Coen, thanks for that last bit of insight. would you mind giving us/me a small rundown on what you did from the moment you set foot in the US for good by way of accomodation, finding a job, bank and all the other small stuff you need in order to survive in a new country. I have done it once before when I moved to the UK but I had family there and if I ever get the chance to go to the US, we would have no one at all!!