Arazia

June 21, 2007

It really doesn't matter who made the mistake, the island is part of Japan, and thust he Japanese have the right to rename the island whatever they want. It doesn't matter who lives there, or who is initiating the renaming process, it is their island, their country, their right to do with it as they please. They could rename it tim-butt-two and would still have the right to do so.

June 21, 2007

So... we screwed up and called the island the wrong thing, and people are mad that they want to change it back to the correct name? :blink: We aren't the center of the universe, and sometimes we're wrong about things. I mean, for the longest time there was that whole Peking/Beijing thing where we mis-prounounced things.

*shrugs* It's their island, their country, they have a right to name it whatever they want.

June 21, 2007

Updated. Added wheeler04 to the list.

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Name .............Received.....NOA1....Biometrics...Transfer...Interview...Approved/Stamp...Days...

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Jashley820........04-25-07...05-01-07...05-18-07...05-25-07............

wheeler04.........04-25-07...05-01-07...05-19-07

mysticbluerose....04-27-07...05-01-07...05-10-07...............07-24-07

Buxton babe.......04-27-07...05-02-07...06-06-07...06-08-07............

ainfante.....................05-02-07...05-18-07...............09-05-07

fish..............04-28-07...05-03-07...06-01-07...06-01-07............

Kristen y Efrain..04-26-07...05-05-07...05-18-07...............07-13-07

GINEA_123.........04-30-07...05-05-07...05-31-07

Arazia............04-30-07...05-07-07...05-25-07...06-08-07............

Pepe Galleta......05-01-07...05-07-07...06-13-07

Bora Bora.........05-02-07...05-08-07...05-30-07

silke.............05-02-07...05-07-07...05-25-07...............07-26-07

gustahot..........05-02-07...05-07-07...06-01-07

annie&tee.........05-03-07...05-08-07

cardamom..........05-03-07...05-09-07...06-06-07

oakwell...........05-03-07...05-11-07...05-29-07

Amanda-Lise.......05-04-07...05-10-07...05-30-07

rahtrynhard.............................05-31-07

amelynn43.........05-05-07

BlueRain77........05-05-07...05-10-07...06-07-07

Martin............05-07-07...05-11-07...06-01-07...06-06-07............

kimberly&tarek....05-07-07...05-11-07...05-31-07

ready4ONE.........05-07-07...05-11-07...06-07-07...............08-01-07

ieva & carl.......05-04-07...05-11-07...06-05-07

nakashima ayumi...05-08-07...05-15-07...06-04-07

Singers...........05-09-07...05-14-07...06-08-07

lucky star........05-09-07...05-14-07...05-31-07

JessiPooh (EAD)...05-09-07...05-14-07...06-01-07...05-21-07............

arch and cel......05-10-07...05-15-07...06-27-07

MayLeo............05-10-07...05-15-07...06-07-07...06-13-07............

dave ehssa........05-13-07...05-16-07...06-02-07

archie07.....................05-16-07...07-05-07

lex07.............05-16-07...05-21-07...06-22-07

trey n roxy.......05-17-07...05-21-07...06-07-07...06-19-07............

Beachmouse........05-17-07...05-21-07...06-15-07...............08-13-07

Cassandra PC......05-20-07...05-23-07...06-19-07

forchika..........05-20-07...05-23-07...06-19-07

winterr...........05-21-07...05-23-07...06-18-07

cunnind.................................06-19-07

Erichu............05-21-07...05-24-07...06-19-07

Mike and Jennie...05-22-07...05-25-07...06-21-07

chaplin...........05-23-07...05-25-07...06-14-07

heishe............05-23-07...05-25-07...06-21-07

Karly-n-Bruce.....05-23-07...05-25-07...06-28-07

Thersch...........05-23-07...05-29-07...06-18-07

diamondsprt.......05-24-07...05-29-07...06-19-07

sweetangeltheresa.05-24-07...05-30-07...07-02-07

Anja and Henry....05-25-07...05-30-07...06-22-07

Mephys............05-25-07...05-30-07...06-21-07

chikimyrn.........05-25-07...05-30-07

jenny and manny...05-25-07...05-30-07

featherB..........05-25-07...05-31-07...06-27-07

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June 21, 2007

Well, my first response would be - my husband wanted to come to the United States even before he met me. If he hadn't met me, he was planning on coming here on a student visa or a work visa. About the only thing he gave up was his education, which he has to re-start here. He didn't really care for his own language and prefers English, and while he thinks some things are better in the Netherlands, he knows this is where he wants to be.

With that said... I encourage him to talk to his family, although sometimes he can be a bit lazy about doing so. I ask him a lot about the differences between countries, societies, and how we view things. We hold hands, snuggle, and are generally quite loving most of the time. Our only real conflict lately has been me getting on his case because he isn't taking his schooling seriously enough, but it's still early on and these are his first classes.

In some way, I find these questions a little bit leading... There are some people who take their foreign mates for granted, but the vast majority of us are in real relationships and treat our spouces with the same respect we expect to receive in return.

June 20, 2007

We got another touch this morning.

This is the fourth touch since it was transfered to CSC.

As my husband says 'I hope that's a good thing.'

At least I know someone is doing something with the application.

Although I still think they are just tossing it from desk to desk to get my hopes up. *fistshake*

June 20, 2007

No, unless you count me making my husband mow the lawn.

June 20, 2007

Updated as of this morning's information.