 My new family.....
Hi everyone...
As many of you know, I was married last fall to a Colombiana from Bogota. She is almost 29 and has a step-daughter who recently turned 10. Both of them have been in the U.S. with me for 9 weeks as of today.
Life has been interesting since there arrival. There have been some funny things along the way (like the day they both saw a "cockaracha"), good days, a few bad days, and just regular days. I wish I would have taken the time to write down some of the better stories, but I haven't. So I am starting this thread to chronicle some of my experiences and some of my observations.
I welcome questions and comments from those who have not yet married a Colombiana....and I also welcome comments and experiences and observations from others who are currently married (or were once married) to Colombianas.
Just to give you a little more info. I am 41. I was previously married to a gringa. I live in a small town in central Florida, although I am near both larger cities and the east coast. I am a college-educated professional. My wife has some college...and previously worked for her father (before he passed away from cancer).
My daughter is currently in 4th grade and loves school (even though she doesn't know a lot of English and has been "immersed" into the English-only 4th grade). She is a good kid who never gives me any trouble and has not copped an attitude once in the 9 weeks she has been here (I am VERY lucky).
My wife has had some health problems since being here (primarily related to a birth control implant that her Colombian doctor gave her last September). However, we have her taking English lessons 8 hours per week at the local college (she previously studied English in Bogota, but has a long way to go). She is also studying to take her driver's test.
There are lots of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in the area, so she does meet people who speak Spanish....and there is a Latina supermercado not far away.
With my next post, I'll start from the first day they arrived and move forward. Unfortunately, this series of posts will probably not be overly entertaining, but hopefully it will be informational. And maybe along the way I can recall some of the funnier situations that have occurred.
Griz
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