<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560</id><updated>2011-11-02T09:33:21.327-04:00</updated><category term='移民ㄇ?'/><category term='USA隨筆'/><category term='異想世界'/><category term='最愛Taiwan'/><title type='text'>Hope</title><subtitle type='html'>人在異鄉...♡繫台灣!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>13</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-5270750307336655641</id><published>2011-01-29T21:31:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2011-01-29T22:23:41.451-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Totes傘</title><summary type='text'>當了十幾年家庭主婦對百貨公司專櫃越來越陌生,和Totes傘結緣是在移居美國前幾天!大學同學慧約我吃午飯算是替我餞行,席間拿出兩把Totes的傘送我,經她說明我才知道這個品牌在台灣的百貨公司設有專櫃且售價不便宜. 有品牌的印象後自然在美國看到Totes時會多注意一些,剛開始購買完全沒想到要挑花色,只看功能及價錢,直到去年不經意發現一把女郎系列的傘,驚為天人,它的傘面圖案風格獨特,撇開功能性更像藝術品,讓我忍不住繼續搜尋其他圖案,前幾天又被我買到兩款不同花色,特地拍了相片跟大家分享.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/5270750307336655641/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4126037920047954560&amp;postID=5270750307336655641&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/5270750307336655641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/5270750307336655641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/2011/01/totes.html' title='Totes傘'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTXavU_GAI/AAAAAAAAAEk/c3KZf9kUETc/s72-c/totes.shopgirls.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-604374041599482733</id><published>2008-05-07T11:36:00.010-04:00</published><updated>2011-01-29T22:20:37.191-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='USA隨筆'/><title type='text'>自己動手做</title><summary type='text'>在台灣很少開伙燒飯的我,向來都是以外食為主,來了美國一方面美式食物吃不慣(口味偏重),一方面每天開車出去找東西吃也不符經濟實惠原則只好乖乖洗手作羹湯嚕!因為對自己烹飪技術沒什麼信心,剛開始先嘗試買些半成品,稍為加工即可,但看到那麼多美國大胖子,實在對市售商品高鹽高油脂抱持懷疑態度!現在新陳代謝速度已不比年輕時,再不節制一下,沒幾個月身材變形還得了!很懷念小時候媽媽做的拉麵,麵條Q嫩,超有嚼勁兒,就從拉麵開始學吧!同學CL出國快20年,很多台灣料理只能靠自己做,她先生手藝也是一級棒,所以問他們準沒錯!從和麵使麵團成型,發麵讓水分散佈均勻,之後就是桿麵切條準備下鍋ㄌ...,一直以為拉麵很費工,沒想到在異鄉還能利用當地食材做出懷念家鄉味,做出的拉麵雖然不能跟媽媽手藝相比,不過至少踏出第一步!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/604374041599482733/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4126037920047954560&amp;postID=604374041599482733&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/604374041599482733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/604374041599482733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/2008/05/blog-post.html' title='自己動手做'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTY7nPQb3I/AAAAAAAAAE8/uVmy8VmWWa8/s72-c/%25E9%25A5%2585%25E9%25A0%25AD.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-2281008763020026830</id><published>2008-04-27T06:54:00.009-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-06T13:29:16.484-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='USA隨筆'/><title type='text'>5 to the fourth power</title><summary type='text'>女兒七年級剛開學時,放學回家後大概就是我陪她一起念書的時間,課本上很多單字我都看不懂,甚至有些發音也很生疏,加上現在記性不如年輕時,有時真的是過目即忘!只能努力在旁邊幫忙查字典!想想在台灣時,女兒向來都是自己顧功課,我不需要幫她複習或準備,反倒來了美國還真像書僮在陪小姐讀書!朋友柯曾經以過來人經驗告訴我,出國前不太需要特別加強英文,因為再怎麼努力練習也不可能贏過當地美國人,而是應該注重數學或其他科目,讓小孩在適應美國學校課業的同時,能有引以為傲的優勢項目!自忖女兒數學還不錯,在台灣時就很喜歡做數學練習,想說應該就沒問題了吧?沒想到數學式的英文字譯也是一大考驗,在台灣講慣了5的4次方,搞了半天英文該說成"five to the fourth power "!以前覺得稀鬆平常的用語忽然都得認真推敲英譯,還好只是短時間的調適,女兒習慣後還能幫助同學解題,讓我這個作媽媽的頗感欣慰!小孩適應力強,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/2281008763020026830/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4126037920047954560&amp;postID=2281008763020026830&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/2281008763020026830'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/2281008763020026830'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/2008/04/5-to-fourth-power.html' title='5 to the fourth power'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-2905383257100596903</id><published>2008-03-29T08:49:00.013-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T09:54:31.000-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='異想世界'/><title type='text'>包裝很重要?!