by Madhuri Gumma | Jan 18, 2022 | American things, Career, Desi Life, Immigrants
As fun as it seems to be in the USA for a new immigrant with all the glam, great lifestyle, wide roads, and endless options, the reality hits when you’re on a restrictive visa. It’s not funny when they call H4 visa a dependent visa because you are financially...
by Anjali Nair | Aug 27, 2020 | Desi Life
In 2020 the term ‘Arranged Marriage’ started trending, thanks to the Netflix special ‘Indian Matchmaking’. Before this happened, I had the opportunity to chat with Erica Arsenault on her podcast called ‘The Rising’. In this podcast...
by Anjali Nair | Aug 5, 2020 | Desi Life
When you were new to the USA, did you have a hard time figuring out the different accents, phrases, and meanings when the American locals spoke to you? I asked this question on my Instagram page and friends at Homeis out of curiosity. Because I sure can’t be the...
by Anjali Nair | Mar 29, 2020 | Career, Desi Life
Follow my blog with Bloglovin The world has been shaken more than we’ve ever seen before, more than 70 years since World War II. The enemy is different, this is an enemy we can’t see, can’t hear, and can’t build an army against. This is the plague of an epidemic that...
by Anjali Nair | Mar 22, 2020 | Career, Desi Life
I don’t know about you but I was going crazy sitting at home without a job, living off my husband’s paycheck. When you’re new to the US, you may or may not get a work permit immediately. But at some point in the future, when you get that work permit,...