Satheesh Kumar Ilu 
Coming from a middle-class family in India, I am not used to having an air conditioner at home or experiencing the same on a bus…also, I never had a car …on a hot summer day, if I travel, I would be almost drenched in sweat…It is quite a different experience living in similar weather conditions …
Recently a very good friend of mine attended H1B visa interview at Chennai consulate… He was gracious to share his experience with our readers…Thanks to my friend…If you have attended visa interview, please send it to redbus2us(at)gmail.com, it will help our readers. Visa stamping at Chennai Consulate General Visa officer (V.O): Which company are you …
If you are an international student or professional, who just landed in America, you may have hard time at the grocery store communicating with the store people asking for some specific vegetable and they not understanding your terminology. When I first came to US, I was in a similar situation asking a guy “do you …
As internationals not all of us are gifted with great writing skills…English may not be your first language…If you are in graduate school and end up taking courses that involve lot of writing like papers, presentations, etc…you may need some help with them… In your home country, some of you might go to a friend, …
When I started graduate school in the US, I was part of quite a few student organizations…every time I go to a social event, I would meet people from different countries…It was very exciting to know about their cultures, their food, dressing, etc…I wrote an article describing why you should meet new people in America… …
One of our readers had minor name mismatch between his passport and GRE registration. He wrote a small article describing the issue and his experience dealing with it. Thanks to him for sharing his experience. If you have any similar experience, please send to redbus2us(at)gmail.com Passport , GRE Registration Names different issue : My original …
I recently came across this funny video that reminds a typical social situation in US, where as internationals we mean something and the words we used mean something else in US….just communication gap / difference in choice of words. It is totally worth watching….you will either learn something, if you have not been to US …
When I was in school, I went on a weekend camp trip sponsored by university with mixed age group of students…there were students ranging from freshmen (18 years) through graduate students (21 or older). I had a great time socializing and we all ended up exchanging contact info of one another. It just happened that …
Some great news for professionals and students in India, who plan to go for US visa stamping… on November 18th the U.S. Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer announced flexible option to pick your choice of consulate for visa stamping. He believes that this change would position them better to serve the Indian visa applicants, …
By guest author Kristal Starting graduate school can be a very exciting time, but also very scary at the same time. You are most likely in a new place, surrounded completely by strangers, but this is your chance to make connections that will last a lifetime. Hence, it is important to be social…during orientation, be …