Claudine Chionh (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} claudine_c) wrote,@ 2008-08-02 14:30:00 |
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my first day in the USA
... and my first day outside of the Commonwealth; my first day outside of the 'Asia-Pacific' region; and my first day in a country where people drive on the other side of the road. Arriving in San Francisco has not posed as much of a culture shock as India or Singapore did. It feels familiar, but different in more subtle ways. There are the near-misses as I look for traffic on the wrong side when trying to cross the road; the currency is too small and not very distinctive; and there's the rather silly realisation that the United States of America doesn't just exist in the movies, it's a real country and I'm really here!
I have two more days of sightseeing here before attending the World Student Christian Federation Senior Friends' Gathering in Montréal. This is going to be a crazy ride.
[Lombard Street]
... and my first day outside of the Commonwealth; my first day outside of the 'Asia-Pacific' region; and my first day in a country where people drive on the other side of the road. Arriving in San Francisco has not posed as much of a culture shock as India or Singapore did. It feels familiar, but different in more subtle ways. There are the near-misses as I look for traffic on the wrong side when trying to cross the road; the currency is too small and not very distinctive; and there's the rather silly realisation that the United States of America doesn't just exist in the movies, it's a real country and I'm really here!
I have two more days of sightseeing here before attending the World Student Christian Federation Senior Friends' Gathering in Montréal. This is going to be a crazy ride.
[Lombard Street]
