Journal from Arizona : Dec.28.09-Jan.5.10

เช้าวันจันทร์ ที่ 28 ธันวาคม 2552
ลาก่อนซาน ฟรานซิสโก สวัสดีอริโซน่า
เราทั้งสองตื่นแต่เช้า ประมาณตี 5เห็นจะได้จากเสียงนาฬิกาปลุกที่ตั้งไว้

I need to do a big change!

There were a lot of challenges for me to come and live in America. :
Leaving family, friends and a great job. I made a big decision and I hope it works!
What i have faced here? :
Firstly, I had to spend time at apartment alone a few days after i got to America. I cried while my husband was leaving to work. i dint use to with being at home, i used to work in the office everyday in Bangkok. Besides, this country is new for me. I couldn't go anywhere, we dint have the 2nd car. The neighbors downstairs were very mean. I couldn't flush the toilet or clean the room even the day time. If i did, they would knock my floor which was their celling. I dint know anybody.

Secondly,How to greet and talk to people in their way : Even i can speak English and i m not afraid to talk to people but i had a difficulty and had to work on my accent. Some people were being patient with me, tried to understand.

Thirdly, we needed to work on my visa-social security number and my green card. Luckily, we had a good preparation from Thailand and from my husband. Even we had to go many places and filled a lot of forms but finally i got my green card since the first 7 months i got here.

Seeing Snow at 1st time

Snow

I came from Thailand so i had never seen snow in my life. The first time when i got out from the airport Manchester New Hampshire I asked my husband "Is that snow?"
People tried to avoid the snow but i wanted to touch so then i can call my parents and say 'hey mom, i have seen the snow'....