</title><summary type='text'>出國前曾經有段時間很認真想要經營網拍,不是為了賺錢,只是基於環保理念,把家中一些閒置物品提出交流,所以價格也相對定得便宜!有位朋友比我早些起步經營網拍,美麗的空中小姐因照顧小孩不再繼續飛行,我們偶而會到對方拍賣網頁閒逛!我們的拍賣目標不太一樣,我是為出清, 可有可無;她是強調空姐退役持續從各地進貨中,賣出物品一定包裝的漂漂亮亮,加上文筆生花,生意看來是強強滾!有次不經意在她的拍賣網頁上看到一件毛衣,那是我幾天前在菜市場攤位曾試穿過的毛衣!雖是made in Italy,當時就懷疑那件毛衣非全新品(因衣袖超緊可能下過水),一件買進成本不到台幣一百元的毛衣,經過文字描述〝 購自歐洲...〞身價馬上不一樣!下標買家用超過購入成本10倍以上價錢購買(雖然買家事後有小小抱怨衣袖太緊...)驚覺〝包裝 〞很重要!人的包裝、物品的包裝、形象的包裝...,不管是否金玉其外敗絮其內,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/2905383257100596903/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4126037920047954560&amp;postID=2905383257100596903&amp;isPopup=true' title='12 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/2905383257100596903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/2905383257100596903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/2008/03/blog-post_29.html' title='包裝很重要?!'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-8650592139156087263</id><published>2008-03-24T07:22:00.019-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T09:56:02.539-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='異想世界'/><title type='text'>媒體ㄇㄟˊ體---我記憶中真實發生的兩件事</title><summary type='text'>我從小在父母呵護下長大,應該算是沒吃過什麼苦!不像父母當年在大陸經歷戰亂遷移來台,那種顛沛流離的生活我只從他們口中聽過!我是一個平凡的人,從小被教育接受那個年代『該知道』的一切,我不知道在學校說台語會被處罰,因為身邊的人都說國語!  老蔣過逝我不知道哭了多少回(可能跟我很容易受感動流眼淚也有點關係^^),『二二八』可能是我畢業後才知道的事件(曾問過家母事實為何?家母被灌輸的資訊似乎和真相有出入)!自認是個比較科學的人,不太喜歡人云亦云,傾向相信自己親身經歷及判斷!事件㊀ ☞民國七十幾年唸大學時大概是民進黨剛剛起步階段,總在媒體上看到民進黨與執法單位肢體衝突或打警察的消息,有一天親人去機場,回來告訴我他親眼看見民進黨靜坐抗議時警察先動手打人!第二天的媒體當然還是出現民進黨抗議群眾動手打人消息!事件 ㊁☞民國八十幾年帶女兒去中山北路聯勤俱樂部購票入場游泳,才沒玩多久就來了一群人霸佔游泳池,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/8650592139156087263/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4126037920047954560&amp;postID=8650592139156087263&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/8650592139156087263'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/8650592139156087263'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/2008/03/blog-post.html' title='媒體ㄇㄟˊ體---我記憶中真實發生的兩件事'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-2803909850942630414</id><published>2008-03-10T09:57:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T09:57:11.610-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='最愛Taiwan'/><title type='text'>Formosa</title><summary type='text'>人在異鄉,特別想念台灣的一切! 不了解為什麼有二心人士每天唱衰台灣?不了解為什麼這麼多人要向中國靠攏(接受中國大陸電視台訪問時還必恭必敬聲稱國民黨推馬先生參加台灣領導人選舉)?受不了某些挺藍人士自以為優越清高的偏頗心態(尤其是沒在台灣納稅甚至多年不曾踏入國門的歪國人)!受不了很多人分不清台灣和中國的不同,總是統稱中國人?!每次看到made in Taiwan的東西都會忍不住把它買回家(品質絕對比made in China好太多了)!很高興網路便利了許多訊息的查詢及傳遞,人在美國透過電腦螢幕看到許多台灣的節目或消息有時比我先生在台灣還清楚(當然我先生工作忙碌也有關係),希望多元的資訊能夠逐漸滲透到一般民眾的心裡,打破鋪天蓋地的藍色神話,而不是無知民眾被強勢媒體牽著鼻子走,迷信一些媒體包裝下的完美表象!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/2803909850942630414/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4126037920047954560&amp;postID=2803909850942630414&amp;isPopup=true' title='5 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/2803909850942630414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/2803909850942630414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/2008/03/formosa.html' title='Formosa'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-514832913239587888</id><published>2008-01-24T10:13:00.016-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T17:09:53.889-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='USA隨筆'/><title type='text'>考駕照</title><summary type='text'>說起考駕照真是一波三折,在美國沒有當地駕照不能買車,所以我來美國最重要的任務之一,就是考駕照囉! 