Up until the time I managed to go to America, my one success in life was winning the second prize in a beautiful baby contest at the age of two. Basking in the glory of this sole accomplishment for the following twenty years wasn't easy....

Someone behind those vertical blinds of black rubber must possess a sensitivity you wouldn't normally ascribe to unloaders of luggage, because only after all other passengers from United Airline's NY-Chicago flight had collected their own good-looking bags and ........

The interview had been conducted on phone. Joan Wood who headed the special education cell told me they were urgently in need of speech therapists for their county schools. She had asked me a few questions mainly, I suspect, to hear my English.......

Even in mid-April, the roads that took me from Spencer to Chicago were lined with snow. It was a near 900 mile drive under skies of a colour that went well with the dark, hazy hue of my own thoughts.......

Tapan had offered to put me up for a few days and finished with the admission formalities, I drove up to the address he had given me. It was a ground floor apartment in a new building. He was waiting for me by the open door......

California State University was accredited by the American Speech and Hearing Association and Dr. Reid told me I could do my Clinical Fellowship while I worked at CSUN.......

I sealed the letter, marked it 'private' and left it in her mail box. It was a Saturday and Vicky would be home. I called him to say I was coming, then drove to Pasadena to see what he had to say about this. I needed to talk to someone.......

Sam's girlfriend Kate was a champion horsewoman, who regularly came back with trophies from the various rodeos she participated in. Tall, athletic Kate, with her red hair and freckled face, was not a very talkative girl and......

My clinical fellowship year at CSUN was coming to an end. I now had to take an examination, which would decide if I was worthy of being certified professionally competent to qualify for more responsible clinical work.......

We are in Washington DC. Our travels across America are nearing their end. It's been a long two months since we left our lives in LA and for everyone of us, leaving America means different things. Sam is the coolest.......