May 14, 2004
MORE PHOTOS
These are photos taken with my camera during our trip to Bolivia the week of the wedding. These are all photos you haven't seen before, so enjoy!
Yoli shakes hands with a monkey at the Santa Cruz Zoo.
Yoli with her Uncle Adonai and a new puppy.
Adonai's parrots and puppies are one big happy family.
At the surprise bachelor party thrown for me by Yoli's brothers-in-law.
Before
After
My parents, Yoli, and I at Casa Hogar Nacer a home for street kids. It's a beautiful place that really changes the lives of these boys.
Stopping for gas on the way to the city of Samaipata (after visiting Hogar Nacer). My parents are in the cab of the truck, Yoli and I in the back. An old lady came out of her house and brought with her a drum of gasoline. It was my job to hold the gasoline on the bed of the truck while our driver siphoned gas into his tank. (It's a good thing I never took up cigarette smoking.)
May 12, 2004
It turns out that it IS easy being "green" !
Today Yoli and I went downtown to the offices of the CIS (formerly known as the INS) for her interview. Despite the fact that I forgot to bring her I-94 entry form, all went well and she was approved for conditional permanent resident status (which most people call "getting the green card").
The CIS man stamped her passport with a "special stamp" that will serve as Yoli's green card until the actual card arrives in the mail in a few weeks.
At long last, all our hopes and prayers have been answered!