Every time I visit, United States of America it is always a new experience. At immigration counter, I get questions like, how many times you visited US? I am usually tempted to answer, this is my first time..
Every time I visit, there is a new crisis the country is going through, last year it was war, year before that there was homeland security, this year it is gas prices... The list goes on. I do not watch the news closely enough but I think US probably has crisis every day. One day it was missing girl in Aruba, another day it was Drunken Driver going bersek, few days ago it was a dead news reporter. I love the media in US. They cover each and every thing as if it is first time it is happening. The US media is so powerful that it can help an average (and not so average) American Joe/Jane to become a president.
US is also considered as "melting pot" of various cultures and ethnicities. I love this part, anywhere in US you would get a Chinese eating place, Mexican restaurant, Outback (Australian), Indian eatery, Jewish food... the list can go on. Seriously one can get all kind of food in America. Another thing I like about US is, despite such large land mass, one can get seafood
practically anywhere. For a gourmet like me it is indeed a party.
There are three most important things in US a person should have... Credit Card, Car and a Cellphone (also known as 3C's). Practically every bank would open an account for you (if you have sufficient money), with or without a SSN. A Car can be rented and pre-paid Cellphones are available (now!). Most of the companies now issue international credit cards so no worries about frauds or authorizations.
