Posted by: dapu August 2, 2010
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Getting parents to learn and live in US is bit challenging. Firstly mainly due to language barrier and secondly due to boredom caused by loneliness.
My advice to you
1. If your parents want to work, see if anyone around your community needs baby sitter. (This might later turn into boredom as well or some parents will not like to do this because they already babysat you and your siblings for long enough)
2. I don't know about your location, but there is a cable receiver you can buy that transmit Nepali and Hindi Channels all day thru internet. (Nepali channels include - NTV, Image Channel and some very local channels in Nepal). Or even dish network gives you Hindi Satellite channels (Sony, Zee and what not)
3. Try to find local Nepali organizations around you.
4. If you are far from big cities - try to relocate near big cities so it is more closer to Asian communities.
5. Take your parents for outing, camping, hiking on weekends and if you can take 2-3 day off during month and take them to different states (to see Mount Rushmore, different state parks, NewYork city, florida, Las Vegas......... on and on)
6. Think if its time to have grandchildren
7. Teach them to drive (enroll them in driving school), so that atleast they have option!
8. Teach them English if they don't know yet (they are classes in community or if your workplace is diverse and big they often provide their own english classes)
9. Spend time with them after work.
Hope this helps
My advice to you
1. If your parents want to work, see if anyone around your community needs baby sitter. (This might later turn into boredom as well or some parents will not like to do this because they already babysat you and your siblings for long enough)
2. I don't know about your location, but there is a cable receiver you can buy that transmit Nepali and Hindi Channels all day thru internet. (Nepali channels include - NTV, Image Channel and some very local channels in Nepal). Or even dish network gives you Hindi Satellite channels (Sony, Zee and what not)
3. Try to find local Nepali organizations around you.
4. If you are far from big cities - try to relocate near big cities so it is more closer to Asian communities.
5. Take your parents for outing, camping, hiking on weekends and if you can take 2-3 day off during month and take them to different states (to see Mount Rushmore, different state parks, NewYork city, florida, Las Vegas......... on and on)
6. Think if its time to have grandchildren
7. Teach them to drive (enroll them in driving school), so that atleast they have option!
8. Teach them English if they don't know yet (they are classes in community or if your workplace is diverse and big they often provide their own english classes)
9. Spend time with them after work.
Hope this helps
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