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.
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Comments (5)

Excellent questions, Norse Ladywave laugh. You're one of those people who really likes to look ahead, I can see. The ideal might be to find someone you can enjoy and be friends with but whom you wouldn't necessarily marry. Easier said than done, I know.

Jeff
I think what you are doing is well worth the wait. When you finish your education you will be able to afford the lifestyle that you want. Then you will, hopefully, find the type of person you want to be with. Your time now is an investment in the future.
Hello there.
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.
handshake kiss peace
"I think what you are doing is well worth the wait. When you finish your education you will be able to afford the lifestyle that you want. Then you will, hopefully, find the type of person you want to be with. Your time now is an investment in the future."

Sounds like good sound advice to me!
Hang in there hunny!
I believe everything has a reason beyond our comprehension. You're a medical student... you know how inexplicably complex the body is! Every protein, made in just the right conformation, at just the right time is specifically made for a purpose. It should be impossible for us to be alive, yet we are. So smile! Realize you never had control over these plans in your life and that it is very likely you could fulfill a purpose in your life here that never could have happened in Denmark! Oh, what makes Danish so hard? I bet if immersed in the language in Denmark, it'd be possible for almost anyone to learn. It's just a matter of applying the mind.
Cheers!
Steve
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