US – India Holiday Calendar 2026
For those who work on offshore and onsite teams between the US and India, this US – India Holiday Calendar 2026 highlights key holidays, observances, and special days. While not all of these are official leave days (or paid vacation), some may be floating holidays depending on your colleague’s religious and cultural affiliation. This calendar […]
General US Holiday Calendar
Browse this general US holiday calendar to plan offshore project timelines or orient yourself to the US annual calendar as an expat in the USA. Links will direct you to information about each holiday on the Authentic Journeys blogs with small talk tips, dos and don’ts. General US Holiday Calendar January 1 – […]
Telugu Language and Culture – run4telugu
Would you like to support the education of Telugu language and culture (run4telugu) in the US – virtually from anywhere in the world? All are welcome to participate in a free, virtual event called Run4Telugu, organized by Silicon Andhra in conjunction with ManaBadi, the arm of the organization that promotes Telugu language and culture to […]
Small Talk for the 4th of July Holiday
The 4th of July is a much awaited summer holiday. For many students mid May to Mid June starts summer vacation. During the summer vacation, many look forward to celebrating Independence Day, which falls on July 4. While many working professionals do get July 4th off, as it is a national and bank holiday, some […]
What is Pioneer Day?
There were fireworks on the day we moved into our apartment in Salt Lake City. It was July 24. I learned this was Pioneer Day. As I had never heard of Pioneer Day, I wondered, “What is Pioneer Day?” I heard there would be fireworks and a parade. We loved the 4th of July fireworks […]
Cycling in Moab – ESL Video Vlog/Podcast
Cycling in Moab Welcome to our ESL Podcast Episode 2 of T-shirt Travel Tales Watch or listen to the video. To see bigger photos of the places and scenes seen in the video, scroll below. Below the video, feel free to follow along with the transcript. But, please try to do that only after you listen once. The […]
Tour of St. George – ESL Podcast
We are all missing “normal life” – which means different things to different people. For many of us it probably doesn’t mean to #stayathome and work from home day in and out…. I thought to start a series talking about things I like to do outside of quarantine….all through the t-shirt collection I have amassed in our travels. In this first […]
Help me Have a Conversation with an American!
Meet Rakhesh, a typical Keralite who grew up studying in a Malayalam medium school, started using English while in college, and has been struggling for the past 30 years to have a conversation with an American. Read his profile, and listen to the video below for my suggested remedies which we applied in coaching sessions. […]
How to Start a Chat with a US American Person
Do you want to start an online chat with a US American? Recently, a few of my friends in the US who weren’t familiar with Indian culture reached out to me with this concern, “A few people from India reached out to me to be my Facebook friend.. but why are they asking me if […]
What or Who is a New American?
While there are many government and private, non-profit 501(c)3 organizations supporting newcomers to the US, I was hard-pressed to find a proper definition for the term ‘New American’ or ‘New Americans.’ More interestingly, these two terms can bring up wildly different search results on Google. Additionally, articles or videos about ‘New Americans’ like I am […]
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