By Alison Perelman, For The Miami Student
Just like any other freshman, Manav Sarkaria began worrying right away.
He worried about his religion class, his grades and GPA and how getting involved in business organizations now could affect his career after college.
But, on a Friday night, he stumbled upon the children's section in King Library.
"My childhood is here," he quietly exclaimed, eyes wide as he stared at the shelves full of colorful picture books.
Immediately, Manav began searching for a specific book.
"Curious George."
He weaved through the shelves looking for the right one, but was unsuccessful.
He sat down on the floor, legs stretched out in front of him, and pulled out a book - "The Useful Moose." He looked at the cover of a moose with big antlers on it, remembering reading it in elementary school with one of his favorite teachers, Ms. Lind.
Manav saw another familiar book and temporarily forgot his original search.
"Autumn Leaves" - the book that taught him what autumn was in kindergarten. He opened the book, about to flip through the pages, but suddenly closed it. He had spotted Curious George on the next shelf over.
Finally.
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The crazy brown monkey stood, holding the Man in the Yellow Hat's hand. He opened the book and was immediately immersed.
He remembered the times when he would visit his cousins in Cleveland. They would take him to the library and he would always get a "Curious George" book, then come back the very next day for another.
Manav felt like a child again.
So, for the 10 minutes spent with George and his other favorite characters, the problems about religion test grades and resumes seemed years away.
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