Today we celebrate our 12th year in the US and next month will be our 10th year in Texas!
Immigration
Articles related to our immigration, including how we came to the US, milestones along the way, and issues related to immigration in general.
10 Years in the US today!
We’ve been living in the US for 10 years today!
After a long flight from Amsterdam, we touched down at San Francisco International Airport at 1.30 p.m. PST on September 5, 1996. I can hardly believe that 10 years have gone by. On the one hand it seems so long, but on the other hand it seems so short!
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…