My Nostalgia in Spain.

                            

Pose near university

Mondragon University.

It was 16:00 hours when I reached in Spain (Mondragon University, MU) on 1^st of September. Miss Adrune, the international coordinator of Interweave project provide me with the guide to guide me to reach to my residence. They were two female students of MU. They took me to my residence and informed me everything present in the room: How to use the things that present in the room? Where is toilet? Where is bathroom? Where is sitting room? How to cook anything? with their limited words in English.  

I was all alone in the room as three roommates, one from Slovakia and two from Italy are yet to come on 3^rd and 4^th of September respectively. My friends from Bhutan and Nepal were in different domicile. The deepest sorrow of being alone in Spain after coming all the way from Asia (Bhutan) was something I can describe as “My Nostalgia in Spain”. The tension over tension is flowing with non-stop. The language which I speak is what they don’t understand and the language which they speak is what I don’t understand, eventually a huge language barrier is being created. The food they take is what I feel like tasteless and food which I used to take is where I couldn’t find here. My nostalgia in Spain become bit a sensation one when I badly miss my loving parents. No matter how the people of Spain are kind enough and showing the hospitability to me but it failed to replace the love and care that my parent give to me.

The situation over my mind is under control of “my nostalgia of Spain” but I still have deep faith to god almighty, my only root teacher (Tsa-Wai-Lam) and thanking parents. The day routine of praying when I gets up in the morning and going to bed in the evening shall be followed.

In the name of erasing the “my nostalgia of Spain” I decide to go to my friend domicile (Where Keshav from Nepal and Anup Thapa, friend from Bhutan stay). They were lucky enough as they got roommate from Spain. He is Joseba who is going to pursue master in Electrical Engineering. He help us. Thank you Joseba. You are my first Spainish friend I listed in my friend list after reaching here.

My only and unique brother, Gom Dorji.

Gom Droji and Jigme Zangpo

We are brother by fate and I am happy to be his brother. Growing up in same family and I have many memory that cherished my lonely mind whenever I think of it. Unlike other brothers who don’t stay always together as a brotherhood but we always stay together until I got to go to Spain for exchange program scholarship.

We studied our pre-primary school in same school in our village. I went separated in 2003 from my brother in Lauri Primary School to complete my class six. It was also in 2004 when he was still in class six in village, I was in Minjiwoong Lower Secondary school studying in class seven. We are together in the year 2005 in Minjiwoong School. We stayed on same bed. Unfortunately I was ill in 2005 and couldn’t attend final exam. In the year 2006 instead of feeling unhappy as I missed a year, I still remember that I was happy as I could study together with my brother. We were in same standard from that onward.

It was in Nanglam Middle Secondary School, we were in same class (IX A) on top of we stay on same bed. We could complete class X peacefully in same class and same bed in the year 2008.

The result of Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Education (BCSE Class-X) was declare on the month of February, 2009. We were both qualified to 11. We were place in Nangkor Higher Secondary School. He was in 11 science B and I was in 11 science A of course we are in same room. We completed our +2 in Nangkor in the year 2010.

Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate was declare at end of the January, 2011. We were not satisfied with our result. He would have qualified for studies outside country if his language mark is or above 55%. Unfortunately fate decide him to be Engineer and he was got selected under the discipline, Electrical Engineering program in College of Science and technology. Mathematics Honors was only option left for me to study outside country but fate decide elder brother to be Engineer too. I was selected for Electronics and Communication Engineering program in the same college. We were both happy to be engineer despite knowing my course has no scope in Bhutan.

Looking back from where we are today to where we come from; we are happy for our hard work and determination. Three year in college was gone forever. The days and night we spent together in same room for 6 semester was really a wonderful. You obeying me as I was your brother but brother I am sorry that I couldn’t obey you much, as you did. It was my only regret that is lingering on my mind when we are no more together. I now realize the value of respect and obedient. I am once again sorry my dear brother, Gom Dorji.  Forgive me for being impoliteness sometime. I am happy because you always understand my nature. Brother, I shall always keep our bond brotherhood strengthen ever and ever. I know there is no doubt from your side. I have great expectation from you that you can unit our family as family itself.

