Never in my wildest dreams i had thought that i would pen down something over here from Uncle Sam's land !!. Yes ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, i am currently traveling in US .So all of you who have missed out on sending the list of things, they want from Amreeka, here is your chance. go ahead and mail me !! ( Note -> Bringing the stuff you mentioned is purely at my discretion ;) )
Right, so what am i gonna write down here ?. As a first timer here in US, this will be purely a comparison of things here and back in India. So here we go ...
First and foremost, a well known fact. There are 4 C's you need to have ,without which life in US is quite difficult. Computer , Credit card, Cellphone and a Car. These things are considered to not only help you in emergencies, but sometimes not having one of these may put you in a very uncomfortable situation.
I happen to travel here on roads which are boarder and smoother than any roads i know of ( even certain comfortable sections of Pune - Mumbai expressway can't compete here). Also people here follow rules loyally. May be the fact that you cannot bargain, once a ticket is filed on you or because of strict rules to the extent of revoking your license for road offense. Back in my place, a paper with Gandhiji's photo on it is sufficient to overcome any problem ;)
I have been lucky enough that my basic needs of food , clothing and shelter have been taken care of here. Royally, i must add. Food wise, bay area has plenty of desi outlets to choose from. The food is good, no complains on that front :p
I was very curious to know the neighbouring places and things i could do on weekends. There are lots of places one can go around. From crowded tourist places like SanFrancisco, to hiking on MissionPeak, to driving to Las Vegas or Half Moon Bay, to the local malls, there is no dearth of things that you can explore here. Not that pune doesn't give such options, but being new to this place is adding to the curiosity level :p.
The food here is served in large proportions. And by large, i mean large !!. I always thought that i eat a lot, but am no competition here !!. Infact, it has so happened that i have thought of packing up remaining food during lunch time which was sufficient to be my dinner. And mind it, i had not ordered extra , its the normal basic quota they provided :p. May be, i have been to such hotels that serve large .Should try out more different restaurants.
This place ,where is happen to stay,is very scenic. Though, its a bit cold here with many parts of US receiving heavy snowfall, still the weather adds up to the beauty of this place. Clouds floating around the mountains make up a very pleasant view. Trees with half of their leaves dried up, don't come across as a scary landscape, but actually look awesome. But then, as they say, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder !! ..
Hmmm .. nothing more to comment now. Life is complete fun here, when your trip is being sponsored by your company :-D .
(Few photos here.)
Right, so what am i gonna write down here ?. As a first timer here in US, this will be purely a comparison of things here and back in India. So here we go ...
First and foremost, a well known fact. There are 4 C's you need to have ,without which life in US is quite difficult. Computer , Credit card, Cellphone and a Car. These things are considered to not only help you in emergencies, but sometimes not having one of these may put you in a very uncomfortable situation.
I happen to travel here on roads which are boarder and smoother than any roads i know of ( even certain comfortable sections of Pune - Mumbai expressway can't compete here). Also people here follow rules loyally. May be the fact that you cannot bargain, once a ticket is filed on you or because of strict rules to the extent of revoking your license for road offense. Back in my place, a paper with Gandhiji's photo on it is sufficient to overcome any problem ;)
I have been lucky enough that my basic needs of food , clothing and shelter have been taken care of here. Royally, i must add. Food wise, bay area has plenty of desi outlets to choose from. The food is good, no complains on that front :p
I was very curious to know the neighbouring places and things i could do on weekends. There are lots of places one can go around. From crowded tourist places like SanFrancisco, to hiking on MissionPeak, to driving to Las Vegas or Half Moon Bay, to the local malls, there is no dearth of things that you can explore here. Not that pune doesn't give such options, but being new to this place is adding to the curiosity level :p.
The food here is served in large proportions. And by large, i mean large !!. I always thought that i eat a lot, but am no competition here !!. Infact, it has so happened that i have thought of packing up remaining food during lunch time which was sufficient to be my dinner. And mind it, i had not ordered extra , its the normal basic quota they provided :p. May be, i have been to such hotels that serve large .Should try out more different restaurants.
This place ,where is happen to stay,is very scenic. Though, its a bit cold here with many parts of US receiving heavy snowfall, still the weather adds up to the beauty of this place. Clouds floating around the mountains make up a very pleasant view. Trees with half of their leaves dried up, don't come across as a scary landscape, but actually look awesome. But then, as they say, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder !! ..
Hmmm .. nothing more to comment now. Life is complete fun here, when your trip is being sponsored by your company :-D .
(Few photos here.)
