Nearing Resolution

Tomorrow is the day, I'll be going to class in the morning, which I'll leave early so we can make it to the appointment with plenty of time. We'll most likely spend several hours there, hopefully those will be constructive hours.

I'll see you on the other side, victorious, hopefully.

MUCH LOVE!!!

DO IT Yourself

This latest situation put me in an uproar but the biggest thing it has done is further punctuate what a great position I'm in, I know I always say this, I just really want to drive home the point how difficult it is to get right by the law.

Anyway, today I woke up clear headed and with a purpose. I have an appointment for May 2 at 1pm to meet with an immigration officer to finally put this beast to sleep (not me the beast haha).

Have a wonderful day and thank you so much for your love and support :)

MUCH LOVE!!!

Learning to Adapt

I was so silly to think and believe that attaining the end goal would be a smooth process. Let me tell you it has become everything but.

I got to talk to the attorney today, we have to make another appointment to go back and see an immigration officer. I was at school all day today, and called her during my break. She explained that we had to get an appointment through infopass. If we wanted her to come with me again, it will be $500. I asked her if she could explain to me what infopass is, and if I wanted to do this on my own what it would require. She said, give me call back if you want us to assist you with this, ie pay us the $500 and we'll do the work for you.

My frustration peaked and I've been on the verge of crying all day . . . the times either of my parents try to talk to me about it everything gets loud in my head and I start talking very loud . . . yelling at them. I'm frustrated and angry . . . maybe I'm just being over dramatic. . . hopefully sleeping tonight will give me some time to simmer down and tomorrow I will attend to this matter.

There's no way we're throwing $500 at the attorney to go sit with us, it's nice to be a lawyer . . . and people love to criticize how many undocumented people there are, this is just the tip of the tip of the iceberg! Most people can barely afford to live in a cramped apt. . . I am so damn blessed. I cannot wait to be on the other side of this.

I hope to have simmered down by tomorrow, and will have this matter figured out by the end of tomorrow, MYSELF without an attorney.

DEEP BREATHS go a long way . . .

Past Due

Nothing in the way of greenie today, no call, no mail . . . why must the bureaucratic system taunt me 'til the very end??

MUCH LOVE

Official Status Update

With a receipt number you can check the status of your application on the ICE website and that's what I did today as the 30 days are up. My status says that we are in the process of interview, therefore nothing has happened since I had my interview. No official decision has been made yet.

After that I made a call to the attorney's office to let them know, as the secretary is the one at the phone she never knows what I'm talking about. She will be passing the message on to the attorney who went to the interview with us, and hopefully I'll be hearing from them before the end of the week. . . oh wait that's tomorrow haha. Probably won't hear from them until next week, so we'll see.

Rest assured you will hear from me as soon as I hear from them :)

Thanks so much for following.

MUCH LOVE!!!

Being in San Francisco

I am lucky, lucky, lucky to have the friends I do. I have spent almost an entire week up in San Francisco, had the chance to spend time with really close friends and have seen more of the city since the last couple times I've visited. I love being able to walk everywhere. Of course it helps not having to be pressed for time and no responsibility at the moment. Even if I had a job here, it would be really easy to get around from one place to the other. For those of you who have been here or live up here know what I'm talking about.

As of last week, greenie has yet to arrive . . . I'm (not so) secretly hoping that when I get home my parents will be beaming and have it in their hands . . . Here's hoping!

Thanks for being you.

MUCH LOVE!!!

Life News-Flash

Allow me to make a correction to the time line we're on, the 30 days for greenie to arrive are 30 business days. Therefore, if I am not mistaken, the cut-off date is April 20. Surprisingly it doesn't hurt to say that, I really am over getting upset about things not happening quickly, I've conquered peace of mind. I am content with life at the moment :)

Hope you've all had a wonderful weekend and best of luck with the coming week.

MUCH LOVE!!!

The run of my life

I realize my last post was short, dry and kind of depressed.

This journey feels like what I imagine running a marathon to be. The start is exciting and you're full of energy. Then comes a point where you're so fatigued you want to give up this is where mental strength and personal determination kicks in, and with the help of supporters on the sidelines and your own knowledge that you can get through it like you've gotten through preparing for this run, you fight past this point. At which time you get over that hump and looking back it seems crazy that you wanted to give up because you've now gotten your second wind and you are back at it again. Then the last couple miles your body is definitely tired, then when the finish line is visible . . . I imagine that I would want to sprint to it to get it over with that much quicker but I don't think I'd be able to since I've been running for long (I have never ran a marathon, just a 10k once while in the rowing team) . . . well right now the finish line is vaguely visible and I am honestly slowing down. I am tired tired tired, but the anticipation of finishing and moving on with more things keeps me going.

I found this amazing article just now, and it feels so great when I see that other people truly understand the circumstances that have led to such great numbers of immigrants living here in the U.S. Personally I believe that the free trade agreement is what has led to what we are living today, U.S. citizens unhappy at the "invasion" of foreigners feeling angry and frustrated with the way their own economy is going and simply in need of an explanation. Throughout history we 9we because every culture has done this, pointing fingers at the new and unknown) always manage to point the finger at someone for whatever social issues we are experiencing, and scapegoating immigrants is nothing new.

Point is, Just Coffee sells Fair Trade blends to churches and other consumers, using the money to address illegal immigration by helping Mexican growers remain on their farms. This makes me really happy, if only we could get the rest of the global community on board and starvation and poverty around the world would be brought under control, but that is wishful thinking, I know. Starting little by little though, I know we can move towards a better balance of things.

Here is a link to the Just Coffee website in case anyone wants to get involved.

I hope you are all doing well, I apologize for being a downer and a stranger these last couple weeks. Wish you all a wonderful weekend.

MUCH LOVE!!!