In summer I paid 755 USD for a US immigration visa and paid 720 USD to get by plane to US shore. In Kiev my brother footed the medical check-up bill for immigration in July. I was just reviewing my financial statistics after I hastily left Ukraine on July 21 in an old Soviet bus to European Poland.
My first rent was 450 USD for a room with a private bathroom in Virginia Beach in August, I made only 540 USd working in a Greek owned American pancake house where I burned my left foot on 13th August. In September I started renting in Norfolk at 350 USD plus 50% of water bill (370 total). I lived not far from the beach and my landlord gave me 50 USD back because he didn't have a matress for me to sleep. So September rent was around 320. October rent was 350, November saw me move out to an old house room where i live now for 300 USD/month. I have free internet wi-fi here and enjoy reading books and biking around the neighborhood, shopping and meeting new young people. On Monday I kick off working for Dunkin-donuts at 4 am. the restaurant is 10 minutes away.
When I work at Arby's I started at 6,85 per hour and then was paid 7 per hour and a free meal. I worked around 120 hours a month at Arby's.
This is a simple report on proletarian wages in Virginia where I have no benefits, no insurance etc.
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