“A Date That Will Live In Infamy”
This is how Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt characterized December 7, 1941. It was the day Japan attacked the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, and caused the deaths of more than 3000 Americans.
Our Stirring Visit To The Oklahoma City Memorial
On Friday, July 20, 2001 we visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial. This memorial is located on the site of the Alfred P. Murrah building, which was destroyed by a bomb blast on April 19, 1995, and was built to honor the lives of the 168 people who died that day.
Immigration Questions & Answers
These are answers to questions that I received from various people as they prepared for their own immigration.
South African Social Clubs
When you first arrive in your new country, it can be very useful to have contact with other people from your former country who have already gone through what you are currently going through. This is where social clubs come in.
Diary: Our First Seven Days In The US
For some reason I decided to start keeping a diary the day we entered the USA. Unfortunately this idea lasted only for 7 days. I say “unfortunately” because I only realized some months later, after reading those seven days again, what an incredible period in our lives that had been, and how nice it would’ve been had I recorded more of those initial days.
Anyway, here they are…
Our Immigration: The Long Story
Immigration is a long process. It’s not simply a matter of packing a suitcase and hopping on a plane. This is the long story of how we came to the US