Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 6)

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Well it is my time to jump and scream for joy. Mike got his interview date schedule for May 6th @ 0930 am.

I have so many mixed emotions right now I can't even express my self.

Thanks to all my VJ yardie family for your help and support and for listening to me whine and complain about this process.

Special thanks to Kishmar, who I keep in touch with and who encouraged to me give NVC a call tonight. Gill, Kimmie, Lawny, Classy, JaLove, Jengs, Sunny, Sus, JG, Jawi, Sonny, Marlita, Tonya, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Scott, Doodle, and everybody who have given me kind words and encouragement. Forgive me if I forget your names but Me lub oonu like cook food.

I'm so happy for you and Mike....Thank God! This is winding down.

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

hEY jENGS...mi perch brite and earlir this morning supervisor coming in late so who get fi get here early...me !

Morning all

ketch oonuh lata

But wait deh...KIMMY a wah u do up so earli?

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Lawny lef di ooman suppose dats all di time she ave..st least a she ago buy it..why yuh no go to her house and hook it up fi har...since Mr.Jengs in JA...

bwoy mi buy one bun and mi a tell yuh it DRY!!! mi nyam off di whole a di chees eand lef more than 1/2 di bun inna di box...

And yes Clairey..I was sleeping yesterday pretty much the whole blasted day..headache still a linger likkle but wah mi a go do

go put on u brassiere

LEF MI ..MI HEAD A GO..MI LOOK LIKE MADUSA FROM PASSA PASSA

Kimmy --

I saw MADUSA at a dance in Portmore and mi nearli dead. These guys from New York were putting $20s bills into her torn up panties mi nearli dead and she just kept on dancing then they wet her up with a bottle of MOET and she was loving it. Girl have you seen these DUTTY Friday videos? I was watching one last night and all I can do was shake my head and say (dem damn RASS MAD JAMAICANS) How the HELL are you going to dance in a friggin TREE? Then they on top of the light post and a dive pon people a wah di rass...Lawd mi glad mi did enjoy dancehall from back in the day...girl all inna di watah dem a dance and a whine up...kiss mi neck a wah dis fahdah

Hey All...

I haven't been on here much lately.....getting ready for the interview next week but wanted u all to know Dave did have his medical on 3/18 as planned. I PM'ed some of u about him still needing a couple of the immunizations for the interview and it seems like it worked itself out. (THANKS to JG, Gill and JaLove for the info.)

A lot of places are closed down in JA today and monday cause of the holidays but I spoke with the NVC and the R.N. at Andrews memorial who said Dave can just take the "proof" that he got the shots straight to the Interview and we should be fine.

Thanks for all your advice and words of encouragement. I still got about 30 pages of posts to read before i can catch up on what u all been talking about these last few days ( LOL) but i'll keep everyone posted about my case.

Have a good weekend!

Tonisha

Happy Easter To All & Good Afternoon,

Could you tell me how much it cost you with the shots and medical.....I am prepared for about $300 but just checking?

Thanks,

Tonya

Hey Tonya,

My cousin had to pay $200 U.S. Some of the shots he didn't need, but the nurse told him hit would have been a lot expensive if he had gotten it at a clinic before he came for the medical. Does your hubby have any of his shot records or immunization card?

No he doesn't have any records.......I know that he had to have some shots to attend school......so hopefully he will just need a couple.....he is going to Dr. Banbury

Good Morning,

Andrew went and had shots yesterday. I don't know where exactly he went but a friend of his who was denied because of ganga told him it would be cheaper this way. He took a oral dose and 3 other shots. The nurse told him that he would need to follow up in the US. It cost him $120 US and his medical today at Dr. Banbury should be $80-85US.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Peace & Love,

Tonya

Tonya, that sounds right. Marcel paid about $80/US back in Janaury. He also took an oral dose and 3 shots and I complained about it all DAMN day. Some shots he could not get, becuase of his age. That's what the nurse told him.

