By Jennifer Kumar, LMSW, Cultural Adjustment Coach/Mentor on Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Helping prospective students and parents thinking or preparing for a move abroad to America for studies is daunting for any family. This handbook covers college admissions and college life in America comprehensively. This handbook doubles as not only an 'admissions manual' but a coaching tool to help students and parents uncover the many hidden talents and interests of their children that can be nurtured in the multidisciplinary environment of many American college campuses!

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By Jennifer Kumar, LMSW, Cultural Adjustment Coach/Mentor on Monday, July 27, 2009

Want practical advice for adjusting to life in America? This is it!

This book is intended for international students, but I think parts of it can be helpful for all categories of college students and immigrants to America. This book shares tips on how to adjust to everyday life in America: how to get a car, how to do daily tasks, how to interact with people, how to navigate cultural and social situations.

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By Jennifer Kumar, LMSW, Cultural Adjustment Coach/Mentor on Monday, January 26, 2009

Want to know how the average person in India lives? What is it like to live in village India? How does living in the village or in the city create a unique way of life? David Cumming attempts to answer in his forty-eight page book, Country Insights India: City and Village Life, while providing an overview of India Read More »

By Jennifer Kumar, LMSW, Cultural Adjustment Coach/Mentor on Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Looking for a book that covers many aspects of life in India from a non-judgmental view point, free of the typical stereotypes of most books about India?

Full of interesting, insightful and colorful pictures, the book will draw all ages in for a quick, educational and inspiring read.

 

This review is the first in the India in Your Living Room series.

 

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By Jennifer Kumar, LMSW, Cultural Adjustment Coach/Mentor on Monday, November 19, 2007

In this last installment in the column Blogging Through A Book: Eat, Pray, Love, I initiate the FIRST Alaivani.com contest! Register to my site to win! Good luck! Click in for more details!

 

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