I know hundreds of people who dream of leaving their home country. At the same time, I myself have never dreamed of moving somewhere for permanent residence from my beloved Petersburg. But I have been living in California for a little over two years now. During this time…

When we first moved to California, we didn’t plan to delay getting local licenses (you can read the story of my immigration here). And literally in the first couple of weeks we learned what was being done and how. We thought, let’s prepare a little and go to take the test. My husband downloaded...

First, about the green card itself. Every year, the US Department of State conducts a Diversity Immigrant Visa, a green card drawing, and provides 55 visas. What is a green card? This is a residence permit in the United States with the right to live and work in America. All…

My husband and two children and I went to Hawaii in September. We chose the island of Maui for our vacation. We rented a condo here right on the beach - it’s not quite an apartment, but not a hotel either. Large one bedroom suite with living room, balcony, kitchen and…

What you need to know about Miami? Well, for starters, how this word is spelled correctly 🙂 Otherwise it will be like with Thailand. If anyone did not know, writing Thayland is wrong. Also keep in mind that it is very hot and humid there. "Very necessary…

In the state of Arizona, Antelope Canyon is located, which can hardly be compared in scale with the world-famous Grand Canyon, but which will surprise you with its bizarre rocks of incredible shapes and magical light. The land on which the canyon is located belongs to the Indians ...

Are you afraid of heights? I still can’t decide if I’m afraid. Sometimes I can walk across the Palace Bridge over the Neva and shake with fear. And sometimes I can sit like this on the very edge - and I don’t even lose my breath. Today…

I want to talk about how cars are bought in California, as there are several significant differences that personally surprised me. In California, there are two ways to own a car - buy or lease. Leasing is a broad topic and...

You never know what awaits you around the corner, and if someone predicted, you would hardly believe that in a Miami bar a man stumbling over your chair will end up being your husband, and your whole life will move from one ...

When I was writing this text, I tried to find at least something that could be cited as an example as an argument that prevents us from being happy in the United States, but I did not find anything. Nothing. The key word in this sentence is "us". Moving to…