A little over 27 year ago, my Uncle Popp who is a US Citizen, applied for the green card for my parents and I. The green card is an identification card that shows that you are a permanent resident. It didn't take long for us to receive the green card, only 3 short months. After we received our green cards, my parents finalized their business in Taiwan, packed us up and off we flew to Los Angeles, which was our first stop. The flight from Taiwan to LA took about 14-16 hours, 6,888 miles! I don't remember much about the flight. I just remember when we arrived in LA, I looked out the window of the plane and all I saw was a sea of lights. I remember thinking how pretty it was. A pretty good introduction of the US for a little girl. I think we were in LA for maybe a day or two before taking another flight to Atlanta, where my mom's family lives. But our final destination was Waldorf, Maryland. We lived there for about 3 years before making the decision of moving down to Atlanta permanently.
I still can't believe it's been 27 years already!!!
It's amazing how far along it's been! I think it's great that you remember how long ago it was when you first came to the states. It must have been wonderful to see all those lights.
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