Hoffin it at the Hoff’s in a Hoffstel

22 different people under one roof. They have all come here from different parts of the world for the same thing - to volunteer. In the two year history of Hostel Hoff, I’m assuming records are being achieved with each new arrival. Since mine, they have never had so many vegetarians (almost surpassing the number of non-veggies!) under the same roof and they have never had an Indian in the hostel.

The thing about living in a hostel is that you meet interesting people, most of them really nice, and you feel safe, and rarely lonely…really rarely… amongst the clothes scattered all over, the unending search for power sockets to plug something, you can never go from one place to another without bumping into someone and have to either smile, or rattle your brain to not run out of ideas for either polite conversation or like those who are really good, funny comments…

My white hair and white beard should have given me clear indications. I feel too old for this stuff! Amid the gossips, I'm craving for some space of my own…

Buried in my laptop and fervently beating its keys at odd hours and all free hours of the day lost in translation, I have been identified as the one who is married to his laptop.

With the negative comes the positive… my next two weekends are booked in camping trips…