Have any of you ever thought..
screw it! Im moving to (insert MENA country here) lol.... cuzz, if he had his way, my son and I would be making arrangments for that now hee hee
I have fleeting thoughts now and we arent even filing till next month.
Just curious, thought the replies would be interesting.

Yeah....I have thought about if I was born Egyptian that I would rather live inEgypt. I know they have many problems but they also have many good things about their culture that I do not see much here...friendship, family, culture, friendliness, kindness, less selfishness...but being american and non-muslim I do not feel safe there ...just hypothetically would rather be there if I were born in that area and fit there

Yes I have thought it almost on a daily basis.

I do know of a girl who met a guy on the net from Morocco. Met him in person went back to the states. Longed to be with him so bad that she sold everything, moved to Morocco and has been there since Aug of last year.

So I guess it can be done.

Ya, I though about the same points. Its not that I dont feel safe, but I am just not ready to "start over". Im 29, and I think Ive accomplished so much in my short career and in life.. It would be like starting over at 20.. small apt,just getting by, not having all the "creature comforts". Yes- this is shallow, I guess.
We have "dreamt" of someday buying a house there, so we can go back and have lengthy stays whenever we wanted. ahhhh that all sounds so nice

Just had an arguement with mine. I would love to go there, just to slap his brains out and put it back in to see if it'll start functioning properly again. Sorry it's just one of those days.

And to get back to the subject... yes I've thought of that many times myself. If I had my way, I'd be living there already.

Hugs,

Ayesha

I tried editing my reply but I dunno if it worked...i lived with him there for almost a year and it was the most exciting time in our life....compared to that our life now is so boring....but thats how i described it to him that it will be boring and safe with a lot of rules...he is doing okay here with adapting but every now and then he breaks down and i feel guilty that he has to deal with life here becasue of me...he is not the type of person that is interested that much in america and always asks if we can retire back to egypt...but then I reminded him of our future kids....lol...I really onyl hope that one day he can be truly happy here and not have that same feling i felt when i lived in egypt---but permanently instead of temporary...

Oh ya, believe me, my husband and I have discussed me moving to Egypt if we don't hear something soon. I keep telling him that we have waited this long we can wait a bit more. I am with you on the career thing also. I've worked so hard to get where i am today. Maybe it is selfish, I don't know, but as for now I am hoping for a visa soon. If our case is denied then i will rethink things then.

everyday.

I hope that for you guys too.

Not sure if you mean permanently, and forgetting about the visa & USA ??? or temporarily ???

Yes... and I did it... it's conflicting for me because it was the best, yet the most stressful, decision I ever made in my life...would I do it again ? no !! but, I wouldn't give up the things that I have gained here. I don't think I would have had the acceptance of his family had I not lived among them for an extended time... I think they might have resented me for taking him to America if they didn't get to know me first...plus, now I think that they feel more confident that he will be okay in America after experiencing my personality...

I did it, but it was HARD!!!!!!!!!! I did the stupidest things which were buy a one way ticket, come with virtually no money, and I promised to stick it out until the visa came... dumb, dumb, and kind of blind ignorance...

I think if you and your son want to join your husband, there is a lot of great things to be learned in his country ! But, speaking from personal experience, I would keep a return ticket, the money to get back if you needed it, money for emergencies, and a backup plan between you and your husband that wouldn't make him feel like you'd be bailing on him by leaving.... although, my feelings are based on the Egyptian embassy, which seems to be just about the slowest MENA country, maybe your stay would only be 5 or 6 months at the most....

Just my opinion...

SAY YES FOR THAT!! AND GIVE 6 MONTHS OF WORKING 20 HOURS/DAY.... JUST SAY : I WILL MOVE TO JORDAN!! SAY THAT PLEASE, PLEASE...ILL TAKE U TO UMM QEES EVERYWEEK, AND I WILL MAKE GRILLS EVERYDAY FOR U IN OUR GARDEN... WHAT ELSE? I LOVE YOU SO MUCH HABIBITI

Alright, now - I'll visit Jordan and all ... and maybe, I think I could stay in Amman for a month ... BUT

LIKE HELL I'M LIVING THERE! YOU NUTS?!

