Potluck and First snow

A couple of new experiences this week too!! Roommates out of town, which meant I have the whole house to myself. Was it fun? Yes and No!!

It is nice to have people home when I return from university at night. A late-night bus on an almost empty bus with some light music playing in my ear followed by a small banter with roommates marks the perfect end to my day.

This week my roommates, all of them, including the German ones, were having a fun time in India. So I decided to have some fun on my own here as well. To make full use of the empty house, I called friends over for potluck (I am too lazy to cook)

Potluck

The gathering started small but soon grew in number. We were I guess, about 10 people. But here is the thing with potluck. The more the merrier! There are more varieties of food and more games to play.

We were supposed to meet at 12. Since most were Indians they followed IST (read Indian Stretchable Time). The Indians only started arriving at 13:00. The Greek girl thought she knew Indians and arrived 30 minutes late 😂 and she was still the first to arrive.

The food was as delicious as ever. The seasoning with hunger on top, made it all even better.

We finished our lunch and still one hadn’t arrived. He took the stretching of time far too long even as per Indian standard. We decided to play a prank on the poor soul. We decided to tell him that everyone left. That broke his heart!! He was so sad that he did not notice the 10 pairs of shoes when he entered the house. I even showed him my roommates room as my own as everyone was hiding in my room. He failed to notice the heels, or he thought I have a weird fetish and decided to ignore it.

We decided to play UNO. Unfortunately, I did not know the game. Yes, I didn’t know and it is embarrassing. I also didn’t know they would get this game. I would have learnt it on YouTube if I had known.

They looked at me the way airport security looks at an unattended suitcase—just because I didn’t know the game. Generation gap things!! I’m catching up, slowly but bravely

The game was easy and fun and time flew and I didn’t realize it was time for people to leave. I hate it when good things come to an end but all good things eventually end. We had a hot cup of tea and then bid goodbye.

The German friend did stay back for dinner. So for me, the fun continued into the late night. There were enough leftovers to fill us in and I got to see my German friend on TV!! He is a big shot back home!

The weather was cold at -8 degrees. Freezing some water to test the cold was the last fun thing for the night.

Snowfall

The weather report had been predicting snow since someday. The cold from the potluck night might have helped it to snow the next night. 

This was the second snow of the season, but it was heavier this time. I would have missed it again unless my friend had messaged me. The rooms in Germany are warm and noise proof.

It was past midnight. I was prepared to sleep when I got the message. The room was so cozy that I was reluctant to leave it at first. But my friend insisted so I went out.

Without doubt it was the best decision. There is a nice feeling of walking in fresh snow. It is soft and leaves a crunching sound as the tiny snow grains fracture. It was lovely. It also got a bit warmer than the -8 the previous night.

After enjoying the snow, the following morning I woke up worried. My shoes aren’t waterproof and if all that snow melted, it would make my feet cold.

Surprisingly, when I looked outside the roads had already been cleared of snow and the city workers were clearing the footpaths. That was a relief because it meant as long as I keep to the footpaths I won’t be getting my shoes wet.

When I reached university, I was greeted with a snowman.

The snow started melting the next day as the temperature was above 0. It got wet everywhere but not so much to wet my shoes. After 3 days most snow had melted. The temperature has been hovering between -1 and 3 for the week. 1 week since the snow I still see some piles of ice where the city workers had piled it.

In the meantime, I took advantage of the black Friday week to buy myself a good winter shoe. I am now waiting for the next snow when I shall walk over to my fill.