Though this blog we are documenting our journey.
One of us is Canadian, the other American. You would think our journey to be together would have been simple being that our countries are neighbors; think again. Our journey thus far has been anything but pleasant. The only thing that has kept us going is our enormous love for one another, and the dream of settling down in one place together. The things most couples take for granted, we cling to and cherish. We have been legally married for a year, but we are not legally allowed to "live" together yet, nor can we start a family. We are left between the cracks, and made to live separately. Forever forced to experience emotional goodbyes, pricey plane tickets, nexus cards, global entry and being subjected mean border patrol agents, being told our fate lies in the hands of the "mood of the border agent".
Why is this such an issue? We are both educated, hard working, functional members of society. Brent, a licensed electrician by trade, with 12 years under his belt; and I, Cassie, a licensed esthetician/makeup artist and full time college student. I challenge you to look at us and take a guess at which one of us is American and which one is Canadian. Chances are, you probably guessed wrong. We invite you to live vicariously though us and enlighten yourself about immigration.
Brent and I met as teenagers in 2004 on MySpace.com, an early social media website. It was a awesome in it's time, and very popular. You could become "friends" with your favorite bands and/or celebrities, and then become friends with people who were also fans of those things. We all existed in this amazing cyber world, where you had your own "space" representing all the things you loved. You got to decorate your page, post photos, have your favorite music playing on your page when someone clicked on it. MySpace was YOURS, and it opened doors for people to meet people they never would have met in their own cities.
Brent and I were fans of the same bands and movies. We met commenting on the same bands pages. One day he added me as his friend and 11 years later we are still in each others lives.
We will be documenting our journey because we have had some major setbacks. A crumby attorney who refuses to give our money back, the Canadian immigration system being two years backed up, the border agents scaring the crap out of us at the border;treating us like criminals, to our massive love for one another, and our faith that we have the determination to make this work no matter how hard it is, or how long it takes. I am writing all of this off the top of my head to give you, the reader an idea of our journey so far, but I will be making numerous posts explaining in chapters our journey thus far, and as things progress for us.
Thank you for reading. - Los Cordeiros
Why is this such an issue? We are both educated, hard working, functional members of society. Brent, a licensed electrician by trade, with 12 years under his belt; and I, Cassie, a licensed esthetician/makeup artist and full time college student. I challenge you to look at us and take a guess at which one of us is American and which one is Canadian. Chances are, you probably guessed wrong. We invite you to live vicariously though us and enlighten yourself about immigration.
Brent and I met as teenagers in 2004 on MySpace.com, an early social media website. It was a awesome in it's time, and very popular. You could become "friends" with your favorite bands and/or celebrities, and then become friends with people who were also fans of those things. We all existed in this amazing cyber world, where you had your own "space" representing all the things you loved. You got to decorate your page, post photos, have your favorite music playing on your page when someone clicked on it. MySpace was YOURS, and it opened doors for people to meet people they never would have met in their own cities.
Brent and I were fans of the same bands and movies. We met commenting on the same bands pages. One day he added me as his friend and 11 years later we are still in each others lives.
We will be documenting our journey because we have had some major setbacks. A crumby attorney who refuses to give our money back, the Canadian immigration system being two years backed up, the border agents scaring the crap out of us at the border;treating us like criminals, to our massive love for one another, and our faith that we have the determination to make this work no matter how hard it is, or how long it takes. I am writing all of this off the top of my head to give you, the reader an idea of our journey so far, but I will be making numerous posts explaining in chapters our journey thus far, and as things progress for us.
Thank you for reading. - Los Cordeiros
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