My mother never asked my sisters and I if we wanted to come to the United States. This land was thrust upon us and yet we love it. We learned its language, we merged our norms into its culture, we are raising families and we naturalized.
Our story is not unique…I would venture to say it
Naturalization
Odd to see the details of one’s life filtered to 21 pages of check-off boxes and info sections. As I fill out USCIS Form N-400 I am reminded of the first time I set foot this great land.
With each section I complete think of old jobs, dramas, successes and promises afforded me by being a member of this great society. Interestingly enough my life seems to be fairly simple. I have had long tenures in my career, been with the same terrific woman for more than half my life and am raising two live-wire kids. Heck…3/4 of the dogs I’ve own have really loved me.
I sit here and wonder what the person reviewing my application will think of the summary of my life thus far. I guess we’ll find out in about 7 months now won’t we?