Here is the link to Sudhir's blog - where he has posted that letter with GW Nostalgics!

1st Day in US
I still remember clearly that evening when I landed at the Dulles Airport, 5th of Aug, not knowing anyone nor having any one to come pick me up! For some stupid reason, my bag was the lastttt one to come on the convertable that day! Finally once I got them all, I walked out the customs and into the terminal. First thing I did was to get to a pay phone to call Jagan - his was the only phone number I had - only to realise that I had no idea how to use a pay phone!!! Eventually after seeing ppl around use it, I realised that I would need change. All I had with me were dollar bills in 100 denominations! First I got that changed to 20s and then went over to the coffee shop to get it changed. The guy - who happened to be desi declined to give me any unless I bought something from him! Looking at the menu I found that the cheapest thing I can get is Coke for a dollar 89. '90Rs for a glass of coke!!!' - is what I wondered to myself that time. Well got that and finally got to a payphone again. Called that bum Jagan only to come across another new thing - voice mail!!! I wasnt sure what to say so I simply hung up :)). I reached for my bag and got the GW prospectus out - it had listed guest houses for students "around" the campus (which later I found out was 22 blocks away). I found one that said Graduate Student guest house. Called them and made reservation for the night. The guy at the guest house told me one good thing - not to take cab, but a Super Shuttle as they are cheaper. With my big load of bags I finally walked out of the terminal and first thing I did on stepping out into the open was to drop my coke that had costed me Rs90!!! Everyone was looking at me and they all knew that a new bakra has arrived Fresh Off the Boat!! ;).
Well, I managed to find myself a Super Shuttle. Though the guest house guy had told me that it will cost me $22, I wasnt sure, so I went ahead and inquired with the driver as to the fare. He looked at me and with the kalla accent that we in DC are so used to, said - "A million dollars man"!To this day I dunno y I replied to him with a innocent face - "I dont have so much"!!! He and his frnd both burst out laughing. Probably if I was in a better frame of mind, I would have laughed with them too, but that was not to be.
Anyway, I was the last person to be dropped off and after almost an hour or so of DC darshan, I eventually got to my guest house. It was actually a bread and breakfast kind of place and in a very good locale in NW DC; I am forgetting the address now. He showed me to my room and apologised coz he hadnt turned on the ac before I arrived and that it will take sometime for the room to get cooler. I was like - cooler ??!! I was already feeling cold in that august weather, having come from the hot and humid Chennai! Once he got out of the room I turned off the ac unit:). I was hungry and tired, but having just spent Rs 90 on a coke (which I have to admit was double my daily expense on food in Chennai), I decided to call it a day. No more wasting money on costly food! I changed and hit the bed. Before sleeping I wanted to write my diary and record my wonderful journey to the land of oppurtunity, but coz I was so tired, all I could manage was "I am in USSSS..."! I fell asleep with my diary open and pen in my hand...getting very much needed rest before the rough days of school life started...

Elf