As I said before, my first travel outside Europe took place in 1995 when I travelled to USA to visit my uncle and his family who emigrated there around 1990. They lived in a small town in New Jersey called Plainsboro. I stayed there around 6 weeks and I had an overall exciting time, we visited many funfairs and relatives and friends who emigrated to USA. There was a swimming pool close to our home and we went there very often. It was very hot there, temperatures were reaching 35-40°C, but I got a bad cold due to the air-conditioner.
I stayed with my uncle, his wife and their two sons who were both older than me (one was 15 and another one 19 at that time). We had a good time but sometimes the relations were tight because my uncle was unemployed and only his wife was working. I visited also my father's sister who emigrated to USA in 1968 and she lived in Florham Park in New Jersey. She has two children, Diana and John. I spent with her maybe 4 or 5 days, we went to the Cornell university where my cousin Diana was studying. We probably crossed Pennsylvania on our way but I don't remember anymore. I met my cousin John at my aunt's place but I didn't see him again ever since. We went to a beach but it wasn't possible to swim there due to the big waves. I saw lifeguards saving two men who decided to go to swim despite of the warning. My cousin Diana took me to the funfair with her friends. We played ping-pong together and we took a bath in jacuzzi which they had at home.
My uncle took me on a trip to New York for one day and we went to the Empire state building. We took a lift on the top of the building. It was exciting to see big skyscrapers for the first time in my life.
My first stay in USA was pleasant in general and I returned home satisfied with my visit. However, I went to USA again in 1999 to visit my aunt who left her husband in between and moved to the Martha's Vineyard island in Massachusetts and this time my trip wasn't finished in a good way.