First Edition - January 19, 2008
Our story starts on an unexpected location: on the Internet. We were both members of the same dating service:
Ricardo's Profile on FilipinaHeart
Sorry, but Ana has hidden her profile soon after she met me so I was not able to copy it here.
On this dating service you can express interest just sending a quick sign of interest. On November 22, 2007 I received the following sign:
At first we were only friends but after only a month, on December 22, 2007 we commited to each other and started making plans which quickly turned into an exciting and huge challenge:
| Date | Plan |
| January, 2008 |
Ricardo to get US Citizenship Ricardo to renew his Brazilian Passport Ricardo to do his US Passport Ana to do her Philippines Passport |
| February, 2008 | Ricardo to visit Ana in the Philippines |
| March, 2008 |
Ana to enroll in the ESL Program at the UNC-W ESL: English as a Second Language UNC-W: University of North Carolina - Wilmington |
| April, 2008 |
Ana to get the Philippines Drivers License Ana to get US F1 VISA (Student VISA) |
| July, 2008 | Ana to go to the US (Wilmington, NC) |
| August, 2008 | Ana to start the ESL Program at UNC-W |
| September, 2008 | Ana and Ricardo to get married |
| October, 2008 |
Ana to apply for the Undergraduate Program at UNC-W Major in Biochemistry |
| February, 2009 | Ana to start the Undergraduate Program at UNC-W |
| August, 2009 | Ana and Ricardo to hold Wedding Reception in the Philippines |
Here is Ricardo's first surprise for Ana:
Ricardo's Birthday Card for Ana
On subsequent numbers of the Marco News we are going to show the status of the implementation of this plan, phase by phase. In the meantime, here are some of the new experiences Ana will have in Wilmington, NC:
January 19, 2008: clowdy day so only internal photos were taken
To enlarge the photo, just click over it
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