每天拿著一本DMV印行的交通規則猛K,努力查字典,記住什麼是curfew restriction及what  means "driving under the influence"...,原本還想租車練習上路,但想到從租車公司開回我家都是個問題,只好作罷!幸好鄰居LH很熱心讓我試開她的車在住家附近繞了幾圈,也帶我去DMV路考時可能行經路線熟悉路標,有先做功課還是有幫助的!九月初,決定要嘗試考考看,不然每天在家裡自己嚇自己也不是辦法!第一次去DMV就糊塗到忘記帶居住證明(有姓名及地址的帳單);第二次去DMV一開始不知道竅門,檢查眼睛時差點被懷疑左眼無視力,接著被辦事員要求護照上要有I-94(聽說是拿觀光簽證入境者才有的一種附件,持移民簽證入境者不會有,我們怎樣解釋都沒用),鄰居跟我當場傻眼,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/514832913239587888/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4126037920047954560&amp;postID=514832913239587888&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/514832913239587888'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/514832913239587888'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/2008/01/blog-post_24.html' title='考駕照'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/SfIql8akQhI/AAAAAAAAAC0/axlm8ddzFm4/s72-c/DSCN1814.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-613096640358904265</id><published>2008-01-24T09:03:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T09:58:53.473-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='USA隨筆'/><title type='text'>Open House</title><summary type='text'>聽起來很像賣房子的感覺!不過卻是開學前的某一天,讓不同年級學生在不同時段返校拿課表,根據個人課表去未來一年的教室和任課老師見面,認識老師也預先熟悉教室位置!鄰居LH帶我們及另一位朋友小孩Joey去open house,Joey之前就念Tabb所以大致沒問題,女兒則多虧LH帶路(我這個媽媽好像有點在狀況之外,想想蠻慚愧的),繳交一些費用,買體育服,試開locker,查school bus 路線,找教室,老師和學生;家長和老師;學生和學生...,交談之聲此起彼落,整間學校熱鬧極了,老師們很nice,知道我們才來美國不到一個月,都會鼓勵女兒不要害怕,有的甚至還抱抱女兒,讓我心中擔心的問題又少了一個!(Aug'07)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/613096640358904265/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4126037920047954560&amp;postID=613096640358904265&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/613096640358904265'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/613096640358904265'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/2008/01/open-house.html' title='Open House'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-8212361830540360940</id><published>2008-01-11T13:21:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T10:00:00.479-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='USA隨筆'/><title type='text'>抵達美國</title><summary type='text'>帶著兒子女兒及大包小包行李,往機場出發,在送機車上看著先生寫給我們的卡片,想到有這麼長的時間不能跟先生見面,不能陪伴在父母身邊,眼淚忍不住一直掉下來,捫心自問這樣做究竟為了甚麼?飛抵目的地已是當地時間半夜,雖是空屋,同學CL設想得很周到,幫忙準備了好些生活必需品,冰箱內也有食物牛奶,感覺很窩心!匆匆梳洗一下,催促小孩趕快休息,明天就是新生活的開始!CL或鄰居LH有空就帶我們去採購物品,銀行開戶,申請電話,女兒學校報到...,在台灣時總覺得自己可以獨當一面,家裡大小事通常是我在張羅,沒想到在美國沒駕照沒車前,那兒也去不了,凡事都得靠朋友鄰居幫忙(也還好有她們幫忙)!平時很少燒飯的我,硬著頭皮每天煮三餐(當然有些是半成品),空閒時間就抱著一本DMV印行的交通規則猛K,深怕一個沒記熟又得重考。還好有網路可使用,沒辦法逛馬路時就逛逛網路,日子倒是很好打發!(Aug'07)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/8212361830540360940/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4126037920047954560&amp;postID=8212361830540360940&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/8212361830540360940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/8212361830540360940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/2008/01/cl-cllh.html' title='抵達美國'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-2873905115351974110</id><published>2008-01-11T10:55:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T17:11:38.781-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='移民ㄇ?'/><title type='text'>決定了</title><summary type='text'>經過這段時間的沉澱,考慮到每年飛來飛去維持綠卡身分實非長久之計,若要放棄綠卡又有些捨不得,跟先生商量結果,還是決定帶女兒到美國住一段時間,體驗不同的生活環境及教育方式,不論結果如何,至少我們嘗試過!