I was 16 yrs of age, having just graduated from 12th, when I first visited the US. Memory is fuzzy about the events more than 20 years back. However, re-living past memories is sometimes fun and this is the primary reason for starting this multi-part series of my experiences in the US. Let me set up some of the events that happened prior to the start of the long trip to the US from India. I underwent hernia operation, got my 12th results and went through a visa interview. Between advices given by well wishers about what to expect and what to do in the US, I was a confused lot. I am shy by nature (or at least I was at the time) and hence, a bit apprehensive about how I would be received by my relatives there. I supposedly had met briefly in India, but didn't recollect much. Having studied in Porbandar and having gone through my school primarily talking in Hindi, I was a little embarrassed by my command over English. In hindsight, I think my doubts over my command o...
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