Just Smile

So, I'm got to start putting it all together somehow...
One thing that probably every other person that comes to the states for the first time will agree on is that people here SMILE a lot. Whether they are in a good mood or not, whether you have ever met, no matter how old they are or what they do for a living, American folks will greet you with a smiiiiiiile:

I found this cutie here

It seemed strange at first and caught me off guard, I was confused and didn't know how to react or to respond. My thoughts were:

Do I know you?

Do I look funny?

Is my nose clean?

Is my hair alright?

Do they know I'm not from here?

etc etc etc

But the further I go, the more I get used to it and even expect it now. I even smile more often myself. And I like it. Who said we need a reason to smile? Go ahead, take a smile!

Borrowed from here

Why I am Here

The United States of America has become my new home after I moved here in 2007. The country which I call "My Motherland" is somewhere 11 time zones away. 

I am a twenty-something girl, they call me Caucasian, and the reason I'd never be a model - is because I'm 5'7" tall. My eyes are green and my hair is dirty blonde. My accent is present, but not so obvious (so I've been told). 

The question I am asked 99% of the time I meet someone new is "So, how do you like it here?" My answer is always "It's different".
The difference between how and where I used to live and the United States of America is so big that I can't explain it in a word, not in a sentence, and not even in a paragraph... In fact, it's so big that I decided to dedicate a whole blog to document and share all the Lessons, Experiences and Surprises of My American Life. 

Here's an interview I gave to Dan from Live.Work.Travel USA in case you're interested in learning just a bit more about me.

Want to ask me a question, submit a guest post about your USA life, or simply say hello? Send me a message:  zhene4ka1503 [at] gmail.com