Satheesh Kumar Ilu When I call my parents in India, my Mom asks about prices of vegetables, clothes and other stuff in US. I tell the price in dollars…when I complain about prices of few things in America, she replies saying, “for you guys living in America, one dollar is equal to one rupee…so it is ok…” I …
When I first came to America, I had challenges understanding the interstate highway system. I would constantly run into questions like, why some interstates were numbered with 3 digits, where as some of them were numbered with 2 digits? Odd numbers vs. Even numbers? What is an exit and how does it work? Some of …
Imagine you are planning to buy a new product, what do you first do? Look up online for reviews…Suppose, we are before the era of internet and there are no reviews, then what ? You try to find someone who have been either using the product for sometime or who have at least tried it…same …
If you would like to study some day and achieve your academic dreams, one of the decisions to consider for settling in either US or India is Graduate school education system, research expertise, support and good infrastructure for further research in your field of interest. For those of you who have not studied in US, …
I still remember my late college years, when I was trying to figure out whom should I get recommendation letters from ? How to collect sample recommendation letters ? Each university I applied to had different process….It was a lot of work and I am glad my professors and lecturers helped me out. Let me …
Initially, when I moved to US for the first time, in my conversations with Americans, they would use some expressions in that would make me think a little bit and understand based on context or sometimes ask them or look up on the interet for the usage….They were new to me because, either they were …
How it all started? Exactly one year ago, I was talking to my best friend and he asked me “ Why don’t you start a blog and write about your experiences in US…”…In fact, I was supposed to write on his blog Ayaskantam couple years ago back in 2007 and 2008, I was partying too …
My manager took me for fishing on their boat couple summers ago. We went for Salmon fishing and it was awesome…I absolutely loved spending time on the boat…I thougt to myself that I should buy a boat some day. Though it seems luxury, it is your lifestyle and you have the freedom to choose your …
USCIS announced the final rule to increase the application fee they charge for various immigration and naturalization services. In fact, about 90% of its budget comes from the fee paid by applicants for immigration benefits. They review it every 2 years or so to keep up with the costs and inflation. Overall, the average application …
Life is all about experiences, you just live once…Since I came to US, I was lucky to experience many things in America ranging from doing outdoor activities like hiking, canoeing, water rafting, Skydiving( Read my Sky Diving Experience ), crazy roller coasters, Theme parks, etc…I can honestly admit, I would not have done so many …