Hi everyone;
Just thought I'd try to bring all of you up to date after leaving the dR and moving myself and my family to the States.
Margarita andI got married in February, 2004, moved her three boys in with us and I started adoption proceedings right away. Took three years for everything to go through. This was in the DR, under DR Law.
After the adoptions were complete, BC's changed, etc. we started the process pf getting Immigrant Visas for Margarita and the Boys. That was a hassle, but everything was completed in May, 2008 aand I made reservations "to get out od Dodge". We left the DR on June 30, 2008, arriving in Killeen, Texas (Fort Hood area) the same day absolutely exhausted.
Long story short, we bought a car, a house and a house full of furniture.
House at No Downpayment (VA loan), Car at no DP and at 5%, Furniture at 10% down and no interest.
Got the boys in school where they did much better than anticipated. Strange people, language, study materials, et.c, etc.
All three have been promoted to the next grade starting Monday, 23 August, 2010.
It hs been hard on all of us adjusting to the new mores and the society. My main concern was the level of aceptance that the boys would get, being of mised blood in themiddle of "Red Neck Country", but since the majority of the population are of mised color and language, they didn't have too much trouble, except, of course from a couple of "bullies" at school. That got nipped in the bud since I had hammered home to them not to be intimidated by such personalities and to fight back. They did and I backed them up with the school system and won. In my book, you don't punish the innocent with the guilty, no matter what your damn regulations say, or how they are written. Fair is Fair, and that's what Law is all about, no matter where.
Margarita is having a helluva time learning English (as opposed to the two older boys) and seems to resist doing so. I simply must keep after her in that regard. Yeferson, the youngest, has had the same problem, but asserts now that he will try harder. Maybe the trip he took back to the DR this Summer gave him a new perspective and he has matured a bit. Who knows, I don't look gift horses in the mouth.
I'll add to this a little later; think I have exceeded the posting parameters.
Texas Bill
Just thought I'd try to bring all of you up to date after leaving the dR and moving myself and my family to the States.
Margarita andI got married in February, 2004, moved her three boys in with us and I started adoption proceedings right away. Took three years for everything to go through. This was in the DR, under DR Law.
After the adoptions were complete, BC's changed, etc. we started the process pf getting Immigrant Visas for Margarita and the Boys. That was a hassle, but everything was completed in May, 2008 aand I made reservations "to get out od Dodge". We left the DR on June 30, 2008, arriving in Killeen, Texas (Fort Hood area) the same day absolutely exhausted.
Long story short, we bought a car, a house and a house full of furniture.
House at No Downpayment (VA loan), Car at no DP and at 5%, Furniture at 10% down and no interest.
Got the boys in school where they did much better than anticipated. Strange people, language, study materials, et.c, etc.
All three have been promoted to the next grade starting Monday, 23 August, 2010.
It hs been hard on all of us adjusting to the new mores and the society. My main concern was the level of aceptance that the boys would get, being of mised blood in themiddle of "Red Neck Country", but since the majority of the population are of mised color and language, they didn't have too much trouble, except, of course from a couple of "bullies" at school. That got nipped in the bud since I had hammered home to them not to be intimidated by such personalities and to fight back. They did and I backed them up with the school system and won. In my book, you don't punish the innocent with the guilty, no matter what your damn regulations say, or how they are written. Fair is Fair, and that's what Law is all about, no matter where.
Margarita is having a helluva time learning English (as opposed to the two older boys) and seems to resist doing so. I simply must keep after her in that regard. Yeferson, the youngest, has had the same problem, but asserts now that he will try harder. Maybe the trip he took back to the DR this Summer gave him a new perspective and he has matured a bit. Who knows, I don't look gift horses in the mouth.
I'll add to this a little later; think I have exceeded the posting parameters.
Texas Bill