To be or not to be American... That's the question
Okay, here's the deal:I'm stuck in this country for approximately 4-5 years due to education. If I want any real experience in my field this country is definitely also the place to be and a green card should not be hard to get as a full educated doctor. Mm?
So by the time it would be rational for me to think about "going home" (originate from Denmark, Scandinavia) I've reached at least 30 years, probably even 35.
I'm not gonna but my romantic life at a standstill while here, so it's not very possible I won't at some point meet a guy that makes me wanna marry and have children.
Considering the overwhelming percentage of Americans in America (D'oh!) chances are that I'm gonna end up with an American.
Because of very strict immigrant laws in Denmark, he/we should be very lucky for him to be granted a citizenship or even just allowance to live there with me for longer periods of time.
On top of that he would have to learn the Danish language which is in the "Hardest Languages to Learn Properly" Hall of Fame.
It rates the same level of difficulty as Finish and Chinese and Xhosa, the East African click language.
Therefore it is very logical to assume that we will choose to live in the US.
I should SO have thought of this sooner.
But given a scholarship at the age of 22 my only thoughts were: "Yay! Baseball, hot hillbillies and Cadillacs here I come!"
Is it worth it? Could I do this?
I like America a lot, but living here... Forever? Marrying here, having children here, grow old here... Dying here? Buried here?
I feel overwhelmed by these thoughts.
Comments (5)
Jeff
I can feel ur pain n how difficult it'll be for u in the future. Anyway as u have thought about it I'm sure u'll find the real solution.
I'm also in the situation where I have spend a lot to come to Europe to study n don't know if I will be able to find a job here as where I came from it wont be easy for me as well as French say "C'est la vie".
Wish u all the best.
Sounds like good sound advice to me!
Hang in there hunny!
Cheers!
Steve