Random Scrap:
The introduction started in a very well air conditioned room. We listened to stories about living in the United States, cultural shocks, differences in measures systems. My biggest shock so far had been seeing water in the toilet filling up the entire basin before finally flushing down. As for the metrics everything here seemed to extra sized and sold in gallons. Including milk that somehow stayed fresh forever. The adviser also mentioned emotional roller coaster - moving from excitement to homesickness. That also sounded familiar. After few more talks we were led to a computer room. We were told to relax and do our best. I thought I did all right but I was most nervous about the second part - the verbal test. This one was done on a one to one basis. I walked into a small room where I was greeted by a nice old lady. She asked me about my family and life in general. My plan was to show off all my knowledge of different tenses I learned from Mr. Piotrowiak. I expected lots of tricky questions but the lady stayed extremely nice and finished interview telling me that I had "very nice white teeth".