[Forever Young 1]

Well it is my time to jump and scream for joy. Mike got his interview date schedule for May 6th @ 0930 am.

I have so many mixed emotions right now I can't even express my self.

Thanks to all my VJ yardie family for your help and support and for listening to me whine and complain about this process.

Special thanks to Kishmar, who I keep in touch with and who encouraged to me give NVC a call tonight. Gill, Kimmie, Lawny, Classy, JaLove, Jengs, Sunny, Sus, JG, Jawi, Sonny, Marlita, Tonya, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Scott, Doodle, and everybody who have given me kind words and encouragement. Forgive me if I forget your names but Me lub oonu like cook food.

MI SARRY CLARIEY...Mi DID MISS DIS POST!!! CONGRATS CHICA!!!!! LANG OVA DUE MI DEAR...LANGOVA DUE!!!!!

BLESSED LOVE ALWAYS ,

GILL

Edited March 26, 2008 by Deyoungting

[Forever Young 1]

Gill try to relax and don't let the stress get to you... Things will work themselves keep the faith.

Thanks Sonny...I trying Chica...I'm trying!

Bless,Gill

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Gill try to relax and don't let the stress get to you... Things will work themselves keep the faith.

Thanks Sonny...I trying Chica...I'm trying!

Bless,Gill

But GILL...you MEEKS...if you a jump on di bed ua go mash it up...wah poor Ken ago sleep pon?

[Islandwoman 0]

I'm glad we are on the adjustment topic - that's my biggest worry about Anthony. We have spent countless hours on the phone talking about it and I'm trying to explain to him the differences in US and JA, especially because of the "bush" I live in. He doesn't quite understand there is no bus or taxi to hop on. Even my daughter (who just turned 6) is worried that he will come with his shorts on when we still have snow!! But so far he has the right attitude about it, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. But I will galdly take any suggestions you gals through at me......

Experience will be his teacher. Many things he will just have to learn on his own. Too much talk and you start to sound like his mother. No man wants that. Good luck!

Ahhhh!!! I certainly don't want to sound like his mother. Thanks Brownie!!

[Forever Young 1]

Girl, they just don't know. I tell my people AMERICA is not JOKE! It no EASY! But, you have to be willing to try. My fiance had no INTENTIONS at all to ever come here, but it just happened that we ran into each other and fell in love. We discussed the adjustment process a lot, but I told him, he won't know until he gets here and starts working and gets into the American way of life. I told him, if it's too much for him to handle I'll go back with him. It's easy for me to say that, because that's been my plan for many years.

DJ and I had this discussion on my last trip - Because as much as I love JA, I am 99.9% sure that I could not live there year round - for a variety of reasons, mainly because I don't think I can be that far away from my family - I just feel that it would be tough to earn a good enough income that I would be able to hop a plane at will to come home for a visit or in an emergency - Living in the US, it would be easier to do it by hopping a plane to JA. My family has been through a lot of loss in the past few years, and those of us that remain have been brought closer together by it - I couldn't be so far from my mom (would break her heart) or miss so much of my nephews lives. D is close to his Mom, but by phone only - he hadn't seen her in two years before my last trip. I told him that I could easily move to a warmer climate, but within the US and it would have to be after he was here and we were established - reality is, I make a good living, and we will need that in the beginning. Ultimately, I would love to have a good enough income (win the lottery, whatever, lol) that we would be able to live between both places - spend the winters in JA, summers here.

Immigrating and adjusting is no joke - three of my closest friends moved here from South Africa, Scotland, and Ireland - Even coming from countries that are somewhat similar to ours in educational systems, etc... they all had a hard time adjusting - My friend from SA went from being a straight A student to getting Ds in English - all because of the style by which she wrote = I used to help her to edit her papers, and she went back to an A student - but it was hard for her. I know someone else who came up on a K1, was married a few years, and divorced - his ex did everything for him, and he didn't learn how to do anything for himself. When they split, he had no clue of things like how to balance a checkbook, ATM fees, doing a resume, school, etc.... and had an unbelievably hard time.

