suggestion only, and decision is yours.