MENA class of 04-08 ladies

[Mithra 1,185]

Eek! I meant 04-08!

Edited April 28, 2012 by Mithra

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Hahaha I was like wow there must have been a Beta version of VJ that I missed

[Jenn! 918]

K1 Visa Morocco 2005 and former MEAN girl? Still a VJ lurker.

Edited May 2, 2012 by Jenn!

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Rude and Clamorous in the house ! :dance:

[Mithra 1,185]

Rofl! Yeah I think I had high school on the brain although I graduated in 92.

K3 visa - filed in 06, visa in hand 07. Former and now current MEAN girl, apparently. Although I was way meaner years ago lol. I guess immigration played such a huge part in my life that I never really leave. Crazy as its all been, I still enjoy this place. I've formed some lasting friendships here.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Oops forgot

CR-1/Palestine 2005

OT provocateur... MENA pundit...

[JeanneVictoria 55]

I'm still here! Hello ladies!!

Filed CR-1/ Egypt 06, visa issued 07. Where did the time go!

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

LaL has been sighted recently....

[Crossed_fingers 128]

I started reading, mostly lurking, VJ around 2009-2010, when a lot of the 04-08 ladies were still posting. I read a ton of the archives, too. Most of y'all don't know me at all, but I hope the people this thread is directed to are all doing well. By posting in this forum, you've informed and at times entertained me and in some ways I feel like I shared your journeys a bit. Um, not in a stalker way. But aww, shucks, it's like watching an all-star reunion here!

[Meriem_DZ 37]

I'm here. Still check in every once in a while. Mostly lurking. Class of 05-06. We will have our 6th Anniversary in Sept and still very happy "with our heads up in the clouds" lol. My DH is just as sweet and loving as when we first met. He has his citizenship and his working for Toyota Manufacturing. It took him about 5 yrs working at piddly jobs to find a great paying job with wonderful benefits. For the record, I have 2 other friends that I met here on VJ (older wife, younger Algerian husband) that are all still happily married. I met them here on VJ when I first joined. We all went through the visa process with nearly the same timelines. They just don't come around on VJ anymore.

Meriem

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

I'm here. Still check in every once in a while. Mostly lurking. Class of 05-06. We will have our 6th Anniversary in Sept and still very happy "with our heads up in the clouds" lol. My DH is just as sweet and loving as when we first met. He has his citizenship and his working for Toyota Manufacturing. It took him about 5 yrs working at piddly jobs to find a great paying job with wonderful benefits.

Meriem

Hai Meriem - nice to see you !

For the record, I have 2 other friends that I met here on VJ (older wife, younger Algerian husband) that are all still happily married. I met them here on VJ when I first joined. We all went through the visa process with nearly the same timelines. They just don't come around on VJ anymore.

The latest discussion about the older woman/younger MENA man relationships is here - I am sure the OP would love to have your input:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/362974-looking-for-mena-success-stories/

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

I started reading, mostly lurking, VJ around 2009-2010, when a lot of the 04-08 ladies were still posting. I read a ton of the archives, too. Most of y'all don't know me at all, but I hope the people this thread is directed to are all doing well. By posting in this forum, you've informed and at times entertained me and in some ways I feel like I shared your journeys a bit. Um, not in a stalker way. But aww, shucks, it's like watching an all-star reunion here!

I remember you ! Nice to see you again... and wow what nice comments... haha MENA All-Stars I love it

[sandinista! 1,816]

I first started getting to know my now husband back in 03. And literally spent the next couple of years before we married doing everything I could to get to know him inside out and backwards. We also spent that time working on practical things- him saving money because he refused to immigrate here destitute while knowing it would take a couple of months for him to legally work. At certain times of the year, he'd be working at three different jobs. That was a more practical use of our time than spending six hours a day passing yahoo smileys back and forth to each other. He made and discussed plans for keeping himself

occupied in those first few months too, and stuck with

them. Being proactive about that initial adjustment period worked for us anyways.

[LaL 418]

LaL has been sighted recently....

hai MK

[Ban Hammer 13,349]

topic title edited per request.

and it's like old times in this thread