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Author Topic: Has anyone heard from pack recently?  (Read 13766 times)
HappyInBrazil
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« on: February 25, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
Just curious if anyone has heard from Pack?  He mentioned he was thinking of coming to meet a woman that lived not far from the city I am living in in Brazil.
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pack
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« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Has anyone heard from pack recently?, posted by HappyInBrazil on Feb 25, 2002

hey Happy dude how are you? i had a couple of friends email me that you were asking about me.
sorry i havent posted in awhile i have been very busy, sold one of my businesses and just recently put the second one on the market.

sent out my resume and got hired right away and have been working my b..t off every day since...i forgot what it was like to have a real job!

so how ya been Happy and how is Brazil?

yes im still in contact with several ladies in Brazil. im trying to remember what city you are in..was it Belem or Recife? im writing to girls in both those cities.

how about a Brzil trip report? c ya
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HappyInBrazil
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« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Has anyone heard from pack recently?, posted by pack on Feb 27, 2002

I'm up in Belem, where I've been finally getting settled in.  We are getting along great and just relaxing and enjoying life right now.  I'd like to make a report about DCF here, since they have an embassy(consulate?), but with all the rushing around before I left, I did not discover I did not have a copy of my birth certificate until the last minute.  So, I'm waiting to get that sent.

It has, of course, been an adjustment to stop in the middle of your life, put everything in storage, and relocate to another country.  The biggest stresses to me, since I'm a worrier, are all the places that the respective governments get into the middle of your life.  It will be a huge relief to get all of that done and get them out of our lives.

The climate is a bit much at times, but nothing unexpected from living on the Amazon.  Since it's rainy season, usually in the afternoon it will pour down rain and cool things down a little.

I'll try to get more of a trip report style post out at some point.  It's an interesting city.

Good to hear from you, and I hope things continue to go well for you.
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pack
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« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Hey! Good to hear from you., posted by HappyInBrazil on Feb 28, 2002

really good hearing from you Happy,sounds like you are moving ahead full steam.
when you get a chance tell us more about the area you are in Belem, now this is tropical jungle correct? the reason i ask the girl im writing to in that area sent me photos and it actually looked a little dry?
enjoy your stay always good hearing from you keep us posted.
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HappyInBrazil
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« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Hey! Good to hear from you., posted by pack on Feb 28, 2002

It's not rainy all the time, but the temperature is about the same all year round, since it's so close to the equator.  There's a rainy season from December until April, where you will get intermittent showers almost every day, then it dries out.  The city is about a million people, and there are many small towns and farms around so if you travel somewhere by road you will likely see developed land.  If you travel on the river, you'll likely see jungle with the occasional wood fisherman's house.
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stefang
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« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Yes, tropical jungle., posted by HappyInBrazil on Mar 1, 2002

I don't know whether you posted about this already Hap in Brazil but what type of work are you going to do down there? If you are going to work how hard is it to find work for an American if I were to decide to live in Brazil to get to know a women better?
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HappyInBrazil
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« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Yes, tropical jungle., posted by stefang on Mar 1, 2002

I had money saved up for graduate school, and I've been using that.  Since I entered the country on a tourist visa, I'm not allowed to work until after we get married and I am issued a different visa.  The inital expenses were travel, double rent, and one time purchases, but now that those are out of the way, our expenses for two are about R$1,500 which is around $600US. After I get a different visa status, it will really depend on how long will seem the US government needs to issue her visa.  I hear things like within a month, second hand, from message boards, but I also see things like a year or year and a half being written.  If it seems like it will be an extended period, we will probably try to do some side business, like translation which would be by the document and we could easily wrap things up when we are ready to go.  Before I came down here, I had thought to approach one of the companies that I used to work for about doing some software development while I am here (they have other workers that work remotely), but the internet connection I have really doesn't support the volume of things I'd need to send back and forth.

It's been a great experience to have this chance to work out our initial living together adjustment without having to worry about her adjustment to another culture.  Also, I think it makes a nicer transition for her friends and family and gives them a better sense of who I am, rather than some guy that they only met once or twice.

Still, if I could make my own perfect world, the US government would not be allowed to interfere in relationships for non citizens (to citizens) any more than they do for citizens.  This has been probably the biggest negative to me in the process.
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stefang
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« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Right now, I'm not working, posted by HappyInBrazil on Mar 2, 2002

Thanks for the info. I think I would have more trouble to find a job in Brazil because I'm in Data-Telecommunications which they probably already have enough workers. I think it would be easier for a businessman than a construction worker.

Your right about family getting to know you better especially the mother. Some of these cross-culture relationships must get hard when she will be living in America. If she calls home to her mother in fustration at least her mother will console her in a way that will help both of you. If your mother in law doesn't know you well than maybe she will be more nervous for her daughter.
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pack
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« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Yes, tropical jungle., posted by HappyInBrazil on Mar 1, 2002

sounds like an adventure, you must be enjoying yourself?
the girl im writing to lives in one of the small towns just outside Belem.
keep us posted with your brazil adventures.
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HappyInBrazil
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« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Yes, tropical jungle., posted by pack on Mar 1, 2002

In spite of all the hassles getting here and getting set up, I really enjoy that we are together.  It's been a real natural and peaceful time together, nothing at all like some of the bizarre nightmare stories you read sometimes.  If you don't mind, send me an email so I'll have your address in case you decide to come down here.  Just out of curiosity, what's the small town?
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pack
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« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to I am enjoying myself., posted by HappyInBrazil on Mar 2, 2002

Happy, its gonna be awhile before im able to go down...like i said in a previous post i just got a new job.
The town she lives in is Sta. Maria do Para.Enjoy your time in Brazil.
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Cali vet
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« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Has anyone heard from pack recently?, posted by HappyInBrazil on Feb 25, 2002

Pack's been away ruminating the process and attending to the income question but he'll be back soon.
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Onephd
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« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Has anyone heard from pack recently?..., posted by Cali vet on Feb 26, 2002

what is the famous income issue with bringing a lady to the states? I've seen this mentioned before
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Pete E
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« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Re: Income question?, posted by Onephd on Feb 26, 2002

The requirement is a percentage,like 125% or so of the poverty level in the area you live.Its very low,like $13,000 a year.If you don't make that your in big trouble
bringing a bride here.However I do know guys who are self employed who make lots of money but their tax returns don't say so.

Pete
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Chapin
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« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Re: Re: Income question?, posted by Pete E on Feb 26, 2002

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