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I know this has been covered at nauseous but here I am. Been living in the US for close to 3 years and I like it but I miss home so much. I've started looking into getting my husband Canadian permanent residency. Now dont get me wrong, it will never happen because he's made quite clear he's never leaving the South. But miracles do happen, right? lol

Anyway, this is just a useless rant from a French Canadian girl who cried at work in her car today over lunch time because she missed her home so much.

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I know this has been covered at nauseous but here I am. Been living in the US for close to 3 years and I like it but I miss home so much. I've started looking into getting my husband Canadian permanent residency. Now dont get me wrong, it will never happen because he's made quite clear he's never leaving the South. But miracles do happen, right? lol

Anyway, this is just a useless rant from a French Canadian girl who cried at work in her car today over lunch time because she missed her home so much.

* ad nauseum. As I said, losing my mind! :rofl:

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Sorry to hear you are having a hard time. :(

I was thinking that you might be able to find another French Canadian Girl Expat to hang out with in Texas if you check out some of the expat sites. Get out for coffee, go to a museum, talk in french...won't be the same as home but it might help you from being so homesick.

Bonne chance!

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Sorry to hear you are having a hard time. :(

I was thinking that you might be able to find another French Canadian Girl Expat to hang out with in Texas if you check out some of the expat sites. Get out for coffee, go to a museum, talk in french...won't be the same as home but it might help you from being so homesick.

Bonne chance!

Hikergirl: Thank you for your message, it made me feel better. It's just a bad day I guess and I need to remind myself that so may Canadians feel this way. I chose to come down here for a job and now I am where I am. I made my bed, I can lay in it. It's a pretty comfy bed most of the time, anyway lol

I haven't been home in too long a time and I think a visit home as soon as I can get time off will help tremedulously.

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Hikergirl: Thank you for your message, it made me feel better. It's just a bad day I guess and I need to remind myself that so may Canadians feel this way. I chose to come down here for a job and now I am where I am. I made my bed, I can lay in it. It's a pretty comfy bed most of the time, anyway lol

I haven't been home in too long a time and I think a visit home as soon as I can get time off will help tremedulously.

I'm feeling like this too and I've only been in Texas a few weeks. I like it but I'm sure I'll feel better after I meet people, work, etc. You are not alone. :)

March 2010- Met in Calgary, Canada (he was working there)

Dec 31, 2010- Engaged

Jan 5, 2011- Mailed I-129f

Jan 10, 2011- Signature of acceptance at Texas lockbox

Jan 12, 2011- Notice date on NOA1 hardcopy

Jan 14, 2011- Touched

Jan 18, 2011- Received email notification/forward to VSC and check cashed

Jan 20, 2011- He moved to Houston/work transfer :(

May 12, 2011- NOA2!

May 20, 2011- Left NVC for Vancouver

Aug 17, 2011- Medical

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Aug 29, 2011- POE at Sweetgrass, Montana...drove to Houston

Sept 24, 2011- Wedding in Hawaii

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I'm feeling like this too and I've only been in Texas a few weeks. I like it but I'm sure I'll feel better after I meet people, work, etc. You are not alone. :)

Thank you so much for your kind words! Its good to know I'm not alone. I always knew there were others who were homesick, but lately it's been harder for some reason. Thanks for the support xoxo

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Sigh me Fiancee is here from England and we are so excited to be togeather after 14 mo's of waiting for the visa. We are planning the wedding and doing everything togeather. But she is feeling homesick and alone is there anything I can do?

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I have already found a network of venezuela people for my little lady fot this exact reason.. U shoild visit.. caNada is just up the road.. Jpe many times have visited in the 3 years.. ?

K101/17/2012.....I-129F ..... sent to Dallas, Texas

01/25/2012.....NOA1 (text & email) ..... sent to Vermont Service Center

01/28/2012.....NOA1 Hard Copy in Mail

07/31/2012.....NOA2.. 188 days update@USCIS

08/03/2012.....NOA2.. Hard Copy

09/04/2012.....Sent Email to Caracas Embassy for Interview date.. they had not contacted her

09/05/2012.....Embassy response.. with interview date!!

10/17/2012.....INTERVIEW @Caracas Embassy!

10/17/2012.....INTERVIEW @Caracas Embassy... APPROVED!!

12/31/2012.....POE.. Miami, arrived to AUSTIN next day smile.png

02/16/2013.....Married!!

AOS - K1

05/06/2013.....I-465 & I-765 sent USPS priority mail

05/14/2013......Email, Text of Receiving package on 5/11

05/16/2013......Hard Copy of NOA1 received: I-465 and _I-765 Application for employment

05/20/2013...... Bio-metric hard-copy.
05/29/2013...... Biometric scheduled. . Austin office

07/15/2013...... EAD card arrived in mail today smile.png

10/20/2013...... Green Card approved! NOA hardcopy received!

10/31/2013...... Green Card Delivered!!

ROC-I-751
07/21/15 90 day Window Opens

07/24/15 I-751 Mailed to Cali. Service Center
09/03/15 Biometeric scheduled and completed

01/26/16 ROC Letter arrived
01/30/16 10 yr Green Card arrived

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I have already found a network of venezuela people for my little lady fot this exact reason.. U shoild visit.. caNada is just up the road.. Jpe many times have visited in the 3 years.. ?

yes, i feel much better now, I was able to take time off work and Im going home to Canada shortly for 2 weeks :)

I will make a better efforts when I get back to find other French Canadians in my region, or just French speaking people. It helps, being able to speak your native language once in a while.

