"I never really understood the meaning of Cultural Exchange and its purpose till I came here. But now, yes I understand ! Ever since I came here, I became less judgmental, more loving and empathetic, less frustrated, more disciplined (learnt from the sincere undergrads of Barnard). And what is a better place to learn life lessons than New York? It is incredible to find people of different ethnicity, cultures, races in just one place." January 10th, 2018 09:00AM Today is a sunny day in Jersey City, sipping my aromatic Cardamom Tea and seeing through the window of my bedroom and enjoying the warm weather. Warm? The temperature is 0 degrees celsius and I comfortably started calling it warm! It is funny how we become comfortable and adapt ourselves to the habitat we live in. Four months ago, I was new to this place, confused, lost, home sick and wanted to go back home very badly. I remember how I almost became homeless and how a stranger let me stay in her living