administrative processing in jordan

[Cathi 5,755]

Dear all

I have a question though

each time i check my case online, i notice the date of the last update is changed; does that mean anything? Does the change mean the last lookbat it? Is this normal?

Thx

I think it is just the last time they updated or looked at your case.

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ok. thank u

40 days in ap and counting...

[Cathi 5,755]

ok. thank u

40 days in ap and counting...

hopefully it won't be much longer, my husband's AP was about 10 weeks. Keep us updated!!!

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hopefully it won't be much longer, my husband's AP was about 10 weeks. Keep us updated!!!

sure, that would be a pleasure...

thanks for your continuous follow up.

i hope ur husband is doing well in his new job...

[Cathi 5,755]

sure, that would be a pleasure...

thanks for your continuous follow up.

i hope ur husband is doing well in his new job...

thanks Rami. When you move to the US which state will you be moving to?

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thanks Rami. When you move to the US which state will you be moving to?

hello mimolicious

unfortunately columbus ohio.

[Cathi 5,755]

hello mimolicious

unfortunately columbus ohio.

lol...you don't like Columbus?

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lol...you don't like Columbus?

No...

I have been there for 3 times on visits. Life there shuts down at 6 pm, so boring and frustrating, I thought I traveled to Irbid instead :-)

I could not find any human being to even talk to, except my old mother and father, in addition to my sister's beautiful kids, who could not stop beating me up and biting me on all over my arms as part of their entertainment.

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I know in just about any American city doesn't carry on to the same late hours I experienced in Cairo. There the city seemed to be waking up about the time I go to bed.

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I know in just about any American city doesn't carry on to the same late hours I experienced in Cairo. There the city seemed to be waking up about the time I go to bed.

yes brother.

except in major cities..

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Hmmm. I've been to Columbus in the past, and it definitely had a nightlife. It's home to Ohio State University, one of the biggest in the country - there are like 50,000 college students running around the city. There are LOT of live music venues and dance clubs that cater to that crowd as well as others. No, most places aren't open all night like in Cairo - shops close by 8 or 9pm, most restaurants close by 11pm, midnight or 1am, and nightclubs close at 2:30am - but the city definitely doesn't shut down at 6pm.

I realize that nightclubs may not be your thing, but what exactly are you looking for ?

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

If you're looking for other MENA guys to talk to, you could probably meet lots of them at the local mosque, or check out the local hookah cafes (which are often owned and operated by MENA folks, although their clientele may or may not be.) My husband enjoys going to a hookah place now and then - he'll sit and drink coffee, speak Arabic and socialize with other Arab guys, play cards, etc.

Here are some of the hookah cafes in Columbus:

http://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=hookah_bars&find_loc=Columbus%2C+OH

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If you're looking for other MENA guys to talk to, you could probably meet lots of them at the local mosque, or check out the local hookah cafes (which are often owned and operated by MENA folks, although their clientele may or may not be.) My husband enjoys going to a hookah place now and then - he'll sit and drink coffee, speak Arabic and socialize with other Arab guys, play cards, etc.

Here are some of the hookah cafes in Columbus:

http://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=hookah_bars&find_loc=Columbus%2C+OH

It does walla ya sister, it does.

Maybe you are talking about the downtown, I agree though....

But I think my family lives in some distant county from the city center, called new Rome, where going out for a walk after 8 pm is like taking a tour in Raccoon City of Zombies

It was really scary even for men in my age

Something I could not tell to my sister when she used to ask me: why do you come early?...

By the way: VERY VERY IMPRESSIVE PICTURE at your signature

[Cathi 5,755]

No...

I have been there for 3 times on visits. Life there shuts down at 6 pm, so boring and frustrating, I thought I traveled to Irbid instead :-)

I could not find any human being to even talk to, except my old mother and father, in addition to my sister's beautiful kids, who could not stop beating me up and biting me on all over my arms as part of their entertainment.

I have been to Irbid several times, my husband's parents are from Malka, and much of his extended family still lives there, there are things to do downtown in Irbid at night, I didn't think it was all that bad. My husband grew up in Amman, and Amman never sleeps. We live in Manchester New Hampshire, and trust me there isn't much to do here, even during the day. My husband hasn't really made any friends here yet, he has one man that he works with who is from Turkey, and one man who works at the local gas station who is from Jordan. I keep trying to encourage him to ask them to the house, or go for coffee or something, but he hasn't yet. When he was in Jordan he spent a lot of time with his friends, and I feel guilty that he hasn't found anyone to "hang out "with here. He goes to mosque and hasn't found anyone he has any common interests with. I am hoping he finds someone soon, I am sure he is tired of staring at my face all the time, even though he says he isn't. At least when you come you will have family, my husband doesn't even have that. You will do fine I'm sure!!!

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

It does walla ya sister, it does.

Maybe you are talking about the downtown, I agree though....

But I think my family lives in some distant county from the city center, called new Rome, where going out for a walk after 8 pm is like taking a tour in Raccoon City of Zombies

It was really scary even for men in my age

Something I could not tell to my sister when she used to ask me: why do you come early?...

By the way: VERY VERY IMPRESSIVE PICTURE at your signature

I'm glad you like the pic I change it from time to time, but this one just lingers...

Oh, then you are a ways out from the downtown area, maybe 6-7 miles. It's not too far to drive, but way too far to walk and I would not advise taking the bus at night. Most of the hookah places are close to the University, up and down High St. I guess you are looking for some place you could walk to ? That might be a tough one. I used to live out in Beavercreek (it's about an hour's drive west of Columbus, between Xenia and Dayton) and there was almost nothing close enough to walk to. Do you have any plans to get a car ?