is het slim om er gewoon naar toe te gaan en verder wel te zien???
Hey Niels,
Short answer: no. Don't know why you posted this in Dutch, since there may be decent advice to be had from Americans here, anyway, but just so the rest can understand, I figure I'll do this in English. If you mean to go there and make a living for yourself, arrange for two things (at least): a work permit (apply at the Consulate in Amsterdam) and a foothold from where you can start off, friends or relatives who may be able to help you find a job and can put you up for some time, while you get things sorted on the other side. Also, a wad of cash to cover the job-less period (may be a requirement to bring a certain amount, as well as having a return trip ticket).
I spent 8 years in Seattle, and had a blast (in part due to Sanctuary and Nevermore), but only managed that since I worked for the University of Washington, and had the right customs paperwork and housing prepared upfront on a separate trip, before moving. I'm sure it would have been a lot tougher without having that financial and social (work environment is a good starter, in that sense) backing. And be prepared for a much tougher life out there than the relatively secure environment we live in, here. The biggest shock to me in that sense was the poverty - hadn't expected it to be that bad, and as a newbie you're more likely to end up there than in a Bill Gates type of success story... Personally, I'd still be there if it wasn't for having kids, but then I had a good job with decent pay and insurance (don't go there without decent health care insurance!), and all. Didn't want them growing up in even a relatively civilized part of the US.
Besides all that, you may want to re-evaluate your reason for wanting to leave here - if those are really your friends, why the crap would they believe garbage those two spread about you? No reason for any rash decisions, I'd say - I felt like doing that in a similar situation once, and am glad I didn't.
But then, that's just my advice...
Ge kunt zomaar niet naar Amerika emigreren hoor kerel. Daarvoor hebt ge een Green Card nodig. Trouwens, het is "verhuisd"
Heejeh, effe dimmen, Belgenmans, wij hebben lekker het laatste Groot Dictee gewonnen!
