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Visa Update

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Or lack thereof. Many have asked or may be wondering how this pandemic is effecting Wilgen's visa process. Well, completely. I am trying to be as open and honest throughout this process, because the deeper I get into it, the more I realize how foreign of a concept it is to so many. I've been listening to a podcast and even read a book written by someone who has gone through the K1 visa process, and was encouraged to share our story, so that's what I want to do! We are currently on month eight, yes you read that right, 8 of this process. ( Wilgen and I have been long distance for the last 3 and a half). We began filling out paperwork September 1. Typically the process takes 9 months- more or less, start to finish. Typically . But, life right now isn't typical. I have tried my very best to remain positive yet realistic throughout this whole process, where there have been so many ups and downs. February 14 our petition was approved, which was a HUGE step. Our cas

Even When I Don't See It

I have bad eyesight- really bad. Ask my second grade teacher, Mr. O. I vividly remember him asking me to read what was on the projector. I couldn't read it, so I just made something up. He let my mom know that maybe she should take me to the eye doctor. She did, and my vision was 20/70. If you have perfect eyesight you probably don't know what that means. Here's the google definition. "20/20 vision is a term used to express normal visual acuity (the clarity or sharpness of vision) measured at a distance of 20 feet. ... If you have 20/100 vision, it means that you must be as close as 20 feet to see what a person with normal vision can see at 100 feet. So, I started wearing glasses in the second grade, then contacts in fifth (that's another story for another time :) Long story still long, I've never had good vision. Just last week my dad read small tiny numbers on the tv screen; I couldn't even read the big, bold print in the corner, WITH my contacts in.  I