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Living And Working In America

Moving to America and American culture, people and life.

Chapter List

1. Preface To The Sixth Edition Welcome; So What Does This Book Do?; Caveat;
2. Considering The Usa Why Consider Going To The Usa?; There's Something For Everyone In America; Have You Ever Thought...?; No Relatives In The Usa?; Listing Your Interests In The Usa; What Kind Of Visit Do You Want?; Getting Married; Further Thoughts On Staying With Friends Or
3. What’s It Like In The Usa? Getting Rid Of Misconceptions; The Usa: Discovering People And Places; The Weather; Where To Stay; Where To Live; Food And Drink; Entertainment; Dress Sense; Cultural Expectations; Shopping; Lawyers And Legal Fees; Health Care; Aids; The Us Telephone Syste
4. Preparations At Home The House; Shipping Possessions To The Usa; Customs And Excise; Uk; Us;
5. Visas And Immigration A Society Of Immigrants; Tourist, Long-Stay Visitor Or Immigrant?; Getting A Visa; Non-Immigrant Visas; ‘indefinite’ Visas; Immigrant Visas; Overstaying; Alien Registration; Expectations – Yours And Theirs; Encountering The Hispanic American Southwest;
6. Getting To The Usa By Sea; By Air; Information Update: Information Overload; What Are Your Needs?; Destinations; Travel Protection; Single Parent Family Trips; New York City; Washington Dc And Baltimore Md; Some Other Gateway Cities; Fly-Drive Package Or Independent Travel?;
7. Travelling About Why Travel?; Travelling By Car; Car Hire (Us = Rental); Taking The Car To The Usa; Buying A Car In The Usa; Repairs And Maintenance; Petrol; Car Insurance; Licences; Words Of Warning; Traffic Regulations And Road Safety; Alternatives To Driving; Time Zones
8. Finding Work Staying In The Usa For Fun; The Business Culture In The Usa; Work Prospects In The Us Economy; Work: Preliminary Considerations; Job Hunting; Applying For A Job; Commuting As An Option; Investing In The Usa; Work And The Information Highway;
9. Money Matters Cash; Personal Cheques; Credit Cards; Debit Cards; Banks; Savings And Loan Associations (’thrifts’); Mortgages; Pension Plans; Health Insurance; Taxation;
10. The Children And Their Education The Us Education System; A Beginner’s Guide To Us Schools; Private Education; Growing Up In The Usa; Going To College;
11. Opportunities For Young People And Teachers Short-Term Opportunities; Summer Camps; Au Pairing; Student Internships; Working In Washington Dc; Applying For Summer Jobs; Further Opportunities For Students; Postgraduate Degrees; Funding Graduate Study In The Usa; Postgraduate Scholarships; Opportuniti
12. Staying Or Returning Remaining In The Usa; Coming Back To The Uk; Returning Home;