American Dreams - 1

Angane irunnirunnu njanum bushinte America vare onnu poyi vannu., June 27-nu attend cheytha visa interview –nte phalamaayi july 15-nu Columbus kandu pidicha “Americaaa Ameeericaaa “ ennu lalettan parayunna naattil kaalu kuthaan patti..Angottulla yathra sambhavabahulamaayirunnu, ingottullathu athinekkalum kikidilam.. Aadyamaayi aanu India-kku purathottulla yathra, athum ottaykku.. bhagyathinu company chilavil visa interview-nu Chennai vareyum thirichu Bangalore-ilekkum vimanayathra nadathiyirunnathu kondu flight-il kayaraan pedi ilayirunnu..ini athinteyum koode oru kurave undayirunnulloo…

Bangalore muthal Mumbai vare onnu…aduthathu Mumbai-il ninnum newyork..pinneyum avide ninnu eniku pokendaa Burlington enna vayil kollatha sthalam..

Bangalore airportil kaatirunnu kaathirunnu jet airways-il vaikunneram 6-manikku vallavidheneyum kayari patti.. Irunnu kazhinju kurachaayappol veluthu melinja oru sundari airhostess chichi chirichu kondu vannu “ madam, you want upma, cauliflower 65 and masala dosa “ ennu chodichappol ente cheivikku kettathu “and” ellam “or “ aayirunnu..valiya gamayil “upma will do “ ennu thatti..avarude mukhathe njettal bheekaram aayirunnu.. njan aalochikkukayum cheythu, enthinaanaavo avarde mukham angane aayathu ennu.. enthaayaalum avar thanna packet thurannu nokiyappol ente tubelight kathi.. ellam koodiya onnayirunnu athu.. aduthirunna chettan enne oru nottam nokki.. angere mind cheyyan lalettan ( sho pinneyum angeru!!!) parayunna pole dime kittiyillaa… ;)

Enne kuttam paranjittu karyamillaa…njan ithinu munpu kingfisher –le yaathra cheythittulloo..athil kayarumpol thane chechimaar menu card tharum…yathrakkkaare onnu chamman polum sammathikkilllaa..athaanu kingfisher…. J

Angane food okke adichu kazhinju , oru 8.30 aayappol Mumbai airportil vandi irangi…avide ninnu engottu pokanam ennu oru ideayum illaaa..international check in aayathu kondu 3 hrs munpu immigration clearance kittanam ennu aaro paranju…njan avide thane chutti patti ninnu…nokkumpol chuttuvattathulla aalkkarokke “ njan americaile A sthalathu pokunnu “ , “ njan americayile B sthalathu pokunnu “ ennu parayunnu…. Njanum vicharichu, “ njan C sthalatekkallee , so ellarum oru vnadiyil thane, avar pokumpol, njanum imigrationu pokam ennu vachu avide kanda oru kaserayil shoulder baagum kettipidichu irunnu…bhagyathinu ente manassu sammathikkunnilaa..ente flight 12-30 kkanu..anagne anengil njna ipol thane immigration clearance –nu pokanam, koode ullavar aanengil onnu anangunnu polum ila…

Aduthirunna ammayiyodu chodichu, “ammayi, ethu flight-naanu, evidekkanu” …daivame..avar raavile 2 manikulla flight naanu..athu vere etho sthalam..ethu carol –ukarude sthalam..

Ulla luggage ellam eduthu kondu njan odi…aadyam kanda baggage checking-il poyi ninnu..oru security chettan vannu chodichu, ethu flight anennu, ..flight-nte peru paranjappol , molu chellu, athivide alla, appurathanennu..

Angottu odi..

Avide chennappol undu van queue..anneram oru coatum suitum okk itta chettan vannu chodyangal thudangi..swantham passport aano, atho vallavanteyum ninnu adichu mattiyathaano, laptop undo bagil, athu company vaka aano, atho athum aarudeyengilum adichu mattiyathaano, pinne bagil drugs undo, kathi undo kathirikka undo, veetukar okke nallavaraano atho theevravaadikal aano eningane oru nooru chodyangal…utharangal paranju avasanam enikku thane enne patti samsayangal thonni thudangi…hmmm..pinne manassilayi athu aa chettante thozhil aanennu..vallachathiyum baggage check in cheythu…anneram immigration slip kitti…ini athengane fill cheyyum ennai adutha doubt..

America ye patti essay onnum ezhuthanda, just basic Qs aanu…but pandu muthale nammude oru swabhavam enthennu vachaal, swantham peru anu aarengilum chodikkunna engilum aduthirikunnayaalodu chodiche marupadi kodukkuu…njanum aa category aayathu kondu, lalettan ( pinneyum!!) paranja pole chyoyichu chyoyichu ezhuthi vannapol thetti poyi..

Pinneyum odi, delta-yude counterilekku , puthiya form edukkan..hmm..anneram almost 10 aayi..pinne athu fill cheythu, Mumbai police-nte kayyil ninnu passportil seal-um vangi aduth building-lekku nadannu..avide aadyam kandaa security checkin kayari irangi…:D

Seal adikan boarding pass nokkiya police chichi paranju, molu ee vandikullathalal ennu..hmm…pinneyum avide ninnu irangi nadannu..avasanam enikku pokanulla vandi kidakkunnu gateil ethi..avidathe security chettan paranju, samayam 11 aakathe oru checkin ila ennu..

Bagum kettipidichu irunnu thoonagaan thonni..kurachu vishamavum vannu, enthu sukhamayi moodi puthachu kidannu urangendaa njan aanu America America ennum paranju ee Mumbai airportil vannu kothuku kadiyum kondirikkunnathu…