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«My American summer 2008»
In our time to surprise someone that you were in the United States of America already hardness, but anyway I will make an attempt, will make an attempt to open you this interesting and huge country. Frankly speaking, it’s hard to start for me, because that three month that I spent in USA can’t be saying in two words. There was everything – love, “green”, sex (well, something like a slogan of some rock band), new acquaintances, prominent places and stunning adventures.
Well, lets try to describe all this adventure, as possible interestingly and beautifully. All began in the winter, when I knew from a friend about such program, as „W&T”. Well usually I knew about such programs, that students ride to America, but frankly speaking – not really trusted in it. By advice of the same friend, I became the participant of this program.
Handing over a session before the appointed time, I in hurry packed the suitcase and waved for an ocean. Flew long – but so awesome! That was my first experience in flying by plane, that’s why all was so interesting for me and unbelievable.
Arriving to New York, standing a bit in a turn to the visa officer, I finally went out to America. Impression? The impression is such, as you appeared in some incredible country of dreams. Entered to some bus I departed on Manhattan. You know, when we drove out from the Lincoln’s tunnel, I lost property to talk, to think, only looked for side to side with enormous eyes (something like Japaneses draw in their anime). This city was crazy – people hurried, cars had driven on one-sided streets, cops wrote fines for the wrong parking, fatasss ate up the doughnuts, and thick ones – ate the salads. And all of it was accompanied screaming, exclamations, police’s sirens, and even by the Russian crosswords. I was staggered by that in N.Y. I met the people of different nationality, color, and all of them spoke on their native language. Ii one crowd I heard Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Odesa`s language, Arabic and rich folk, not popular for me, languages.
But my stay in this „apple” was not long – taking advantage of services of bus company Greyhound – took a ticket to Baltimore, state of Maryland and went on the adventures.
Before that how to tell you about my „home” town and about my new friends, I want said a bit about my work, in what it consisted and what needed exactly from me. Therefore, I settled down to work as a lifeguard (or simply – a rescuer) on the pool company DRD. The purpose of my work consisted in that I all days long looked after people which came to cool down in the pools of this company. In the first days of the stay I passed the week's training of rescuers – we were taught how correctly to rescue, what is needed to do at urgent situations, how correctly to do CPR (it is artificial respiration). Training was amused, because we practiced on models which were so cute and funny. Training was conducted in one of higher educational establishments to Baltimore, that is why to me as the student it was very interestingly to see and compare the terms of my student and American. The American university was more beautiful certainly – their university has such enormous territory, all is pressed-on rare trees, beautiful statues and monuments stand on all of territory. Inside also was perceptibly continuous advantages – cleanly and smells pleasantly, freshly and a bit coolly. Hope that once and our universities will be proud of this condition.
Therefore, getting the license of rescuer I began officially to work on American nation. And now it is already possible to tell you about Glen Burnie. Glen Burnie is a muzzle small city which was disposed between Baltimore and Washington. There no the heights and congestions, but are beautiful cottages with clean lawns and flashlights on him. The population of city mainly consisted of Afro-Americans, but it embarrassed me in no way, vice versa it was interestingly to associate with them, to know something new from them and share the impressions. A city was beautiful (though small). The unique minus was is the problem of public transport. All of Americans had own cars and that is why they simply did not use them. It was only one route to the bus which went around all of territory of this city and rode to nearby – Annapolis (about it later). But we however found an exit from this crumpled situation.
And now about my new fellow workers. We all lived in two apartments – in one exceptionally students from Ukraine, and in other is international – Azerbaijan, Nigeria, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan. All of us were friends and frequently went to each other in guests with some alcoholics (luckily, there was people which already was 21, and that’s why we tried Whisky, Bakardi, Margaret, Sake, Tekila, Budweiser, Corona and Miller). In times of stay on territory of the United States of America we celebrated 6 birthdays (inclusive with my). Remember one time on one of such birthday party after good toasts we ran out on a street, on a lawn and began to play American football. Funnily it looked – students from different countries played in, unknown to nobody, game.
We worked 8 hours 6 days for a week (Monday was a weekend). For each of us there was already the pool, American partner and already permanent clients, with which we talked as with a old friend. My partner was Daryl – a black interesting pal which we quickly made friends with. We covered each other, when supervisors came to us and began „speaking” with about our work. And afterwards we became a good friends. And one he even invited me on his home-party. There were a lot of people which I already met on the pool. All was indeed like in films – an enormous barrels of beer, loud music, sexy chocolate girls, serious doggs and G`s with a guns, who smoked some weed on a porch. Yeah...thanks God, cops did not grant to us that night.
