Immigration to the U.S.

             Immigration to the United States was the reason for population growth and cultural change throughout much of the history of the United States. Many aspects of immigration have changed the whole system of the country. In the year 1965 there was a liberalization of the immigration policy and so the number of permanent legal residents was much higher (from 9.6 million in 1970 to about 38 million in 2007). The leading emigrating countries to the United States were Mexico, India, and the

      Philippines.

Reasons for Immigration

            There are many reasons why people want to immigrate to the US. Some of them search for a safer life, because the standard of living in their home country is very bad and sometimes in the case of wars and terrorist attacks also very dangerous. Their reasons are marriage, employment, education and many others. The immigrants try to earn more money than in their home countries and live relatively better. Some go back to their countries after some time; some never do and live the rest of their lives here. Those who stay here the rest of their lives usually get their green cards when their US born children reach 21 years old or if an amnesty shows up.
Every immigrant has the wish to achieve their own American Dream, which is the opportunity for all citizens to become rich and famous if they work hard enough.

           How to become an American citizen:

          

             Becoming an American citizen is a dream for many people who are born outside of the United States. However, changing U.S. immigration laws and restrictions have made it more difficult for foreign born people to legally enter the United States and gain American citizenship. There are three legal ways in which a person can become an American citizen:

a.       naturalization
This is the most common way that a foreign-born person can try to gain American citizenship. To qualify for naturalization you must meet a number of prerequisites i. e. an age restriction of 18 years.

b.      right of birthplace
If a child is born in the US they are granted the American citizenship regardless of the citizenship of his or her parents.

                  c.    right of blood
                        A child is given American citizenship automatically if at least one
                        of their parents is a legal US citizen at the time of their birth.

What is an Internship?

An Internship is a system of on-the-job training for budgie white collar jobs, similar to a apprenticeship. Interns are usually college or university students, but they can also be highschool students or graduate adults, who want to seek skills for a new career. Student internships provide opportunities for students to gain experience in their field and some interns find permanent paid employments with the companies in which they interned. An internship may be either paid, unpaid or partially paid. Paid internships are most common in the medical, architecture, science engineering, law and technology fields. Internships may be part-time or full-time jobs. They usually last six to twelve weeks, but can be shorter or longer, depending on the company involved. One popular type of an internship is called “Internship abroad”. You can go to a different country and make your experience there. You not only get better English skills, you also get more money, maybe when you work abroad. You also get to know new people and different cultures, which is very exciting. In fact you have done an internship in another country it is very good for your résumé. The reason why companies do offer such jobs is very clear: They want to improve the company’s reputation and get also good fundings from the state employing interns. They can also hire the interns as translators or they can also get more cultural backgrounds.

A beautiful, heart touching LOVE STORY

                                        The HOLIDAY

“The holiday” is a 2006 produced American comedy film written and directed by Nancy Meyer, a famous film director. Production on the movie began in Los Angeles, then moved to England for a month before completing filming back in California. The main characters in this movie are: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Jack Black. In London, Iris Simpkins (played by Kate Winslet), write a wedding column in a newspaper and has an unrequited love for her colleague Jasper Bloom. Nearby Christmas, she is informed that Jasper is engaged and will marry another colleague, and so her life turns head over heels. In Los Angeles, the movie-trailers maker Amanda Woods (played by Cameron Diaz) has just broken up with her unfaithful boyfriend Ethan and wants to forget him. Amanda access a house exchange website, and impulsively swaps her mansion for Iris' cottage in Surrey for the holiday along the next two weeks. While in Surrey, Amanda meets Iris' brother and book editor Graham (played by Jude Law)  and they fall in love for each other. Meanwhile Iris meet her next door neighbor, the ninety year old screenplay writer Arthur (played by Jack Black), who helps her to retrieve her self-esteem, and the film composer Miles, and they fall in love for each other. So this called “Home exchange” got more and more famous the last few years. It is the practice that refers to the swapping of homes on a temporary or more permanent basis. Not everybody feels comfortable with the fact that someone the person doesn´t know lives in his/her house. These two women in the movie see that Home exchange as a new chance, to flee from all their problems, just to be far away where each of them can think clearly. When the women first arrived to their new place, they were really surprised because nobody of the two did expect a house like this in any way. Both places are really different. There is those lovely and tiny building from Iris; a tranquil cottage close to London with the establishment which is very ordinary and rural. The structure from Amanda is quite the opposite; a huge and magnificent Hollywood mansion in LA. Wherever you look you can see expensive and qualitative Designer Furniture. The two woman were quite shocked when they saw their new home but no one actually got home sick; no, they saw that as a exciting and uncertain experience. As the buildings are totally different also the two main female characters were not cut from the same timber. Iris is for sure the one who is more calm and sensitive; she is in love with her co-worker Jasper but this love remains unrequited. That´s also the reason why she wants to leave the country for a while. Amanda is like quite more injured; she was cheated by her boyfriend Ethan and that´s why she is really depressed but can´t even cry. In her despair she also decided to live out the Christmas time far away. In my opinion this is such a great movie. I love the characters in general and I think the plot is very interesting and romantic. I can just advice everybody to watch it and make your own image of it.