Even though I haven't started the process yet (hopefully after my next trip, we have some stuff to sort out first), I think that I have a good grasp on what it will take - and I already know that the hardest thing for me is going to be stepping back and letting him make his own mistakes. But I also know that if I don't do that, I would be setting him up for failure.

I hear yuh sus...but I'm like Lawny...if I could mek a descent pissa change inna JA...I would move me and my boys back in a heartbeat! In recent years I have had so many family members that wouldda DEAD if dem nuh reach farrin'...turn back and go back home it's not even funny!

I think that' one of my biggest fears...where I live at least is not anywhere near as social as JA is. Where yuh cyan jus walk outta road han hangout listen music and drink a green bokkle. Here...you have to go to a bar for that and that a totally different atmosphere all together. It reminds me of when I first moved here. My father missed the whole social aspect of his pubs. Back home in England a pub wasn't really like a Bar...pon a friday night the whole family would go down to the pub. My sister and myself would get Babycham's and my parents would just sit and chat wid friends. I keep trying to explain this to Ken...but unfortunately I think this is something he will have to see and learn for himself!

I am hoping that he will find other social activities to get involved in...like right now my son's soccer team is looking for an Asst. Coach (Ken would be perfect)....we'll have to see! I have been trying to get him enrolled in a GED program...so he can start that ...but ... Time will tell. I was thinking this morning hopefully by 2013...he... we will be adjusted and tackling 'normal' couple issues.

Bless,Gill

Edited March 26, 2008 by Deyoungting

[Forever Young 1]

Gill try to relax and don't let the stress get to you... Things will work themselves keep the faith.

Thanks Sonny...I trying Chica...I'm trying!

Bless,Gill

But GILL...you MEEKS...if you a jump on di bed ua go mash it up...wah poor Ken ago sleep pon?

Yuh nuh see mi ave a next pretty pretty bed inna deh back! Whether it's jumping or humping...dis bed ah guh mash hup...wan way or deh oddah!

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Gill try to relax and don't let the stress get to you... Things will work themselves keep the faith.

Thanks Sonny...I trying Chica...I'm trying!

Bless,Gill

But GILL...you MEEKS...if you a jump on di bed ua go mash it up...wah poor Ken ago sleep pon?

Yuh nuh see mi ave a next pretty pretty bed inna deh back! Whether it's jumping or humping...dis bed ah guh mash hup...wan way or deh oddah!

[Islandwoman 0]

Lawny

mi learn early...there are a few ppl i will express myself to..cause dem do the same..watch out fi the one dem wah just want hear and have nothing to say..dats all mi a seh

Wey yuh mean by dat Kimmie? Aldough me knoa yuh nah talk bout me, me deh yah a read a whole heap a time but nuh have nutting to say, cause sumbady already sey weh my waan say or it nuh apply to me. Me just luv fe read weh oonu write and laugh bout eveyday. No ulterior motive dere.

I second that too. I don't speak much but I love you all and I would never judge! Just I don't have a man anymore so alot of the things don't pertain to me I've stayed around because of the positive things that do go on here, the laughter, the great advice, and all the support.

Claire..neva si this post....

Wah mi mean is..everybody luv talk bout dem no ave problems and dem sorry and ray tay tay...so if ano fi do with immigration or the visa journey mi no really seh nuttin unless it's general...ssome ppl love to hear wah a happen in ur life...but dem so perfect nuttin go wrong inna fi dem...mi nah lie..some a di statement them wah ppl may post mek mi wonder...but u cannot act like di glass rosey if it smear up..so mi ave all di advice fi gi and joke fi run..but mi step back from some topics more time...ppl must remember they are trying to build a life with their partners not giving them this oppotunity of a life time..the chance of my life would able to move back to JA and live confortably

life goes on during and after..don't act like things are peachy inna yuh life cause di man. woman nodeh next to yuh fi si..cause wah yuh hide will be ur enemy..yuh a set up yuh self fi live a lie and try mek tings perfect fi dem...when mi couldn't go a JA mi mek dat clear to Kashi...if mi phone cut off mi no mek up story bout it..just tell it like it is..it is life...not a honeymoon..so don't be fooled those that are just starting out..i'll alwasy be glad that I found u guys when i did cause it made mi aware of some issues..and the adjsutment is a big one...for me at least !!

