I slept very late yesterday. What was I doing? Looking for internships in Auroville. Did I have any luck with it? Yes. I even applied for 2. The internships or volunteering opportunities weren't hardcore architecture internships. You have to live within the campus of Auroville and help in some bamboo construction. You won't be paid for it, you'll have to contribute 9000k for your accommodation and food for a month. I thought it is very reasonable. I don't know if I'm the only one obsessed with Auroville, but I am. I would love to go and live there as a local for 2 months. But yeah, first things first, I don't think my parents will be convinced. Anyways I think there's a lot of time left to convince my parents, also first, I need to get selected.
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| Prof. Shirin Mehta is such a cute old lady. |
Today's class has been my favourite so far. We had a session with Prof. Shirin Mehta. She's so fricking sweet. I seriously this cute grandmother vibe from her. She was adamant until Supriya ma'am agreed to show us pictures as she was speaking. She'll make these happy sounds when the right picture was shown. She's probably in her 90s but the passion and energy with she speaks! Our faculty was constantly asking her if she wants to take a break or have a glass of water. But all she said was, I love children and I love talking to them. She even invited us to her place to watch a movie and look at her books. T be honest, I don't remember half the things she said in class, I was busy admiring her. She went on for 2 hours without losing the enthusiasm she had at the beginning of the class. So damn impressive. I wish I could meet her in person. I would love to listen to all the stories she has to tell. To be honest, I missed my grandparents and I have tears in my eyes as I write this. I wish they'd lived longer. I wish they'd lived till the time I realized how important they are. I wish they'd lived longer to see my bald head. I don't even know how they'd have reacted. I wish I'd had more time with them.
There was Urban Powwow today. The seniors who spoke today interned in Chennai. I liked their talk. One thing in particular that I liked was the fact that they went out every weekend, which is so cool. Not just in Chennai, to other states too. I finally attended a session where someone said that they just didn't work for 6 months in an office, they went out too. Their work was impressive. They went out for climate strikes, etc. The biggest takeaway from today's session: Never do something you're good at for free. Obviously, I have heard people say this before, but today I heard it being said differently. Never do something for free, and urge others to do the same. Because if you refuse to do something for free, and there's another person who's willing to do it for free, then he/she gets picked obviously. And I realized it's not just about money. You know, it's exploitation. I mean in some scenarios, I wouldn't mind being not paid, if I'm given due credit. But exhibiting someone else's hard work all over as one's own, isn't it like slave labour? I know these are obvious things, but still.
Ma'am hadn't yet written a mail but I had a meeting with Aditi and Muskaan before Urban Powwow. It seems like all of us chilled today and did 0 work. The other groups also. Srushti said their group did the same too. Tomorrow I have to go out again. I kind of like going to the streets. I realized all dogs are sweet to you if you're sweet to them. On Sunday when I went out to take measurements, I randomly petted 2 dogs and they were so sure! I think CEPT and Varanasi have had a huge influence on me. I'm no longer scared of dogs. I love them now!
P.S. Black Table Editorial has extended its deadline to get applications. I guess my blog wasn't good enough and I won't get in. I really wanted to.
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