The fall season is really lovely in America! I'm not talking about the October fall season ... i'm talking about the Jan-Feb fall season. No ... don't break your head ... seasons aren't going topsy turvy here like the brains of these fellow Americans ... i just call Jan-Feb the fall season because that's when people slip and fall down on cold ice!

'S' decided to fall down the steps. And to add icing on the cake ... he fell on his face. Perfect landing. Ouch! Another 'S' decided to fall on her back and injure her neck. Almost got serious. So the season started. People falling in the bus stop ... near college ... on sidewalks ... on bridges ... even bathrooms are not being spared. Some guy in a bathroom at the library slipped and crashed right on the 'Caution: Wet floor' sign.

But i have to be different. Like everyone else. I decided to fall inside the bus. Perhaps one of the most safest of places where it is difficult to fall even if you want to. It was not just a fall ... i skated ... on my bottoms of course ... up till the driver. And i told him a 'thank you' sitting on the floor. But Americans are too nice to burst out laughing. The entire 20-odd people went with chorus "Awwwww" sounds. At the rate at which i am falling in love with every second American girl i meet ... and assuming that the bus had atleast 12 girls amongst the 20 ... i just lost 12 possible commitments forever. Makes no big deal in India but Pittsburgh population is shrinking ... so it IS a big deal.

Thus begins the fall season ... the most exciting American season. And the fall colors ... they are even more lovely. My cheeks were cherry red ... you had to see it!