An update on me and the Mrs... All is well.

[JenT 0]

Why do we hate NC? Because the food is #######. The cities and towns are spread out over zillions of acres. There is a lack of culture. No asian markets (well, there is one a full town away, but it is small). No movie theater worth anything within an hour drive time, etc. etc. etc. It's just ####### here. I made a mistake trying to come down here. Oh well. We will leave as soon as we can.

Sounds like my area of Michigan.

David is filling his waiting time with church activites, playing soccer (that would be 'football' to the Brits), and playing his saxophone. We've got a few home improvement project underway, so he has some errands to run during the week... so far, so good.

[MrsBruce5 0]

Good to see things going well for you & Anh (apart from hating NC) !

Things will continue on the upswing once the red tape is unfurled.

Best Wishes to you both !

[CK&Tydi 0]

Come to SoCal..............hehehhe. You will get a second Vietnam country. YOu will get all the vietnamese food and the vietnamese people plus additional troubles too.........

[dalegg 143]

[Mike n Huong 1]

Awesome T-shirt

[Matt_Stevens 5]

Here is another update for you all... Today Anh received her employee worker's card. Finally! Progress!! We both hope this means the wheels are also turning in regards to her green card.

I don't want to go into details about North Carolina. Just trust us that this town is far more suitable for others. It's not for us. Charlotte is nice. We both like what we see there, though it is a little too spread out for Anh's taste. Frankly, I think she will not feel complete until she is in a city like New York or Boston.

Sorry for not being here more than once or twice per month, but I am so swamped with work and other issues that I rarely have the chance to even relax. But I will keep you all updated on our life together.

It ain't perfect, but we are happy in each other's arms.

[STL_HCMC 0]

Awesome news! Congratulations!

STL_HCMC

Here is another update for you all... Today Anh received her employee worker's card. Finally! Progress!! We both hope this means the wheels are also turning in regards to her green card.

[tom&tata 2]

I don't want to go into details about North Carolina. Just trust us that this town is far more suitable for others. It's not for us. Charlotte is nice. We both like what we see there, though it is a little too spread out for Anh's taste. Frankly, I think she will not feel complete until she is in a city like New York or Boston.

I saw that your wife received her EAD. Hopefully she got a job soon.

I understand where your wife come from re: living in big city, but in our experience, the smaller city living will be easier once she will be able to get a job and have her "own life" back.

[Matt_Stevens 5]

Right now she has no driver's license, so that's a problem in regards to a job. We are working on that. This week she seems to have crossed that hurdle that was keeping her from mastering the ins and outs of driving. I'll now send her to driving school and get a learner's permit and hopefully by Summer she can have a license.

However, then there is the case of a car. We don't have the money for it. Medical bills wiped out my savings over the last six months.

[tom&tata 2]

Right now she has no driver's license, so that's a problem in regards to a job. We are working on that. This week she seems to have crossed that hurdle that was keeping her from mastering the ins and outs of driving. I'll now send her to driving school and get a learner's permit and hopefully by Summer she can have a license.

However, then there is the case of a car. We don't have the money for it. Medical bills wiped out my savings over the last six months.

I - the non USC - had to go to ER within 2 weeks I moved here (in North Indiana) - even with insurance, we still have to pay the co-payment.

With the work & the driving license, I started to feel I am having my "own life" back. Not necessarily the same, because I had to "start over" with my career, but I think it will work out at the end.

Hopefully things will be easier for you and your wife !