Mystory@Jayeeta Banerjee: How I made the most of my college years

My college life has made me what I am right now. I am brave enough to travel anywhere alone, can handle any type of situation at any given moment. I was an introvert before I stepped out of my native place, West Bengal. I struggled as I knew primarily Bengali and barely understood English.

I was a nervous wreck when it came to staying in a hostel since I had never done so earlier. I was far away from my home and my family. Though I was afraid but I never showed my fear in front of my parents. I struggled a lot, both at hostel and at college as I didn't know Hindi. My classes were taken in Hindi mostly except English classes. It was challenging for me. Sometimes, I couldn't understand what my teachers said. I noted them down in Bengali and thereafter translated them into English.

I started taking help from books. At that time, there was no Internet, no laptops. It was 2006. But I had helpful roommates and seniors. They guided me when I asked for help. Gradually I overcame these problems.

I learned to enjoy my college life and my hostel life. At hostel, I got familiar with night outs, night parties. I came to know about hostel decoration. Hostel life also made me practical and realistic. I learned many lessons, some hard ones, when I started communicating with more people. I came to know that people are not so simple as I had earlier thought; they are far more complex. Some are good and some are not. This difference and variety is what makes up the world. I was in my own shell when I was at home. So I started judging people better, I grew better discretion.

Now, I realise that my decision of coming out of my little closed world was a wise one. I played basketball, learned dance, sang songs and all these activities started as challenges for me. I gradually overcame them and I knew I could. My willpower was strong. It was my lifestyle which helped in keeping a strong will power. I went on to complete my higher studies in Hyderabad. I know what I want to do in life. I think I have learnt many new things in life from all the different things that I have done in practicality.

About the Author:

Jayeeta Banerjee is form Burdwan, West Bengal. She has graduated in English Literature from Vasanta College for Women, BHU and further pursued Masters in Linguistics from Hyderabad Central University. She is currently working as a Linguist in Process9 Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon.