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Hello! :) Yeah, my dog is doing well. He's been going to doggy daycare, having a blast there making new friends. I just picked him up actually from another long day there... He's passed out on the couch. I'm so glad he's here with me and doing well. My parents dog though was having a few...

Yay! So happy for everyone to get another chance! Really counting on this one for you Q!

I responded to this last week but it appears my reply didn't go through... Anyways.. I never said I came here without any savings. I transferred over a certain amount of AUD to USD in my first transfer. That bought my car, car insurance & fees, medical insurance, things I needed for the first...

I've never had to parallel park except in my driving test, I mean, even if I saw a spot I'd have to parallel park into.. I'd just keep going haha. Really hoping I can avoid that in the driving test here.... Can't really practice anyways, just hope for the best! I can't go for the test though...

That's definitely something I don't miss. All the alcohol related violence problems, road rage, and hooning. Maybe it's cause car insurance is so expensive here no one wants to take any risks haha. I've definitely noticed people are a lot calmer on the roads here, which I like a lot. I haven't...

Hi :) I've been getting some interesting accent comments lately, today thought I was just from "way down south US" ... not another country. Haha. I'm having a lot of issues with getting a license & car insurance! I went to the DMV today to swap my license over, surrender my Aussie one...

Hey Q! Glad to see you're set on finishing the studies, you'll still make it here eventually :) You've got options still! Hope to see you pop back up on here soon, hopefully there will continue to be lotteries too! It's pretty crazy here getting everything done. I didn't think I'd get a car...

Yeah I'm used to the "deer in headlights" look from people - I know I'll have to repeat my order at restaurants and stuff more than once so I just don't explain much the first time, I just say enough to let them get over the "shock" factor, THEN really get into ordering haha. It's quite annoying...

Haha! My mum always told me I was a messy eater when I was little - she once tied my hands up behind my back and made me eat outside with the dog because I wouldn't stop slurping and making a mess. It was hilarious.... or maybe it was child abuse? It was spaghetti, so it wasn't easy to eat with...

Haha! I always keep the fork in my right hand... knife with my left, then I guess I just rotate/readjust my fork in my hand after cutting to eating position... So rude of me! Haha. Good ol' Americans. My little brother assumed that after he cut his food with the knife and put it down that he...

Haha, that's EXACTLY what the situation was :P. Too formal for IHOP. So formal people thought I worked there. Good, I'll keep eating my way. He was trying to make my little brother eat the "American way" and he was struggling to remember to drop his knife haha. I've still got a bit of money...

Yeah that's whats made me worried about not getting a SSN - after yours not being 'in the works'. I was thinking about opening with Citibank actually, so perhaps that's an option. There isn't a branch close by though, I'd have to see if my step-dad would be driving out that way for anything...

Well I'm here! Landed at LAX around 7.30am yesterday, went through US citizens line (cause I was with my step-dad and brother, both US citizens). We went through that bit, the guy told me to head to immigration and my step-dad to go get our bags cause it might be a wait. I went over to...

We tried the night flight idea but United wouldn't fly them on the domestic leg. It's all booked and paid for now anyways, I'm taking him to my friends place in a few hours because we have to leave home at 7am tomorrow to get to the airport & it's too early to take him to her place then, so he...

Wow, sounds like your dog had it good! I'm kind of annoyed actually to hear they get the dogs right away and into an a/c van... I mean, it's great! But they've just made us pay an extra $650 on top of our $3065 for 2 dogs. We've also just been told that United wont fly them domestically, only...

Oh, she had to mail the form off herself on the day she got the fingerprints done, the police station just did it for me. No idea how long the results took because they went straight to the US consulate & we weren't sure if they'd arrived before our interview but on our interview day they were...

I have family there, one family struggles big time, I don't know how they do it. The other family does just fine (professional jobs etc). Not sure which way I'll end up haha. Yeah it seems tough for new immigrants on the first year, until they find their footing & a job etc. Even for me I...

I just went to my local police station and paid the $181, they took care of it all & sent it off for me. My mum did the same at her local station but they gave her the form to send off herself... Our results both went directly to the embassy as well, not to us.

Yeah the school wants it to be basically the same as what they offer, or better. I've been trying to contact them but they just keep giving me a different person to email, so I don't think anyone has any idea. I did see though that the schools maximum coverage is only $250,000...

I don't have any pre existing conditions, I'm really just worried about something big like an accident/broken bones etc. And yes, I have very little money. Just feels like the university one has a bunch of extra things that I don't/won't need in my year there.