On this day 15 years ago, my wife and my kids joined me on an overnight flight
from Cairo to JFK. We arrived around 5:45 AM, and had to wait till 6:00 AM for
immigration officers to start their day. For us it was a new dawn! We were taken
to a separate room for fingerprinting and get our I-551, known as green card
visa. Marina was 4, and Michel was 2.
15 years later: Marina is wandering the vast spectrum of options to build the
path to her future. During the last few years she had helped people in need on
three continents speaking different languages. Michel has been applying and
interviewing with universities that have names associated with human advances.
Every passing week is getting him closer to realizing his dream to becoming a
scientist.
The country we left seems to be on another planet. Today they can’t even receive
an email. The same country where I used the Internet in 1995 to plan for my
immigration. We pray for the people there who are still dreaming big while
sailing through a period of uncertainty.
Magued (my dad)
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