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…


Do not chew with open mouth, do not lick your fingers: strange rules of a student dormitory in the USA

Imagine you entered university. You are already looking forward to your free student life. And here’s the thing: sign a contract, where you will follow the rules of behavior and not slurp. What else is this? I'll tell you in order. Parents in America sometimes sign contracts with...


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…


Criminal history: why in the USA it is difficult to open medicine bottles

In America, if you are sick, have a cold or have a headache, the first thing you do is take a Tylenol tablet (paracetamol). They are in every home medicine cabinet. One “but”: the bottle of pills is difficult to open! Anyone who has ever tried to open Tylenol understands what I’m talking about.…


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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