Cricket and Baseball |
January 16, 2015
Mesa, Arizona (USA)
It has been 5 months since I came to the States and now I feel that I’ll never be back home again, because part of my heart will always be here roaming around in the land of the 5 C’s and the grand hole. Oh, I haven’t visited the Grand Canyon yet. Anyways, it’s on my calendar. I have much on my plate of life to taste giving me a life lesson very often. It comes with the necessity of managing the limited amount of time which is yet another skill needed to succeed.
So, the spring semester in school has started with the
chilly mornings and the Mondays everyone hates. I went hiking to the
Superstition Mountains when it was snowing over there and it was incredible to
touch real snow in my life for the first time probably. Cactus and Snow
alongside seem to be a paradox for people; but everything is possible in Arizona.
I just started volunteering at the i.d.e.a. museum and it’s really fun to
engage with the kids and learn from them. The “oh-so-happy” moment for me
recently was the news of my selection to the Civic Education Workshop at
Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. from 22 to 28 this month. This opportunity
will provide me with a more profound understanding of the American system of
governance and civic participation.
Snow and Cactus! It's Arizona, baby! |
Arizona is beautiful |
Mountain View High School, Mesa Basketball game | People in picture: From Right Patrick White, Me, Toro Mascot, Lochy, Brandon |
Being "Australian" and "Indian", we shared a common interest in cricket. Cricket is Australia's national sport. It's India's national pastime just like baseball is of United States. To give you an idea of our love for cricket, it is often referred to as the religion of the Indian subcontinent. Cricket World Cup, which takes place every four years, is the third most watched TV event after Olympics and FIFA world cup. The 2015 world cup would kickstart soon in the Australian continent. The Indian Cricket Team is defending their champion title this year. Lochy brought me a related souvenir, the official T-shirt of the event.
ICC Cricket World Cup official T-shirt in USA! |
If you are not at all familiar
with Cricket which might be the case, it's a bat-and-ball game like baseball to
give you an idea. If you are someone from India reading this, you might not be knowing about baseball. Both have their own unique styles of playing and they share
similarities as well quite contrasting differences. Unlike the cute shape of a
baseball field which is like a pie ready to be served, cricket grounds are
elliptical. The bats in cricket are flat not rounded. I'd encourage you to
Google it rather than reading my idiotic amateurish explanation....ha-ha. Bye
for now & see you soon right here on our own JeevanMag.com
Image 1 Credit: Cricket Vs Baseball (ESPN)
Read the first installment of DIARY OF AN INQUISITIVE TEEN here; http://www.jeevanmag.com/2014/10/diary-of-inquisitive-teen-delhi-to-dc.html
Don't forget to drop me a mail at akashmanofsky@gmail.com;
for I am always more than willing to answer your questions and listen to your
suggestions.
(Akash Kumar is the Editor-in-chief of JeevanMag.com A Senior grader at Mountain View High School in Mesa, Arizona (USA), he is India's youth ambassador to US on a Department of State program. He hails from Motihari, Bihar, India.) |