Globetrotter
05-15-2008, 02:22 PM
(not that I have much to begin with!)
I have been on the phone for an hour with a relative. They moved to the U.S. about 4 years ago and have been struggling here. Her husband is very well educated and they lived a fancy lifestyle overseas, but here they are having visa problems and are having a lot of financial problems. For the longest time they didn't have health insurance! The wife is also educated but is unable to work because she doesn't have a work permit. They are legal, though, so that's not an issue. They are waiting for their green card.
Well, she is driving me insane!!!
First she told me that her wisdom tooth is hurting but of course they don't have dental ins. I'll have to look into the subsidized programs, if they qualify. Believe me, I had to work on them to get health ins!
She asked for my help to figure out what she could do from home without a work permit, and I was giving her ideas for business opportunities, including ideas for google searches and websites. She has a long list of excuses for every single thing, as she always does! I finally practically yelled at her to make her understand that she can't say no to everything and she must make an effort, even if it's a small one.
Second, and this has me :hopmad: :hopmad:
Apparently, she and her neighbors strongly suspect someone in a nearby apartment is a drug dealer!!! There are people coming in and out at all times, suspcious activity at night. Heck, she even saw someone shooting up outside! She did talk to the apartment manager, but nothing has happened. I think they are concerned that the dealer has a son and they will take him away. UH, maybe that wouldn't be a bad thing. Her husband doesn't want to get involved, so noone is doing anything about it. ugh. They have a kid - what kind of environment is this?
Anyway, I feel like I spent an hour doing this :banghead:
Kris
I have been on the phone for an hour with a relative. They moved to the U.S. about 4 years ago and have been struggling here. Her husband is very well educated and they lived a fancy lifestyle overseas, but here they are having visa problems and are having a lot of financial problems. For the longest time they didn't have health insurance! The wife is also educated but is unable to work because she doesn't have a work permit. They are legal, though, so that's not an issue. They are waiting for their green card.
Well, she is driving me insane!!!
First she told me that her wisdom tooth is hurting but of course they don't have dental ins. I'll have to look into the subsidized programs, if they qualify. Believe me, I had to work on them to get health ins!
She asked for my help to figure out what she could do from home without a work permit, and I was giving her ideas for business opportunities, including ideas for google searches and websites. She has a long list of excuses for every single thing, as she always does! I finally practically yelled at her to make her understand that she can't say no to everything and she must make an effort, even if it's a small one.
Second, and this has me :hopmad: :hopmad:
Apparently, she and her neighbors strongly suspect someone in a nearby apartment is a drug dealer!!! There are people coming in and out at all times, suspcious activity at night. Heck, she even saw someone shooting up outside! She did talk to the apartment manager, but nothing has happened. I think they are concerned that the dealer has a son and they will take him away. UH, maybe that wouldn't be a bad thing. Her husband doesn't want to get involved, so noone is doing anything about it. ugh. They have a kid - what kind of environment is this?
Anyway, I feel like I spent an hour doing this :banghead:
Kris