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Days 88, 95, 101: Getting a Driver’s License – 3 Strikes

By: like black butterflies September 24, 2015May 4, 2020

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January 9, 2015: Strike 1 It always feels like one step forward two steps back and a whole lot of anxiety. I feel like I should just always carry around copies of the stacks of documents proving that Efrem has the right to do things and be places. The general population is incredibly ignorant of what…

Days 64 & 65: AOS Paperwork and Crazy Doctors

By: like black butterflies September 15, 2015May 4, 2020

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December 16-17, 2014 Besides the obvious requirement of getting married within 90 days, part of the K1 visa also requires you file for the Adjustment of Status (AOS) within that same period of time. After that, you’re good until the bureaucracy decides to get around to your application and grant you, first, an employment authorization, and then…

Hand Signals & Calculators

By: like black butterflies May 12, 2012December 27, 2019

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Stop for a moment and think about all the personal encounters you’ve had in the U.S., or have witnessed, with non-English speakers. Think about the level of impatience had with, or complete dismissal of, that non-English speaking person. We are, as a nation, pretty ridiculous. As are some other nations when it comes to non-speakers…