Soooo tru Kimmy! I haven't gone through the process yet but my cousin came up in November on a K1 visa and he HATES it here. He said the country is TOOO different from Jamaica and he wants to go back, but he's willing to try his best and do what he can for his wife. Personally, I plan on moving back to JA soon as I have enough money saved up. Everytime I go home my family says "me a dead if mi nuh reach farrin". I have to tell them NOWHERE in the world is a bed of roses.

Girl, they just don't know. I tell my people AMERICA is not JOKE! It no EASY! But, you have to be willing to try. My fiance had no INTENTIONS at all to ever come here, but it just happened that we ran into each other and fell in love. We discussed the adjustment process a lot, but I told him, he won't know until he gets here and starts working and gets into the American way of life. I told him, if it's too much for him to handle I'll go back with him. It's easy for me to say that, because that's been my plan for many years.

DJ and I had this discussion on my last trip - Because as much as I love JA, I am 99.9% sure that I could not live there year round - for a variety of reasons, mainly because I don't think I can be that far away from my family - I just feel that it would be tough to earn a good enough income that I would be able to hop a plane at will to come home for a visit or in an emergency - Living in the US, it would be easier to do it by hopping a plane to JA. My family has been through a lot of loss in the past few years, and those of us that remain have been brought closer together by it - I couldn't be so far from my mom (would break her heart) or miss so much of my nephews lives. D is close to his Mom, but by phone only - he hadn't seen her in two years before my last trip. I told him that I could easily move to a warmer climate, but within the US and it would have to be after he was here and we were established - reality is, I make a good living, and we will need that in the beginning. Ultimately, I would love to have a good enough income (win the lottery, whatever, lol) that we would be able to live between both places - spend the winters in JA, summers here.

Immigrating and adjusting is no joke - three of my closest friends moved here from South Africa, Scotland, and Ireland - Even coming from countries that are somewhat similar to ours in educational systems, etc... they all had a hard time adjusting - My friend from SA went from being a straight A student to getting Ds in English - all because of the style by which she wrote = I used to help her to edit her papers, and she went back to an A student - but it was hard for her. I know someone else who came up on a K1, was married a few years, and divorced - his ex did everything for him, and he didn't learn how to do anything for himself. When they split, he had no clue of things like how to balance a checkbook, ATM fees, doing a resume, school, etc.... and had an unbelievably hard time.

Even though I haven't started the process yet (hopefully after my next trip, we have some stuff to sort out first), I think that I have a good grasp on what it will take - and I already know that the hardest thing for me is going to be stepping back and letting him make his own mistakes. But I also know that if I don't do that, I would be setting him up for failure.

I think that is EVERYONE'S dream Sus!! Just gotta find the "mobile" job to make it work.

[Islandwoman 0]

Girl, they just don't know. I tell my people AMERICA is not JOKE! It no EASY! But, you have to be willing to try. My fiance had no INTENTIONS at all to ever come here, but it just happened that we ran into each other and fell in love. We discussed the adjustment process a lot, but I told him, he won't know until he gets here and starts working and gets into the American way of life. I told him, if it's too much for him to handle I'll go back with him. It's easy for me to say that, because that's been my plan for many years.

