After "setting up" your new life in the United States, it's time to enjoy the weekend. More specifically, it is time to have fun!

No other country in the world has as many entertainment, sports, and leisure activities as the United States. With public golf courses and tennis courts, fairs, conventions, international restaurants, and the performing arts, you can do literally anything on your time off. While many of these activities cost money, a surprising amount of them are free. Always check the weekend section of your local newspaper to see what events, fairs, craft shows, etc., are upcoming. If you are religiously involved in your home country, make it a point to get involved with your local religious organization. Get a bike, fly a kite . . . whatever you enjoy!

If your profession requires you to pass a licensing exam, you will feel an exhilarating moment of relief when you finally open that envelope and find that you have passed your licensing examination. The studying is over, and once again, your free time is yours. We encourage you to totally immerse yourself in our culture, in our leisure activities, and in our way of life. And in no time, you will be thinking of the United States as "home."