Thank you for your reply and suggestion, I appreciate it! Glad that you were able to find friends from Venezuela! I went to Caracas and Maracaibos a few years back and LOVE IT! :thumbs:

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hey.. this may sound stupid.. but maybe contact the FRENCH teacher at local schools.. or university.. they may be able to point towards a french network..

what part of the country are you in?! maybe some vj'rs could help you out with this..

ps.. the homesick part is what i am worried about for my better half.. so i am doing lots of research before we submit K1 in Jan... luckily, with my job i was able to meet a consultant that is from Venezuela and i inquired about the VENZ expats.. she informed Austin has a large community!! soo. i hope it makes her more comfortable.. :)

ps.. yes.. i was in VENZ for 2 weeks in August!! i can't wait to go back.. but i won't have enough Vacation days for another year.. BUT.. i might use that time.. to back WHEN she gets the k1 and we can BOTH come back together!! :blush:

K101/17/2012.....I-129F ..... sent to Dallas, Texas

01/25/2012.....NOA1 (text & email) ..... sent to Vermont Service Center

01/28/2012.....NOA1 Hard Copy in Mail

07/31/2012.....NOA2.. 188 days update@USCIS

08/03/2012.....NOA2.. Hard Copy

09/04/2012.....Sent Email to Caracas Embassy for Interview date.. they had not contacted her

09/05/2012.....Embassy response.. with interview date!!

10/17/2012.....INTERVIEW @Caracas Embassy!

10/17/2012.....INTERVIEW @Caracas Embassy... APPROVED!!

12/31/2012.....POE.. Miami, arrived to AUSTIN next day smile.png

02/16/2013.....Married!!

AOS - K1

05/06/2013.....I-465 & I-765 sent USPS priority mail

05/14/2013......Email, Text of Receiving package on 5/11

05/16/2013......Hard Copy of NOA1 received: I-465 and _I-765 Application for employment

05/20/2013...... Bio-metric hard-copy.
05/29/2013...... Biometric scheduled. . Austin office

07/15/2013...... EAD card arrived in mail today smile.png

10/20/2013...... Green Card approved! NOA hardcopy received!

10/31/2013...... Green Card Delivered!!

ROC-I-751
07/21/15 90 day Window Opens

07/24/15 I-751 Mailed to Cali. Service Center
09/03/15 Biometeric scheduled and completed

01/26/16 ROC Letter arrived
01/30/16 10 yr Green Card arrived

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here is a whole thread on French/american couples.. :) canadian counts no?! lol

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/320498-frenchamerican-couples-part-ii-2011/

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K101/17/2012.....I-129F ..... sent to Dallas, Texas

01/25/2012.....NOA1 (text & email) ..... sent to Vermont Service Center

01/28/2012.....NOA1 Hard Copy in Mail

07/31/2012.....NOA2.. 188 days update@USCIS

08/03/2012.....NOA2.. Hard Copy

09/04/2012.....Sent Email to Caracas Embassy for Interview date.. they had not contacted her

09/05/2012.....Embassy response.. with interview date!!

10/17/2012.....INTERVIEW @Caracas Embassy!

10/17/2012.....INTERVIEW @Caracas Embassy... APPROVED!!

12/31/2012.....POE.. Miami, arrived to AUSTIN next day smile.png

02/16/2013.....Married!!

AOS - K1

05/06/2013.....I-465 & I-765 sent USPS priority mail

05/14/2013......Email, Text of Receiving package on 5/11

05/16/2013......Hard Copy of NOA1 received: I-465 and _I-765 Application for employment

05/20/2013...... Bio-metric hard-copy.
05/29/2013...... Biometric scheduled. . Austin office

07/15/2013...... EAD card arrived in mail today smile.png

10/20/2013...... Green Card approved! NOA hardcopy received!

10/31/2013...... Green Card Delivered!!

ROC-I-751
07/21/15 90 day Window Opens

07/24/15 I-751 Mailed to Cali. Service Center
09/03/15 Biometeric scheduled and completed

01/26/16 ROC Letter arrived
01/30/16 10 yr Green Card arrived

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I feel for you La2011 :)

I've been in NM a couple times back when my husband and I were dating and I just moved permanently when I received my visa this June. I couldn't find any other French Canadians but I found French speaking club in my area. It's enough for me to not feel too homesick. Look it up, there might be on in TX too. Search for ''French language'' as interest on this website: http://www.meetup.com/. My group has very nice and helpful members. I meet them about once a month and it feels good to speak French :)

I also contacted local French schools to offer to volunteer for them. The French community in NM is pretty close knitted. We're expats from allover the world and I have yet to meet another person from Quebec here... But I haven't given up!

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LA2011,

I lived in 6 European countries (including France) and briefly for 6 months in India before coming to the U.S., yet I have never been to Canada in my life. My wife wants us to ride the Mountaineer some day and I can imagine that the scenery must be beautiful. But what is it you are missing particularly while being in the U.S.? It can't be the cold, so I'm quite curious . . .

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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LA2011,

I lived in 6 European countries (including France) and briefly for 6 months in India before coming to the U.S., yet I have never been to Canada in my life. My wife wants us to ride the Mountaineer some day and I can imagine that the scenery must be beautiful. But what is it you are missing particularly while being in the U.S.? It can't be the cold, so I'm quite curious . . .

I miss my family, my childhood friends, speaking French and the food....

Glad to hear you are making it home for a visit :)

Fill up on poutine and french culture while you are there!

Oh yeah, poutine is most defintely on the menu! lol Poutine is the best comfort food...

Ya dont know what you've got til it's gone, right?! :rofl:

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