A New Chapter

I arrived in Bangalore last night, and was driven straight to the campus. Although it was late at night, my first impressions were that the roads are incredibly cleaner than I expected and the city seemed quite nice.

As I reached Electronic City, I understood why they call this the Silicon Valley of India. There were a lot of multinational companies all located in one area, all of which had really beautiful architecture. 

The best part of the night though, was when I entered my room. It was ridiculous! I had expected a tiny studio where I could barely move around, but here I get a hotel room almost as big as the entire North Ave Apartment. Ok, maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration, but it is definitely the size of at least a 3 star hotel in Bangkok. It definitely exceeded my expectations. 

Today, after eating an awesome lunch, I decided to cycle around the campus to explore. I could not believe that I was in India. I could not hear any car horns!!! 

Anyway, so far it's been a good first day. Here are a few pictures of my room (I am not sure if we are allowed to take pictures of the campus, as they are quite strict regarding electronics and security):

Everything came in sets of two, so I have two tables and two cupboards. No clue what I'll do with the extra ones as I don't really need it!

So much space!!! Makes my North Ave apartment seem so tiny

Shoe polish, laundry bags, hair dryer...they had everything!