Posts by alena_america


Doctor's advice: how to buy medicine in the American pharmacy at the best price

Once we had a doctor visiting us, and he shared advice on how to buy medicine at a pharmacy at the best price. Those living in America - watch out! Tip one: Download the GoodRx app, it's free. There you enter the name of the medicine and the application...


'Why I'm a Republican': Russian-speaking immigrant shared her election sympathies

Why am I a Republican? If you asked me about this a year ago, you would have heard the answer: "Because Republicans do not give out benefits to everyone." And since I have worked all my life and achieved everything with my hard work, I support this approach: ...


How to get a license to carry a weapon in the USA: the experience of a Russian-speaking immigrant

To obtain a license to carry a weapon, you need to pass a special class. Today I walked through it from 10:00 to 15:00. There were 8 girls in the class - from 20 to 60 years old. We learned how to properly handle weapons. Attention! IN…


Run away, hide, attack: how schoolchildren and students in the USA are trained in case of mass shooting

Run, hide, attack is a protocol that is in place during mass shootings in America and actually helps reduce the number of victims. ⠀ When I started working as a teacher in the USA, the protocol was different - hide and wait for the police to neutralize the shooter. But…


Why I left the States from the good life

  What is it like to return to Russia after three years of living in America, and what might make you make such a decision? Only in a personal comparison of life “here and there” can one understand which benefits are actually more valuable. Perhaps we should start...

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