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Destination Paradise: April 2013
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013. We're all fine.here.now.Thank you. How are you? I'm increasing my usual blogging frequency of a post every.few months.because I felt the current circumstances warranted an update, now that North Korea's rhetoric and threats have turned to the foreigners in South Korea, a demographic that happens to include my family. However, if you checked the CNN headlines today, you might be concerned that we may be choosing the wrong course of action. North Korea's young, fresh dictator is vi...
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Destination Paradise: 2012...a bit late
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Saturday, February 02, 2013. OK, so it's officially February and I've been working on the following post for over a month now. But I have a pretty good reason for the delay, I think! 2012 was a remarkable year for our family. It's the first calendar year we've spent completely living in Korea, and the first we've spent living together as a family. While 2011 brought the newness and adjustment of being a complete family for the first time, 2012 was a chance to settle in and make this "normal". There are l...
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Destination Paradise: resources
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Here are some of the resources that have been useful to us in various parts of our journey! Sorry, it's a work in progress, pardon the online construction dust). General Resources for US Expats Around the World. General Resources for US Expats in Korea. Getting a Teaching Job. I want to get a US immigrant visa for my foreign spouse/fiance. Where do we start? If your loved one has no US immigration or criminal problems, see this summary for spouses. Or this one for fiances. Direct Consular Filing (DCF).
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Destination Paradise: January 2014
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Saturday, January 04, 2014. Saying goodbye to Daddy's airplane at Incheon airport/Seoul. So yeah. It's been awhile. No, the title isn't referring to a new baby, as thankfully our lives are quite full with the two we already had as of my last posting. But in the nine months since I last updated this blog, I guess we've had a lot of eventful moments anyway. Lucas and his friends take a final stroll through Seoul's historic center. Carolina crawls in front of the statue of one of Korea's naval heroes. It's ...
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Destination Paradise: We're all fine...here...now...Thank you. How are you?
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013. We're all fine.here.now.Thank you. How are you? I'm increasing my usual blogging frequency of a post every.few months.because I felt the current circumstances warranted an update, now that North Korea's rhetoric and threats have turned to the foreigners in South Korea, a demographic that happens to include my family. However, if you checked the CNN headlines today, you might be concerned that we may be choosing the wrong course of action. North Korea's young, fresh dictator is vi...
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Destination Paradise: September 2014
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Sunday, September 28, 2014. It has clearly been an eternity since my last post and much has happened. Let's do a quick review for the benefit of those who have been following and wondering, or for those who are new to our story. A lot of this will come from the perspective of my Facebook account. Our lawyer finished constructing the waiver and sent it to USCIS to wait in line to be reviewed. At the time, we were anticipating perhaps a 6-month wait. July 2, 2014. I had known that this denial was possible ...
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Destination Paradise: Looking back III...Fall 2012!!
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Thursday, October 11, 2012. Looking back III.Fall 2012! Here we are in fall! The bridge from August to September is filled with rain. I'm not sure if the term "monsoon season" is apt in Korea, but it rains a LOT in August. And then the typhoons start. This year we had predictions of a really powerful one at the end of August. For days, there were warnings of the incoming Typhoon Bolaven. We've been enjoying leisure outings to different parts of the city, including the now-world famous Gangnam:. It seems ...
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Destination Paradise: How South Korea is dealing with North Korea's threats
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Monday, April 01, 2013. How South Korea is dealing with North Korea's threats. South Korean high schoolers' response to North Korea declaring war on the country where we live:. Play an elaborate game of playground tag and help the foreign kid build a sand volcano. 04/31/2013. But let's start with some good news, shall we! Carolina is officially a legal resident of South Korea. For one thing, the treatment in the Western media may just be quite a few notches more shrill than it is in Korean media. Eve...
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Destination Paradise: Let no man divide what God has put together (Mark 10:9)
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Monday, February 11, 2013. Let no man divide what God has put together (Mark 10:9). A symbol of the vows we took on May 12, 2007. In the days leading up to Valentine's Day, there tend to be lots of events and lively public discussion about marriage. For example, today is National Marriage Day, and there is a growing international movement to make the week surrounding February 14 International Marriage Week. Birthdays, Father's Days. Family time, the legal way, 2008. They gradually find themselves relying...
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Destination Paradise: Presenting Lucas Salvatore!
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Sunday, December 28, 2008. Lucas was finally born on December 23 at 6:22 am. He was 7 lbs 10 oz, 20 in of perfection! He is in fabulous health, and he and Amy were able to leave the hospital on Christmas Eve in time to spend the holiday with family. Carlos was able to watch the birth via Webcam, and is so proud of his new son. He even managed to capture some of Lucas' first moments on video:. Here are some other photos of the baby with proud family members:. With Amy's cousin Carly and Grandma. Here, I b...
