Hello! Namaste! Hallo!
I am Kris Shrishak, a thinker, an explorer, an engineer, a movie enthusiast, a quizzer and a lot more. I am currently pursuing my Masters in Electrical Engineering (Signals and Systems track) at the Delft University of Technology. I will be posting blogs about my master programme, the courses and in general my time in Delft.
So who am I? I grew up in Chennai (earlier known as Madras), a temple city on the eastern coast of southern India. Here is the location (http://tinyurl.com/mbhdbmq) if you haven’t heard of the place. As a child I grew up playing cricket (the most followed sport in India) and reading a number of books. Books have been my companions for life. Over the past few years my interest in cinema has grown leaps and bounds. Having watched “entertainment” oriented movies in my childhood, movies of Ingmar Bergman and Frederico Fellini changed my outlook towards cinema. I realized there is more to cinema than just “entertainment”.
Before leaving for the Netherlands, I was told that the Dutch are very straight forward and it is possible that I might find them to be rude. With this at the back of my mind, I entered the Netherlands only to be overwhelmed by the friendly nature of my Dutch buddies. I can’t recollect from my past if any stranger has gone an extra mile (literally) to help me with the directions to a new place. But it happens in Delft. With practically no knowledge of Dutch (except Hallo), I have had no issues in communicating with locals and that says a lot about hospitality.
I will keep you posted with my life in Delft. I hope you enjoy reading my blog.
