Monday, September 1, 2008

First weeks in USA

There are already amlost 2 weeks since I came to study in USA. There miht be a problem here to write about different places, where I am travelling because actually I am in the middle of nowhere, where is no public transportation and I have classes everyday, so most probably I wont travel a lot. But... still I can write my about my "Hendrix experience".

Till now I can say that everything looks different. You might say that USA belong to the some civilization as Europe and we are not so different, but living here shows something totally different.

There are a lot of differences, starting from the obvious ones like food, ending on the way of life.

Some things that surprized me:

1. People here can go in pijama to the classes - can you imagine? Well in Europe maybe full make-up is not required but some dress code has to be; is it really so big problem to put jeans and t-shirt in the morning?

2. Still to the dress code - yesterday we had rock concert on our campus, and that I saw: girls wearing very nice dresses and high-hills!!!!!!!!! on the rock concert? how they can dance in high-hills:)

3. Food - well everyone who have seen any of american movies knows that americans are eating fast foods and food is usually very sweet and fat. I was expecting that and of course I have seen, but fortunatelly thay have as well very good vegetarian food, a lot of salads so it is not that bad, but... what is totally surprizing - there are a lot of events and the obligation is to serve free food (maybe to encourage people to come). In each invitation there is written that free food will be available :) even there was some christian event (I don't know promoting what) but it was all about ice-creams. It sounds like we are Christians, we are inviting you for free ice-creams, and maybe via eating ice-creams you will start elieving in GOD :)

4. I didn't expected either that all the parties here are particulary about getting drunk and facking. I was trying to have party few times but mostly I was ending up in such a places that I didn't want to stay at all...

OK... maybe it sounds vary bad, but it is not. My first impression was "what am I doing here" but witt the time it is getting better. With the paprties I realized that mostly freshmens (first year) are behaving like that because that theirs first year far from parents, and even not all of them, because I have already met some amazing people. I started enjoying free food and drinks, becase when the event is long it is nice to be able to take something to drink, and not to go to the shop and miss part of the event. And with the dress code, it is good to know that if I wont make my loundry on time I can enjoy walking in pyjama (but I doubt I will ever do it)

I am looking forward for upcoming weeks...

1 comment:

Vivek said...

the first three points are really cool.. arent they? .. :)