Good luck everyone!!!
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Even if we already have the Greencard and live our dream, I am really excited for everyone who waits for the new Greencard winners to be announced. For us this dream came as a surprise. By the time Flo received the winner notification he had already forgotten that he took part in the lottery. But I still think I know how everyone of you guys must feel right now! Since the moment we actually won the Greencard, I couldn’t wait to make this dream come true and actually move out here!
With this post I want to give a short good luck shout out to everyone out there waiting! And it comes with a little advice: If you win, don’t rush things! This is a huge step in life and it should be well planned. Don’t expect everything to be better out here or all your problems or worries to just vanish! Life in the US is pretty, but it can also be pretty tough sometimes! So, use that chance with open eyes and an open mind and fight for your dreams! Winning the Greencard is the beginning of something big, but it’s not the end of fighting for your dream to come true!
Good luck everyone! I keep my fingers crossed for you!
Winning a Greencard kind of feels like giving birth to a child. Like baby, the Greencard goes everywhere with you, doesn’t leave you time to be alone for a single evening and always needs to be cared for. Winners or future winners should be aware of that! Once you own a Greencard, you will own it for the rest of your life! If you don’t get an abortion within the winner progress or give up your Greencard in it’s first years, you will live your life with and for the Greencard!
So, it’s this time of the year again. No, I am not talking about christmas. For this is a Greencard blog I am refering to this year’s lottery, which is coming to an end very soon. This is kind of exciting, even if we don’t have to take part anymore. I actually never took part, because my hubby did, but I can understand this feeling every participant must have right now. It must be the same as with so many other things. A job application for example. You give your best to delete every single grammar mistake, write the most appealing cover letter and a perfect CV. You print your application, put it in an envelope, wish it good luck and then let it slip in the letterbox and out of your hands. You think about it. In the first week every minute. In the second week perhaps twice a day. And somehow someday it just slips out of your mind. You still have hope, you still trust your good feeling, but do you actually believe someone will call and hire you? No! I remember the moment my hubby heard about his Greencard win, as it was yesterday. His whole face dropped in surprise when he understood what this email he just got meant. I have never seen him that surprised before. And in that moment I realized: He had forgotten about the lottery! We had often talked about moving to the US one day, but as much as he wished for himself to win that Greencard, he hadn’t actually hoped for it anymore. He only took part in the lottery once. His first attempt was a success. I guess that doesn’t happen to a lot people. My hubby actually has friends, which have been gambling with their luck for the last ten years, but never where as lucky as we were. After he won the Greencard some of our friends said that they also wanted to try it. I am not sure, if any of them really participated in this year’s lottery, but either if I know the people who are keeping their fingers crossed right now or not, I feel for them! I wish everyone the best of luck and am so excited to see, if we will have a winner in our circle of friends next year! I am excited to see, if someone actually put their money where their mouth is! Because I would say even if you have to try a hundred time – this chance is worth it! 