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How I Moved For Marriage and Divorce Taught Me What I Needed

When I was 28, I quit my job and moved to the US with a K1 Visa to get married.

We had been high school sweethearts. Even though we had primarily been long-distance and broken up once, I had never considered moving out of the country for this reason.

It was the natural consequence of a decade-long friendship that grew into more.

Getting on a plane for the first time was exhilarating. The thought of meeting my fiance at the time powered me through my fears and concerns.

I was leaving my parents and siblings — the life I had built — to go to an unknown land that promised so much. I was afraid things wouldn’t work out, but I suppressed this with excitement.

Nothing beats traveling continents to meet with the love of your life. Right?!

Coming to America (Part 1 of 3)

I was wrong.

I felt utterly lost once I landed at the port of entry in New York.