I got the news that my Grandparents are coming back to the US from Lebanon. Even though excited to see them, I found it strange that they would visit in the middle of a Midwestern winter, also strange that they would leave there village now after they were so set on staying during the war. (an Izraeli missle just missed their car as they were leaving their bombed Tibneen neighborhood for Beirut).
Well, it gets more confusing to me, now is seems that my frail 97 year-old grandfather is on his way without my grandmother. She did not get a visa. It seems that even thought my grandfather has a US citizenship and they both had been living in the US for decades, and raised several children, grandkids, and great grandkids, my grandmother never recieved her citizenship. But why wouldn't the US give her a visa? With the exception of my mom (who she's staying with in Tyr) her whole family is here, half her life has been here, her husband, a US citizen, is coming here. Why would they refuse her a visa?
so I'm worried. What would make my grandfather leave his wife of 70 or more years behind now, when he didn't when he was healthy, during the war or at any other time in his life? I can only think of one thing, and its not good.
[this is where she is now, apart from 8 of her 9 children, grandkids, great grandkids, great-great-grandkids and of course husband]
pic was before the war, I'm not sure what's there now. maybe just the Brazilian flag
Well, it gets more confusing to me, now is seems that my frail 97 year-old grandfather is on his way without my grandmother. She did not get a visa. It seems that even thought my grandfather has a US citizenship and they both had been living in the US for decades, and raised several children, grandkids, and great grandkids, my grandmother never recieved her citizenship. But why wouldn't the US give her a visa? With the exception of my mom (who she's staying with in Tyr) her whole family is here, half her life has been here, her husband, a US citizen, is coming here. Why would they refuse her a visa?
so I'm worried. What would make my grandfather leave his wife of 70 or more years behind now, when he didn't when he was healthy, during the war or at any other time in his life? I can only think of one thing, and its not good.
[this is where she is now, apart from 8 of her 9 children, grandkids, great grandkids, great-great-grandkids and of course husband]
pic was before the war, I'm not sure what's there now. maybe just the Brazilian flag
5 comments:
I hope its nothing bad ya rab.
I got a deja vu!!! But a true deja vu...I went thru something similar a few years ago...the most dearest person to me "family member" was back home and all of the sudden called and said to find him a ticket back to canada asap. & wud not say why! only that he needed to get home today before tomorrow. I had to get the travel agent to cancel someone's seat to get him home.
The news he broke to us was bad. But al7amdulilah, God is powerful, and things are good now.
Insha'allah, your grandpa gets to the US bissalama, and everything will be ok. Insha'allah khair.
take care.
glad everything worked out.
Still haven't heard from either one. And I still don't get the visa thing. One year I was at the US embassy in Syria and I say a yound punk get a tourist visa, he didn't even want one. (he went to keep his friend company) at the same time they refused an older woman who needed to visit her dying sister. I don't get the criteria.
Anyway, Inshallah Khair, thanks
Sigh ...
See, kel ma I am on the verge to apply for the US visa for a visit, I hear of a story which doesn't make sense and I end up to Europe for my vacation instead.
aren't you in canada? just sneak across :)
sorry, not canada :)
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