10 Years in the US today!

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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!

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Our Exciting Naturalization As US Citizens

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We became US citizens a few days ago. Here’s the story of our naturalization process…

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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.

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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…

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