After work, whether befor work – we often hurried to one ShopCenter, where every bought the brand things. Ofcourse they were cheaper that it was in Ukraine. That’s why, now I carry the brandname sport shirts of Jordan, ECKO, Nike, 5ive jungle, Machiavelli. And when there was no money, we were like window-shoppers, greeted with friendly buyers. Remember one time I was in a candy shop (not that “candy shop” which 50Cent sing!) and talking with a salesman, who was Romania, and a wife is from Zakarpattya (west part of Ukraine). He also made me some discount on his candies.
Working as work, and weekend by a weekend. Therefore, almost every Monday I went for a drive to various beautiful places. Therefore, I did the first trip to Annapolis – it is the same state and substantially not so far (hour by a bus). I liked Annapolis much more than Glen Burnie, because Annapolis – it a huge students town with a beautiful embankment and known military-marine Academy. On all of territory of town I saw little coffee shops and counters with fruit and green-stuffs. There was such impression that all of this fuss of fast food did not reach here yet, because I did not meet any sign of „Burger King” or „Taco Bell”. Most beautiful period of time for complete enjoinment – it at sunset, when a goldish color covers yachts which are parked near piers, gulls are paved the warmed earth, tourists go in small groups and stunningly cry up at a look to something beautiful is both a monument or park (there are a lot of small park in Annapolis).
My next trip was to Washington. Acquaintance of my friend from Azerbaijan, suggested driving us and rotin the capital of the United States of America. It was charmingly to see by your own eyes a monument of Linkoln, mausoleum to Franclin, White House, monument to Washington on which, by the way, I rode up and admired charmed landscape. To say, that we conducted much time to Washington – would be a frank lie. It looked rather – for the sake of „mark”, that then to tell everybody: „Oh! Dude, I was in Washington!”. We wanted to see everything, for such short time, that’s why flew either there, or here – ran back by eyes for declarations and let to the monument to the veterans of Vietnam War, from there to Capitol. Returned already after darkly – tired, but to advice, as elephants, that now the particle of American capital will live in our hearts.
Well, what we got next? Let’s see... oh! Exactly! A next place was Baltimore – other city of the state of Marylend. To him I reached on lightrail (something looks like our electric railway). If Annapolis was students town, Baltimore is a modern city with historical in past. When I went out from this electric railway, I was so impresed. All around was as in fairy-tale – beautiful sky-scrapers, refined cars, friendly, beautiful girls... Remember, when I was hangry, walked up to the light cart of „Hot-Dogs” and ordered itself super-mega hot-dog. And it was again lucky – a salesman appeared an emigrant from Slovenia and to Ukraine belongs very well, that is why that hot-dog reached me for free. A bit wolking on the streets of Baltimore I went out to the famous internal harbour which a lot of ships of the last century, which served now in a role of museums, was stretched on. Playing in beach volley-ball with local girls, tired and decided to catch one's the breath sitting on a small tribune and listening a troubadour which sang Rasta ditties. Did not notice, as time passed quickly, that is why in hurry knocked up the pair of dollars to troubadour, and run to the lightrail, which delivered me back home.
What? Do you interesting, what next place was? Niagara waterfall! Cool, right? We took a rental car and departed. Yes, a road was distant, so we drove out at night. Getting up under the already bothering song of Lil` Vayne „Loli Pop”, I noticed that I was already in other terms – nature became more green those more clean. Friends told said me, that only 25 minutes ride left toNiagara, thats why I was weakened and began to examine everything, that could be seen from my side of car. „Nice'” – I was thought. Nature was unbelievable, I never saw such. When we arrived, and parked, and went to buy tickets on a motor ship which swims under the biggest waterfall of the world. From the side of Canada motor ships floated also, and they differed from American only that passengers on the American motor ships were dressed in dark blue raincoats, and Canadian – in yellow. And without raincoats there was not possible to be – you becoming wet in a second. Honestly speaking – there was not so interestingly. Yeah, it certainly cool – the biggest waterfall of the world, but except for him there anymore nothing was to do. That’s why, practically after 2-hours excursion on a motor ship, we wandered on a bridge which connected the USA and Canada, and drove back.
Well, what the life in USA if you weren`t in “6 flags”? Therefore after a small reflection, and subaccount of money, I decided to depart with Daryl and his girlfriend in this famous park of attractions. Well that I can you say about these attractions? Such crazy and I did not create reckless things (well, unless jump from a 40-meter bridge in Zaporozhia). What is costed only by „Superman” and „Batmen” – when you do not see the feet, fly, yell, inverted, both fall like mad downward or slowly walk up a boundless height, again all the same to fall down. Everything was cool, but turns, because all people arrived and poked up in all of turns, because so as well as we, wanted to visit on all of attractions. Whan we were hungry, decided took something in „Sub Way”. My advice to you – take nothing sharp, because from sharp my dogg Daryl on one mad mountain became sick. Do yoy think it`s funny? I would look on you, as though you sat the back him, because those who sat behind him were not very much in a delight. There we were to closing – so to say, all day was incredible.