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YOUPOST 3

Without exaggeration I would say I am fond of travelling. I already started to travel the world when I was pretty young. Brasil, England, U.S.A, South Africa, Greece, India, Thailand and Egypt are only a few countries I have already been to. If I could choose going to any of these countries again I would go to the United States, because my trip there was by far the best.

I prefer to do a 14-days tour, because I think that is the minimum of time you should spend to have a relaxing trip. I would like to go in a semester break when I am free from university, as I am studying English and sign language at the ITAT in Graz. Before planning a trip, the most important aspect is to know how many budget you have. As I am a student and as I am not having a regularly income, I would save my money wisely and would work in the summer holidays before the trip. As America is one of the most expensive countries in the world, I would try to go there as a “low budget” traveler. My trip will cover the West coast and I will take a cheap flight, costing a maximum of 550€. The US spends less on food than any country in the world. I am sure I will not have a problem to find inexpensive food. Though many Americans eat very fatty I will try to avoid Fast Food restaurants like Mc Donald´s. As I have already been to the United States I know that almost everywhere in the U.S. is a great range of international food that they offer.

The start of my trip will be in San Francisco. I will choose a small, cheap hostel and will not hesitate to share the room with other travelers, as I want to save my money. I will definitely see attractions such as bustling Fisherman's Wharf or the stately Golden Gate Bridge. I will ride the famous cable car and relax at Pier 39.

To come further to my next destination I will borrow the car from my acquaintances, who live in “Frisco” and will drive until my next stop - the Grand Canyon National Park. There I have the great opportunity to sleep in a tent which I will definitely do. The next couple of days I will spend with hikes around the Grand Canyon. I can hardly wait to have this spectacular view, especially when the sun goes down and when the mountains will shine beautifully red.

My next and last stop will be Los Angeles. There are many attractions and sights to keep me busy while visiting Los Angeles, starting from Downtown LA to the neighboring beaches of Malibu, Beverly Hills, Venice Beach, Santa Monica, Rodeo Drive, and more.  The Studio Tour at Universal Studios is something that I cannot afford to miss. After that I take a walk down to Hollywood Boulevard's Hollywood Walk of Fame. From that place my flight is going back to Austria. I hope to have a wonderful trip and to obtain some new, great traveler experiences.

YOUPOST 4

                                                             BANGKOK

One of the most interesting places I have ever been to is the famous tourist attraction and capital city Bangkok in Thailand. I visited this place last April and I would love to go there again soon. If you plan a trip to this city you should be careful with the people who live there. Many are very corrupt and try to fool somebody out of his money. They know that Europeans are most wealthy and so they charge the double prize for tourists in comparison to what they charge from citizens. 

If you want to go to Bangkok you need to spend 2-3 days there to get to see the best parts of Bangkok. You should try to get your accommodation in the famous one kilometers long Khao San Road, which is located in the central part of this city. From there it is pretty easy to reach all the attractions you should really see. Very close to this road you can visit the Grand Palace or the Wat Pho temple, where you can see the world´s biggest Buddha statue in the world which is made out of gold. Another entertainment activity you can do is to visit the floating market, where goods are sold from boats.

If you are a passionate foodie, you should go and search for the delicious Tom Yum Goong, which is a spicy shrimp soup. Another must try are the Pad Thai (Thai style Fried Noodles), which you get at almost every street corner to a reasonable price.

Bangkok is full of surprises. So go and visit this city- it is worth it!!