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Thursday, October 25, 2007

Moving right along...


Well, no really great shots to take today This was from the plane yesterday.
Things are moving, and right quick. Anyone in the process knows that there are I600 changes. It looks like we are not affected, good or bad.
Robin had a meeting this morning to apply for Hien/Ollies passport. She left just as the baby prunes we were giving Ollie kicked in. Dad was left alone and performed about a grade B+ diaper change, solo. He should recover soon. Mom's meeting for the passport was not eventful. The location reminded her of the NJ DMV. Very efficient.
Later we went to the USCIS (Customs and Immigration) for our interview for Ollie's I600. It was not painful at all thanks to PSBI having such an awesome staff. All the paperwork is flawless. If we don't hear back by the Friday after tomorrow, we need to call. I suspect we may call before that.
Once we were back from that interview, Robin had to run out again to get the Visa extension needed because we traveled three weeks after the initial plan. That location was located in a busy thoroughfare that would be called an alley in the US. R was getting a little nervous, but it turned out to be a nice little private shop. We should be fine.
We wrapped up the day with a trip to the grocery shop next door. That was pretty neat. The sales people everywhere really are helpful, and it had everything. We needed extra bottles, diapers, cereal. I recommend this hotel. The Happy Hour food (free) is mostly hors d'ouevers, but the staff works well, the location is great, and the artwork around is absolutely incredible!

One issue we have run into. The hotel has some nice glass elevators. Ollie does not like glass elevators. We rode the freight elevator a couple of times, but she still gets a little freaked out. She has some great lunges!
We did find a CD with 5 Vietnamese lullabies at the store. If anyone is interested, we will be happy to pick up a couple of copies. Ollie is definitely into them.
Well, gotta crash. Tomorrow is a down day while we wait for paperwork. Maybe a little exploring. There is a row of metalworkers next to the hotel doing wrought iron work that looks amazing. I haven't seen a single welding shield, so they must all use the line up, close eyes hard, weld, look, try again - method. The work they display is great. Oh, plus in an OSHA-defiant practice, all the work is done next to the road, which usually has about a hundred scooters, 20 cars 10 trucks and 5 buses going by at all times.
If anyone has ever wanted a truly amazing vacation, this is the place to go!
G'night!
Rich

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