Now you are in final year and my hope along with deepest prayer; always be who you are, never get away by negative friend and have a mind of caring our precious parents.

Your brother shall be in Spain for 10 months missing you all.

With affection.

Jigme Zangpo.

My VISA of Spain was approved.

Finally I got VISA of Spain after almost a month I submitted documents. Thank you everyone for helping me to obtained VISA. Now everything is ready and I am ready to leave to Royal Palace of Madrid.  

Come 1^st of September, 2014 I will be leaving to Spain via Belgium capital Bessel. 

Emotion of departure.

7 to 12 of August, 2014 was the moment, moment of happiness. The very reason for considering the moment as moment of happiness is: I could meet my parents and relatives. The moment of happiness was transient period for me. The moment of happiness altered into moment of sorrow as soon I say final good bye to my parents and relatives. The moment of sorrow become really bad moment of sorrow when I could witness tear drop of love and care falling down from my mother’s eyes. I consoled my mother saying I will be back soon. I am going for good purpose. I am going neither to die nor to stay permanently there.

I shall always remember your sweet words as advice to become your good son.

My affection and care for parents and relatives shall never out of my mind until I am human being. I will let all of you to realize the true affection and care from me.

My only prayer; to meet you all in good condition as before when I am back. 

Documents submitted.

                                    

It was on day 4 in New Delhi I could submit the documents to the office of Spain Embassy, New Delhi. I could submit documents within few days because of staffs of VISA section in Bhutanese Embassy being supportive. Visa Officer Mr. Jigme Norbu coordinates the procedure of Visa processing sequentially. He requests his visa assistance (Indian) and driver to reach us to desire destination. We have to go to Hospital to withdraw Medical Certificate, go to Jawaharlal Nehru University to get Medical Certificate translated in to Spanish.  

Finally all the procedure was completed and documents was submitted to office of Spain Embassy, New Delhi. Verbal interview is conducting. Why you are going? Who sponsor you? What course you are going to take? Which university you are going to? From which university you are going? For how long you are going to stay?

I would like to thank Mr. Jigme Norbu, Visa officer at Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi for rendering full support and guidance. I also thank all your assistance visa staffs (Indian) and drivers for helping me.

Address

New Delhi
Royal Bhutanese Embassy,
Chandragupta Marg,
Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi 110021.
Phone : 91-11-26889230 / 9809 / 9807
Fax : 91-11-26876710 / 24674664 / 24102231   

Better to be alone than one direction friend.

  

Friends are important and we have to have friends. To be friends with certain people, we have to study before we really become friends. There are many friends who are ready to ruin your life.  There are friends who never listens the advices from their parents and elders. There are friends who are always happy to do mischievous deeds rather than doing merit deeds. Friends who don’t possess quality of good friend should be avoided. But we have to help friends who had gone out of track to bring to the right direction. Whether they want to come to track or not, we have to once try to correct them. One who wanted to change will change.  

Bad friends will ruin your life if you are to be danced at their tune. Be friends with all type, bad and good but you should be able to take decision on your own after you realizing the decision put by all type of friends. If you can’t take decision on your own, better be alone than a one direction friend. You will survive without friends.

I will always in my world if I am with one direction friends

A year waste some say.

Exchange program scholarship is an opportunity to me but some say it is a waste of a year as we have to stay one more year to complete degree course. If the modules we are going to take in Host University are not same as home university, it is for sure we have to study in home university for another one more year.

The undergraduate mobility period is 10 months in my case. It’s about two semesters. I have to stay one more year in College of Science and Technology (home university) as the modules are not same in Host University as home university.

The university so called Mondragon Uniberstetea under Basque Country in Spain is located north of Spain. This is university I will be staying for 10 months.

I have nothing special plan to do when I reach to Spain. Regarding academics, I may take few modules and carrying out project work on top of learning Spanish.

A year waste some say but I say it’s an opportunity, exposure, experience and tour in my life. Opportunity comes once in a life. I don’t think I will get such opportunity in future. So, it’s an opportunity for me and I shall take it as precious opportunity to enjoy my stay in Spain.

I am coming soon Spain.