*ahem*

That's how I feel at least.

[ It's not a job thing or anything - it's just ... man ... with King Nothing running things over there ... and the possibility of me landing in a cell for saying that - well, go figure. ]

Plus, I didn't really like the concept of a .30 cal machine gun pointed at my face at checkpoints.

Posse Comitatus is a good thing.

HAYATI-L: Umm Qais in that picture? ( The black stone gives it away. )

^^^^^

I'd have to say that even if I didn't have my children, I wouldn't have moved to Egypt instead of waiting on the visa. I wouldn't move there unless we are financially secure...truly financially secure. Nothing kills romance like poverty and poverty would've been exactly what we would've been looking at if I'd have moved there. Or at least *my* idea of poverty. I really enjoy the comforts of home. I would not have been happy or satisfied giving them up.

NO Way...I love my life here, and so many people fought hard for the rights I have now. I don't want to leave the USA....that being said.......if I had to do it, I could live in Jordan, but it would take me some time and some work to adjust to life there. Not to mention lots of help from his family. I was there for about 8 weeks this past summer, I loved it there and it was so hard for me to leave him, but I was very homesick and it was a huge relief to get back in my own norm.

YES!!!! EVERYDAY. Problem is I have horses. Too hard to transport.

hee hee
love you kteer

ya, I dont think I could take my snakes either! lol

I've thought about it everyday...

Even did sold half of my stuff back in August last year to prepare to move to Jordan in December. But due to financial obligations and career opportunities, I'm still here. But really, it'll be a huge change for me -- will not be able to work there at all being that Jordan does not have similar rights that I'm grateful for.

BUT, iffff for any reason that the K1 falls through, I'll probably haul my dog's and myself over there to Jordan (or Dubai, depending on his work situation)

But all in all, yes it's a daily thought!! "Forget all this, I'm moving!"

I would move to Egypt and live. If i didn't own a house I would be there right now. And I can do poor. Done that been there. But what I couldn't handel is not working. There is no tattoo shops there. And I think it would not be accepted if I opened one up. But If my husband dont get a visa. I'm so there.

I did relocate to Jordan in 2006. I stayed there for about 9 months and I wouldn't change it. I am glad to be home but the experience was beyond words. I got to know my husband's family and I truly know his heart and soul much better. It made me love him more to see how he interacts with people in his country and it also helped me understand his culture. I respect it so much more now. It was definately an eye opener to see what we ALL take for granted here in the US. I am not going to lie...Life was very difficult in Jordan. We struggled and that wasn't something I was accustomed to. I have always worked and not working was a hard adjustment for me. I had a few bad days and wished I were home...the language barrier was the worst for me. I would not recommend moving to a country that you cannot fluently speak the language! I survived and we are so much closer. I think the experience bonded us more than either of us could have ever imagined. I can't wait to share my culture and country with him! May 5th is the interview day! Life is good!

Yes, I have already considered leaving USA and living with my husband in Iran. But, living in that particular country is exceptionally hard to do as an American. With the Islamic dress code, lack of freedoms...

Now if my husband and I decided to live in India...I would leave the USA in a hot second!

Yeah, i would do it.
That is plan B. And i've lived and worked in Morocco before, so it wouldn't be like starting from scratch scratch.

i just believe that there are not a lot of opportunities for young men in Morocco, in terms of employment and education. It is kinda sheltered, and i'd love for Habibi to come here and try it out for a little while just to see how we like it and what opportunities might come up.

Even though the US might have a lot of problems and we disagree with what our government is doing a lot of the time-- i still believe to some extent the American dream exists. And you can still make somethin' outta nothin' over here.

We'll see...

I MISS HABIBI!!!

we battled between that and getting him a visa to come here. looking back, i wish i would have gone there instead for a while, THEN applied for his visa here. but thats another story

now we're still considering going back but i'm like moody...very concerned about the financial situation. my husband claims he could never get a decent job there and i don't want to feel trapped in case things went sour. and also i want to travel and i don't see how i'd save the money to travel on a moroccan salary. all things to consider!!!

If my kids were grown I'd move there in a heartbeat.