I am happy

Life is very different now. Not in terms of food, language or lifestyle. It is just different in a sense that only I can understand. Friends are not just people I meet in the bus or class and talk over phone. I live with them. Feels odd to sit and make a grocery list or pay the gas bills for the first time in your life, that too with friends. Every day is filled with compromises and silent promises. We are a family.
I was very skeptical about my life here. Far away from my comfort zone. But here I'm, in a new family, where people express their love for me not the way the family I left back in India used to. The way I was brought up is slightly different from most children. My mom didn't run around the house carrying a plate of food to feed me when I had to go to school. My dad didn't appreciate me even when all my friends' parents did. And I don't feel bad. That is the only reason why I don't miss my parents as most people do. I'm thankful to them, to have brought me up as an independent girl. But here, things are very different. 11:00 pm, I had my project submission in an hour and I had no time to eat. One roomie prepares the food and one roomie feeds me (trust me, my eyes turned moist then). I feel lucky to have them as my room-mates. One roomie never hesitates to help us. She sees to that nothing stops us from studying or working on our projects. Right from preparing dinner to buying groceries, she does it all. If not for her, I would've starved for days here or would've lived on sub-s. Home made food, filled with love and affection, is what keeps me going!
Another roomie, this blog post is solely because of her. I just love her. She acts as my mother when she scolds me for exactly the same things that my mom would. Striking resemblance! She acts as my sister when she patiently listens to me and advices me. She is my friend when she has to put up with all my hyper-active-mood screams and crazy talks. She is my baby sister when she pleads for 10 more minutes of sleep or gets yelled at for being the lazy kid that she is. If there is one thing that I think is the best decision I have made about this new phase in my life, it is the decision to stay with her. I wouldn't have had the peace of mind I have now, wouldn't have enjoyed the life here, wouldn't have felt totally un-homesick, if not for her. I'm lucky to have her in my life. I'm totally happy :) :) :)