Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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Life As I've seen it
the lowest amongst all the other hostels in the university and we became campus talk.
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I had no idea that my action plan would have such ripples. The Pro Vice Chancellor of the University commended me at a meeting and asked other wardens to implement similar action plans and working environment.
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We learned a lot from this experience and achievement. Any new endeavor brings changes some goods; some bad. We have to be ready to deal with both.
It did not end here. Let me share how these changes created a cyclone brewing over me.
Mornings at a girls' hostel is an amazing experience. With the rising sun, you can hear the chirping and joyful songs of birds. Just in this manner, the hostel explodes with sounds in the morning. Girls rushing headlong to the bathroom to get dressed; complaining of running late; girls talking to staff about what to clean and what to leave alone; girls gathered around the table doing justice to breakfast. All the flurry of activity teaches these young women to take responsibility for themselves and their learning. The morning rituals are an Integral part of any hostel culture and education.
On one such morning, I heard some curious sounds. The lady custodian was telling the girls that meals not be served today as the kitchen staff was on strike! My ears instantly perked up in concern. What was I hearing? The kitchen that I run and am
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