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Jon Stewart, My First Snow and Other American Adventures

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     My recent trip abroad raised a few eyebrows, a lot of “lucky you”s and several jealous glances because you see, I didn't pay a dime! How you might wonder. Let me just say that endless TV and my love for entering competitions lead to my becoming one very lucky woman. Put simply, I won an all-expense trip from Comedy Central to watch a live recording of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in New York as part of the channel’s first anniversary celebrations in India. The competition involved answering a few questions online followed by a series of phone interviews that determined whether I qualified. Containing my joy was almost impossible when I learnt the news, tempered only by the fact that I wouldn't be taking hubby with me since there had been a tie in the finals. My sister-in-law was the second happiest person because we had never managed to spend any time together and she couldn't wait for us to meet up.      So one S...