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What do you guys generally say when asked, "How was your college life" ? Fun, good and some might even say awesome. But if you were to ask me, I would say it was "four years of vacation on paradise". Yeah, what could you expect if one was sent to a college campus that had a hostel like a resort overlooking a beautiful river, a lovely beach just few kms away and a bus-ride away to the main city that was buzzing with night life. It is a get away right!, after 12 years of school and perusal exams and scores. Once I got my admittance letter, I was on top of the world and excited to leave home for the first time in life. But everything changed once I stepped into that wide campus gate, that had rows of palm trees on either side of the road…
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