America hasn't gone anywhere... November 2015. Two months after returning home, I haven't forgotten for a second everything that happened to me this summer. I visited the USA and met amazing people from all corners of the planet, with whom I continue to communicate to this day, despite the distance and time that takes us further from that unforgettable summer every day. Memories occupy most of my thoughts... Therefore, even though time moves forward quickly, for me, America hasn't gone anywhere... and the best is yet to come!

I have visited 15 countries. I really like European cities. And London is my favorite city, one I want to return to again and again. Therefore, when heading to the USA, my main question was: "Is America capable of impressing me more than all the places I have already visited?" The answer is ambiguous.

The story of a J-1 Visa student's American journey from Saint Petersburg begins on June 15, 2015. And this is not a story about a bright trip to the US West Coast, which beckons almost every participant of the Work and Travel USA program, this is a story, first and foremost, about the America that appeared before me throughout the summer. This is a story about the people who made my summer—an environment one could only dream of!