And another place without which a trip in the USA would be vain – is an ocean! Therefore we took again a rental car (for this time we took mini-van, because there were more people) and went to Ocean City, again the state of Maryland. This city was better than Baltimore with Annapolisom together. Well, foremost, because Ocean City was exectly on an ocean coast and for the second here was a lot of Russian emigrants and that is why this city reminded us a bit of native places. Though was a bit coolly, but anyway I swum in Atlantic Ocean. Feeling, as though you are some little particle, detail of enormous natural mechanism. Weather was a bit cool and misty, that is why after bathing we entered in a local bar and ordered the Glintwain – to warm. Being greedy a bit in souvenir shops, went at a movie theater and purchased tickets on a film „Tropic Thunder” with Ben Stiller and Jack Black in leading roles. A film appeared dull, but I was however glad that watched a movie in an original – all was clearly. And already after movie, drinking coke and walking on an embankment. Quietly, crisp ocean air, good company, – there is life in an American way!
Whew a summer lasted and almost made off already. From one side it’s gladly, because already wanted a bit to home, to native, and from other – it was desirable to remain, so I already loved this country.
But before “Grand Final” want to tell you about the last two day of dwelling in the USA. I lived them on Manhattan, on that in New York. It appeared that one classmate of my mother already 10 years as lives in West Harlem, in uptown of New York. Well, certainly I took advantage of such chance, that is why saying goodbye to all friends, with a boss – I departed to N.Y., where must was live 2 days, and then to start to fly back to Ukraine. I found myself on Manhattan an about 10 evening, that is why the first feeling was a fear. I first appeared in enormous town, world center one on one. It is needed to mark that nightly York quite differs from York in the day-time. And want to add, that all that you are told about N.Y. subways is all lie. There nobody kill anothers, all is quietly expected for their train and ride home after the attendant of working day.
For the first day on Manhattan I saw Statue of Freedom, Bull on Wall Street, that what left from twins towers, funny cottages in the district of Grinvich Villidge, beginning of famous 5th avenue, Union Square (on which showed super street dancers), legendary Times Square on which played on a guitar „naked cow-boy” and a policewoman with a horse on a top. Well and the place of death of Godzilla – Brooklyn Bridge on which I was missed and enjoyed life.
And on other day I succeeded to get on Empier Building (place of death of King Kong). From a 86th floor it is possible to look over the Uptown or Downtown, from such height it is possible to see New Jersey, in detail discovered Brooklyn. Farther getting through a library in which was shhot the film „The day after tomorrow” I appeared at building of UN. Knowing that excursions were there conducted, – I got through a guard and written down to the group of tourists. Interesting part of our excursion was, when we entered in the main hall of meeting – I saw by the eyes, where sat, talked, the leaders of almost entire countries made a decision. And farther I got streets to Rockfeller Center where saw this „gold baby” – the gilded statue which is located in the center of Rockfeller Center. Walking and shooting some pictures, went out on 5 avenues, to the church of St. Patrick is a famous catholic church of N.Y. It struck the sizes, style and refinement. From an organ which occupied almost all of overhead part of entrance wall, intercepted a spirit. And in general hardness it was to trust that a man was able to create such beauty. Farther I entered at the church of St. Peter. Modestly, but with style (and with soft seats!). On the way there was a brandname shop of „NBA”, where I bought some stuff. Buying up small souvenirs entered to Mr. Tramp building. A remarkable mountain waterfall was inside of Trump Tower. And here finally I reached to Central Park. That park in which was hooted the films like „One At Home2”, and „Diaries of Bridjet Johns”, „Die Hurt 3” and much and a lot of good films. You will not belived, but I was lost there, that is why went for a walk there up to a 10 evening. And disbelieve those who talks that to go for a walk on Central Park dangerously. Except for a mad badger which rushed on me from trash, nobody no longer stuck to me. And vice versa. I found the place on which was stretched large portable screen and showed a record film about Bob Marley. A lot of people going and because it was Harlem and night, everyone were black and how they were shoked when the “snowwhite” like me sang a Bob Marley`s songs. At once a relation from their side became warmed and a few rastamans took me in their dance of god Jah...
Whew my summer was approached to Dead Line, when I already needed to return home. It was not desirable. But it is needed – my university, parents, our beautiful Ukrainian girls, – after all of it I very missed. Therefore purchasing 5 sport shirts of „I love N.Y.”, sat down in a taxi and departed to the Kennedy`s air-port.
Hope my story was interested, because I tried to reproduce everything that with me happened for these three months in this remarkable country of dreams. Necessarily will depart there once again (but not this year, because it will be a diploma test). And under an end – disbelieve all, that people said – America beautiful country indeed, and I with gladness would live there.