Russian woman Daria Penionzhkevich moved to Texas from the Moscow region. In the first person, a mother of two children tells the site "Our Texas" about the work of pediatricians in the United States. “The fact that medical supervision of children in the United States and Russia is very different ...
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The Internet is filled with stories of those who use the airbnb service, renting a place for themselves in different parts of the world, but I'm going to tell you about how I rent an apartment through airbnb - ...
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I sat down the other day to reread my posts from a year ago about my first impressions when I just arrived in New York. When I was reading, I had tears of affection from ...
The victory of US Republican candidate Donald Trump in the US presidential election did not come as a surprise to me, but, like many, gave rise to a sense of anxiety about the steps of the future president. However, both external and internal ...
America is very big. Each state has its own unique nature, laws and history. It is difficult to talk about the common pros and cons for all parts of the United States, but I found 5 points that, according to my observations, are common to ...
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How to rent a house in America: step by step instructions
In the States, it is realistic to find a good apartment in a good area for affordable money, but the problem is that many (especially immigrants) do not know how to do this, writes Andriy Boychuk in an article for Immigrant Porada. Megapolis or small town? In the big city,…
Venus in Hoodies: American Women Guide
We're spoiled for women, let's face it. At home, statistics are on our side. And in America there are enough men to give women a choice. This encourages and transforms them. You don't have to be in good shape all the time, pinch your eyebrows and tear off yourself ...
What's it like to be a designer in New York
I am writing this blog for guys from the industry - who are interested in how work works from the inside, what are the differences and advantages of working as a designer in New York. I am a designer at the creative agency Your Majesty Co, and I have already written separately about how I moved from…
Where do Russian communities live in the USA
I myself live in Greater Chicago - this is the name of the city together with the suburbs. There are indeed a lot of Russians here. And if you add the Lithuanians, then in general, a huge amount is obtained. So, here they are - the largest Russian communities in America. About 3,5 ...
Personal experience: cons of the Medicaid program
Medicaid is free government health insurance in the United States for those in need. When my second son was born in 2005 in Pennsylvania, we had Medicaid. The husband was not sick, but his work hours were reduced and his family insurance was canceled. And in the 9th month...
12 designer steps to move to USA
Designer Denis Nevozhai told his story about moving to work in the USA. I am not often asked how I left, perhaps because no one is interested, or maybe because they are embarrassed to ask, or because they think it is unrealistic. I do not know.…
Personal experience. How I gave birth in America three times
So, having become a mother in a cube, I can share my experience. I gave life to Americans in Texas, Pennsylvania and Florida - at 27, 31 and 36 years old. Phew, I can’t believe it myself! A pregnant woman in the United States must make a decision - which gynecologist...
Russian New Year through the eyes of American friends
If you ask a resident of any post-Soviet state about what the main holiday of the year is, you can almost hear with 100% certainty that it is New Year. At the same time, if you ask an American about the same, we get different answers: Christmas, Independence Day, Thanksgiving ...
American mentality: friendship, guests and sympathy
The idea for the article was given to me by our reader, for which many thanks to her. I, in fact, would never have thought about these moments of the difference between the American mentality and the Slavic one. I already forgot that even in such trifles people in the USA think ...
10 recommendations for tax optimization at the end of the year
There are only a few days left until the end of 2016, and for most individual taxpayers this means the end of the tax year. But despite Christmas week, there are still 10 great tax-minimizing opportunities. 1. List mortgage payments for January 2017 Usually ...
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