What it's Like to Immigrate to America from Brazil: Visas, Culture Shock & Immigrant Life in NYC with Laura Peruchi - Packing Up & Peacing Out | Lyssna här

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

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