Episode #64
What it's Like to Immigrate to America from Brazil: Visas, Culture Shock & Immigrant Life in NYC with Laura Peruchi
We're two American girls who left the U.S., but we've always wondered what it's like to move to America. This week, Laura Peruchi joins us to break down exactly what it took to move from rural Brazil to New York City: the U.S. visa process, months of not being legally allowed to work, the culture shock of American life, and why finding community with other immigrant women made all the difference. In this episode we cover: The reality of the U.S. visa process: the paperwork, waiting, and uncertainty nobody warns you about What it's actually like living in the U.S. without the legal right to work Laura's biggest culture shock moments moving from rural Brazil to New York City Why connecting with other immigrant and expat women matters so much when you're starting over in a new country The flip side of expat life: what it's like immigrating to America instead of leaving it Lili & Taylor will be on Transplants Podcast soon, so check it out to hear us over there as the interviewees. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Oljn4YGThjOtUKxn4xDzu?si=206cc71a50854503 Follow Laura: https://www.instagram.com/laura_peruchi Follow Transplants Pod: https://www.instagram.com/transplants.pod Love the show? Leave a review, it helps other people dreaming of moving abroad find us. Join our community: Dream Life Abroad by PUPO, connect with expats and future expats, ask questions about moving abroad, and chat directly with hosts Lili and Taylor. https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1GJM3RsfRH/?mibextid=wwXIfr Follow the hosts: Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/packuppeaceout/ Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/taylortakesprague Lili: https://www.instagram.com/arichwomansworld
