Malaysians will find that the currency system here is quite different. Notes are the usual ones, fivers, tens, twenties, fifties and hundreds. There isn't a need to bring much cash around because alternative currency is widely used here. Checks, debit cards, credit cards and travellers cheques are the norm here. The banking system is a little different too.
Current account is known as checking account here.
American food is not too bad, unlike what some of my lecturers claim. Lots of cheap fruits here too. People here are generally friendly and love to party on weekends. Luckily, most students walk or cycle. In between classes is like rush hour in New York, people all over the place heading towards class.