Welcome to the USA" is being offered at a special low price this month at Kindle stores at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de in Germany and other international national sites.
Amy Edwards, a reviewer at Amazon, says "This is an entertaining and enlightening look at the life of an immigrant as recorded in his personal diaries. Though the writing isn't always polished, it feels real and is quite engaging. The author's account of his shy, grad school attraction to another student is particularly sweet and funny. Overall, the reader is left with a greater understanding of and appreciation for the types of challenges faced by the newest Americans."
"Welcome to the USA, written by Kalpanik S. is a whimsical, yet heartfelt journey in a new land." says Laurie A. Behenna, another reviewer. "The author utilizes a series of vignettes to present events as they transpired over 20 years. The central character, "Y", is a young man who comes to America from Delhi on a fellowship to complete his Master's degree in Computer Engineering. His primary destination was the Silicon Valley of California as a College Teaching Assistant. Here a sweet and bittersweet almost-romance in the computer lab becomes a catalyst for inner change. As he travels from California to Seattle, Nashville and finally, San Diego, his perspectives on the country are innocent, yet knowing. He has the wisdom of being able to relate to each location on his own terms."
She concludes "The mutual welcome received from Seattle, the home of the 'Secret Society of Tattooed People', the similarities between himself and Faith Hill in Nashville, and survival during the Witch Creek Fire in San Diego helped Y write the program for the remainder of his life."
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Another reviewer John Lehman, writes he was impressed by the imaginative leaps and creative use of words and phrases accompanied by, stunning imagery, making him believe his was living author's life on the theater of imagination. He adds "Indeed, Mysteries of the human mind and soul are common among all of us, independent of where we are form.' and quotes the following text from the book in his review:
"Why I am here may appear to be a simple question, but . . . is there a deeper purpose of being where we are?" We know that the question applies not only to the physical coordinates as the author presents but also also to overall existence, and our place in "space-time".
He then adds that while sitting in the agricultural landscape of Wisconsin, he was able to feel the vitality of the University of California Campus and the fast moving Hi-Tech World of Silicon Valley and Seattle.
While reading the book, he felt he was in the hands of a good guide, narrating the following text from the book:
"Rip apart an electronic system and you see nothing moving, nothing vibrating, it's almost a make-believe world, a child's fantasy, a writer's imagination."
He specially found the following quote to be very touching yearning for acceptance:
"I looked at Seattle's glistening skyline on one side and its beautiful waterfront on the other and asked it the same questions I had asked San Francisco 16 years ago: will it accept me? Or will its people treat me as someone different, not one of the? And will I accept it, call it my home? Right then, she appeared from no where, as if the city had sent her to answer my questions . . ."
He loved the section addressing Seattle's slacker sun, that comes late to work, like at 9 AM and goes back home at 4, the observation that for males, until the age eight, they want every young woman to be their mother, then for the next thirty years their friend and when they have daughters, they feel like bringing every young woman a glass of warm milk and cookies".
and finally, he welcomes the author home, quoting the following poetic paragraph:
"the snowflakes descend slowly, floating in the air, allowing the current to carry them with it, letting it change their paths. They have chosen not to confront their destiny, choosing instead to enjoy every second of their short lives, their journey to the ground."
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