Brian and I woke up early yesterday partly because we had gone to bed at a decent hour the night before and partly because his cousin had no shades or drapes on the windows, allowing the sunlight to flood the room at 6:30 in the morning! Brian was not happy. After showering and getting ready for the day, we made our way downstairs where Aunt Geri had bagels and various cream cheese spreads awaiting us. We ate and chatted for a bit before the three of us decided to make our way to Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. Thomas [View Full Entry]

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We completed the application for Blue Valley School and emailed it June 4th. We also had to write a few paragraphs describing our child. This was actually fun. We were informed on June 8th that Grayson would be part of the Blue Valley Family! YAHOOO! Included in the acceptance was a request for the admission fee to be wired to Interfin (their bank in CR). Grayson doesn’t understand that Blue Valley is located in another country. He just thinks it’s a trip down the road. He also continued to proudly tell anyone who asked “my school is Pritchard”. [View Full Entry]

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Gestern war es soweit. Der schon lange und von allen gefürchtete Abschied war gekommen. Schon die Tage zuvor herrschte in ganz Witherspoon eine eher gedrückte Stimmung. Man kam nicht darum herum an den bevorstehenden Abschied zu denken. Manche von uns steckten noch bis zum Donnerstag in den Prüfungen, andere waren schon seit Tagen mit packen beschäftigt und wieder andere haben sich nicht weiter um Pflichten gekümmert und haben die letzten Tage ausgenutzt um noch so richtig zu feiern. Aber alle liefen mit einem traurigen Blick durch die Gänge Witherspoons und über den Campus. Alle hatten den [View Full Entry]

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In my opinion, saying goodbye is the hardest part of life...especially when you say goodbye to someone that you know that you may never see again. I packed my bags last night, cleaned my small room that I had entered only 5 months ago, and looked at the space around me. It was just a room. Another person would move in, another girl would sit at that desk, leaning over her books during the early hours of the morning to cram for that last minute exam. Another person would jump onto and off of that bed and attempt to try to [View Full Entry]

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The documentation consisted of: birth certificates, marriage certificates, and a ‘good conduct report’ from CMPD. Once the official documentation was obtained the paperwork had to be mailed to the corresponding secretary of state to verify documents were legal. Then once the secretary of state verified the paperwork we mailed it to the Costa Rican consulate in Washington DC to verify the secretary of state signature. The good conduct report expires after 90 days from the issue date. This is the short and simple version. There were many phone calls, emails, and also a visit [View Full Entry]

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Spiderman North America » United States » North Carolina » Charlotte By _Gaby_ May 4th 2007 Gaby SÃ¥ var det sÃ¥ dax för Spiderman 3 premiär! Vissa hade väntat länge (som Edil och kanske Jessi) och vissa hade inte e [View Full Entry]

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Last International Coffe Hour & Exam Jam North America » United States » North Carolina » Charlotte By _Gaby_ May 2nd 2007 Gaby De sista dagarna hade vi alla fullt upp. Det var att tänka pÃ¥ packning, köpa de sista sa [View Full Entry]

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The weeks following we began to mentally process what we would need to transpire for the move. We had more questions than answers. We would need to gather official documentation to apply for residency in Costa Rica. A decision had to be made about what would and would not go to Costa Rica. If we took our belongings which shipping company would we use? What would we do with the cars? Mail? We would need copies of our medical records. We would need to enroll Grayson in school. What to do with remaining properties in the area. What about Grayson’s birthday? [View Full Entry]

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The Witherspoon Pimps North America » United States » North Carolina » Charlotte By _Gaby_ May 1st 2007 GabyDen 18e mars började indoor soccer tournament och ett gäng av vÃ¥ra killar i Witherspoon satte ihop ett eget [View Full Entry]

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Mittwoch hatte ich meine letzte Prüfung. Ich kann es noch immer nicht glauben. Ich bin fast fertig hier in Charlotte. Für die nächsten zwei Wochen muss ich nur noch zwei größere Aufsätze fertig schreiben und das kann ich ja jetzt in aller Ruhe angehen... Ihr fragt Euch betsimmt, was ich jetzt mit so viel Freizeit anfange und eines kann ich Euch versprechen, langweilig wird es mir nicht. Das beweisen die letzte Tage. Isabel - Honor Bankett: Isabel, meine Mitbewohnerin hat mich noch am Dienstag Abend zu einem Bankett eingeladen. Da gab es so richtig gutes Essen, ein paar kleinere Red [View Full Entry]

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