Theo is now a full fledged American Citizen. Yay. He worked hard to become a citizen. When he came to the United States from West Africa (Burkina Faso to be exact) he had a visa...so he was always here legally. As soon as he was elidgable he got his green card. I think you have a visa for 5 years to get a green card. Marrying a citizen also gets you a green card, but this didn't help Theo at all since he already had a green card when we met. You have to have a green card for 5 years before you can apply for citizenship. The month that he hit the 5 year mark (February) he applied.
He went through an application process where he kept having to drive to Metarie at a moment's notice to either be fingerprinted or interviewed. Everytime we got in the car I quizzed him the whole way to our destination on US history. (We had 100 questions he had to learn). And finally, on July 22, 2010 he was sworn in as a citizen. It was quite an experience.
With that said, Thursday we will be taking off for our first American Family Vacation to Johnson City, Tennessee and will return Monday. I have a list of possible sights to be seen.
It sounds like we'll be taking a trip or two into North Carolina to see some of the sights, but not all of them. First, there's Wataouga Lake where we can picnic and swim. I'm told that when you swim you can see your feet all the way to the bottom. Looks beautiful. This one is in Tennessee, I belive.
Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina has this mile high swinging bridge, which I would love to see! I bet it's a beautiful view from the top looking down!! There are also lists of waterfallls we can go see. We can hike to some and see sights on the way, or we can just pull up to some others. I'm all about the good hikes as long as I'm rewarded in the end with a view that was worth the exercise...which I need more of anyway. We are also considering Andrew Johnson's house, the Biltmore, and a castle. Basically, we'll either narrow it down or have a pack filled 3 days.
4 comments:
So awesome that he got his citizenship! I know it had to have been a crazy process! Congrats to him!! Have fun on your trip! I'll see you at the big convocation in a few weeks!
I actually won't be there! I'm on sabbatical this year.
All exciting things! :) Hope you have a safe and fun trip! That part of the country is beautiful :) But I hope you enjoy the swinging bridge more than I did---scared me to death lol!!
Wow! Johnson City! That's even a pretty good drive from me, and I live in TN!!
So awesome that he got his citizenship! I know it had to have been a crazy process! Congrats to him!! Have fun on your trip! I'll see you at the big convocation in a few weeks!
I actually won't be there! I'm on sabbatical this year.
All exciting things! :) Hope you have a safe and fun trip! That part of the country is beautiful :) But I hope you enjoy the swinging bridge more than I did---scared me to death lol!!
Wow! Johnson City! That's even a pretty good drive from me, and I live in TN!!
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