It's Raining

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Internet in Colombia

You know, it's tough to havea long distance relationship ... even harder when it's international :). Thank goodess for the internet ... when it works ... there!!!

We were on Skpe this morning for a few minutes and every 25 to 50 seconds she would get kicked off - how frustrating.

Back to the phone for right now. Still it's better than nothing - at least I was able to see her!

Colombia

Once again Colombia is in the news. The US government just issued another warning to citizens traveling there about possible violence. I just have to wonder sometimes about the groups there - is it just the drugs and the money that they really care about now? 93% of the people don't want them there, so why else would they stay? Anyway, just a little bit of the frustration I feel when I have someone I love in the country.

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Gracias a Dios

Sometimes God amazes me … well, actually more than sometimes.  After thinking that Yadith would not be able to come and visit me (because she was unable to get a meeting at the Embassy), and the possibility that the I couldn’t go to Colombia God just opens a door.

The third day she calls the embassy, she gets the same answer, that no other appointments are available.  While she was canceling the appointment for late July another miraculously appeared for June 27^th.

I guess I have to sit back and think now … Did I have such little faith that I worried about this?  Did I think God couldn’t take care of it?  hmmm

Chiropractors

Ahh, it’s good to be back here and go back to my chiropractor!!  After days of suffering I finally went to my chiro and found great relief, not to mention some good conversation.

Just one more advantage of being back in civilization … lol.

Visas

I discovered something really interesting today – the fact that so many of us take travel for granted.  The fact that as an American I can travel to so many places without giving thought to “getting permission.”  It also brought to light the difficulty so many other people face throughout the world in visiting the US.

Why is it possible that an Embassy can just decide that they don’t want to have any more interviews for a month?  Why do people get hit with outrageous charges and paperwork?  I can understand investigations, etc. But I think it’s now ridiculous.

It has become personal now; having a fiance in another country brings so much to light that I never saw before.  How difficult it is!

Power, power, power

Wow, after all these years and all the technology available, PECO still takes 12 hours to get power back after a thunder storm.  Hmmm, very interesting!

Well, I guess I didn’t have to spend the night working on a project, and had to spend a romantic candlelit evening … all by myself … lol.