DJ and I had this discussion on my last trip - Because as much as I love JA, I am 99.9% sure that I could not live there year round - for a variety of reasons, mainly because I don't think I can be that far away from my family - I just feel that it would be tough to earn a good enough income that I would be able to hop a plane at will to come home for a visit or in an emergency - Living in the US, it would be easier to do it by hopping a plane to JA. My family has been through a lot of loss in the past few years, and those of us that remain have been brought closer together by it - I couldn't be so far from my mom (would break her heart) or miss so much of my nephews lives. D is close to his Mom, but by phone only - he hadn't seen her in two years before my last trip. I told him that I could easily move to a warmer climate, but within the US and it would have to be after he was here and we were established - reality is, I make a good living, and we will need that in the beginning. Ultimately, I would love to have a good enough income (win the lottery, whatever, lol) that we would be able to live between both places - spend the winters in JA, summers here.

Immigrating and adjusting is no joke - three of my closest friends moved here from South Africa, Scotland, and Ireland - Even coming from countries that are somewhat similar to ours in educational systems, etc... they all had a hard time adjusting - My friend from SA went from being a straight A student to getting Ds in English - all because of the style by which she wrote = I used to help her to edit her papers, and she went back to an A student - but it was hard for her. I know someone else who came up on a K1, was married a few years, and divorced - his ex did everything for him, and he didn't learn how to do anything for himself. When they split, he had no clue of things like how to balance a checkbook, ATM fees, doing a resume, school, etc.... and had an unbelievably hard time.

Even though I haven't started the process yet (hopefully after my next trip, we have some stuff to sort out first), I think that I have a good grasp on what it will take - and I already know that the hardest thing for me is going to be stepping back and letting him make his own mistakes. But I also know that if I don't do that, I would be setting him up for failure.

I hear yuh sus...but I'm like Lawny...if I could mek a descent pissa change inna JA...I would move me and my boys back in a heartbeat! In recent years I have had so many family members that wouldda DEAD if dem nuh reach farrin'...turn back and go back home it's not even funny!

I think that' one of my biggest fears...where I live at least is not anywhere near as social as JA is. Where yuh cyan jus walk outta road han hangout listen music and drink a green bokkle. Here...you have to go to a bar for that and that a totally different atmosphere all together. It reminds me of when I first moved here. My father missed the whole social aspect of his pubs. Back home in England a pub wasn't really like a Bar...pon a friday night the whole family would go down to the pub. My sister and myself would get Babycham's and my parents would just sit and chat wid friends. I keep trying to explain this to Ken...but unfortunately I think this is something he will have to see and learn for himself!

I am hoping that he will find other social activities to get involved in...like right now my son's soccer team is looking for an Asst. Coach (Ken would be perfect)....we'll have to see! I have been trying to get him enrolled in a GED program...so he can start that ...but ... Time will tell. I was thinking this morning hopefully by 2013...he... we will be adjusted and tackling 'normal' couple issues.

Bless,Gill

That's exactly what I'm worried about as well. I know when I step off the plane in JA I get such a feeling of open-ness (if that's such a word!!) because you can just hang anywhere - the restaurants and bars are wide open - even the lobby at the hotels are wide open. Because of our climate here, eveything is closed up, more confined which makes for a different atomsphere and attitude. My boss (who loves to go to Mexico) talks about the differences in the people and how they interact in the warmer climates. But like you said, they need to find other things to invovle themselves with and just look forward to the trips to JA where they can party on the street!

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

If you've stayed anywhere in NEGRIL other than the (Riu, Grand Lido, Hedionism, Sandals or Couples) please reply to this?

[*JG* 2]

Sus, your climate comment made me laugh.

I caught the end of Cool Runnings last night. When they first walked out of the Calgary airport and the scene right after where they looked like eskimos after buying winter gear, made me belly laugh. I flashed back to Andre's first cooler down to cold temps.

[sus 70]

If you've stayed anywhere in NEGRIL other than the (Riu, Grand Lido, Hedionism, Sandals or Couples) please reply to this?

I have Lawny - lots of spots - what are you looking for? I never stay at the AI