女兒喜歡美東風情,決定方向後,準備行囊(家裡翻箱倒櫃,趁機整理一番),打包一些可能用得到的家當提前寄去美國,生活瑣事盡量事先規劃,以免人不在台灣還要越洋遙控先生處理,託同學CL著手找居住地點...,日子過得充實緊湊,移居不是件小事,東岸飛行時間比較長,加上轉機,不可能三不五時就回台灣,雖然心裡始終牽掛父母家人,出發前心裡就有打算大概要待到次年暑假才回台灣吧!(May'07) </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/2873905115351974110/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4126037920047954560&amp;postID=2873905115351974110&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/2873905115351974110'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/2873905115351974110'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/2008/01/blog-post.html' title='決定了'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-9067371796316795073</id><published>2007-12-12T11:06:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T10:02:55.803-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='USA隨筆'/><title type='text'>雪..一點都不好玩</title><summary type='text'>美其名考察之旅,其實是帶女兒去幾個城市走走,看看日後若要在美國定居可能的落腳處! 半夜飛抵NewJersey時,就因下雪延遲降落,好不容易到了過境旅館,也僅剩一點時間可供梳洗就又要趕去轉機!清晨欣賞了旅館附近白雪紛飛的景象後,沒想到就這樣開始令人永生難忘的一天...到了機場,看到滿屋子的人,還在擔心不知是否趕得上check in ,沒想到聽到的消息卻是班機停飛,只能傻傻的帶著女兒和3個皮箱跟著人群排隊等換票,在機場,每個人有自己的行程表及目的地,要用有限的班機滿足大家的需求實在不是件簡單的事,排隊等了一次又一次(每次大概都要排1個多小時),女兒早就耐不住時差睡倒在椅子上,機票從早上飛Norfolk換成晚上飛Norfolk再換成下午飛Washington DC(朋友願意開車去DC接我們) ,坐上飛機等了兩個小時,被請下飛機告知這班飛機因雪無法起飛,又再排隊等換機票,這次的答案更糟糕,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/9067371796316795073/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4126037920047954560&amp;postID=9067371796316795073&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/9067371796316795073'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/9067371796316795073'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-post.html' title='雪..一點都不好玩'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-6789187009693448053</id><published>2007-11-13T10:28:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T10:04:29.395-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='移民ㄇ?'/><title type='text'>拿到綠卡之後</title><summary type='text'>拿到綠卡之後,才是課題的開始,究竟該不該赴美定居?若要赴美定居,又該在何處落腳? 每家有每家的故事,每人有每人的考量!我先生暫時不可能放棄台灣工作,赴美坐吃山空;老大念大三,快樂的大學生活尚未結束,還有兵役問題;老二倒是即將小學畢業,中文略有基礎;至於我,反正無業,應該沒差吧!決定安排一趟考察之旅,順便入境報到,說"考察之旅"好像太冠冕堂皇了,其實就是去幾個親戚朋友家小住,感覺一下東西岸不同的風土民情,打聽打聽生活開銷(沒辦法,家庭主婦當久了,雖沒到錙銖必較的程度,總忍不住關心一下),每個地方都有其特色,沒有親身體驗,又怎能了解?連絡了3個家庭,喬好日期行程,訂了機票(東岸進西岸出,其中還安排一段搭乘Amtrak,讓女兒回味一下2001年的記憶),準備出發囉!(Feb'07)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/6789187009693448053/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4126037920047954560&amp;postID=6789187009693448053&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/6789187009693448053'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4126037920047954560/posts/default/6789187009693448053'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/2007/11/blog-post.html' title='拿到綠卡之後'/><author><name>Hope</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01995558442096616018</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6nW8j_njBHY/TUTNK5DvqZI/AAAAAAAAAEE/oQKQjujcKVU/s220/DSCN0288.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126037920047954560.post-5860479484754218076</id><published>2007-11-07T10:13:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-14T10:05:07.438-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='移民ㄇ?'/><title type='text'>面談</title><summary type='text'>移民?!等了15年的親屬移民, 終於輪到我們去AIT面談了!究竟該不該繼續下去?心理的矛盾真不知該如何形容? 15年,不算短的時間,當年申請時的熱誠及動機很多都已不復存在,套句我先生說過的話,就試試看吧! 面談也是有學問的,通知書上言明不要早於8點報到,我們很老實的等到8點才進去,進去後發現,哇咧!我們是排在最後面的,先報到先面談,所以囉...,小孩子餓著肚子等到快12點,屋內冷氣又強,那時情況不知道可不可以用飢寒交迫四個字來形容! 補交些資料後,終於拿到移民簽證,又面臨老大即將滿21歲的年齡限制(必須在一定日期前入境美國),臨時要訂機加酒行程還沒有旅館可住,只好買了機票到親戚家借住,順利入境美國一遊,未來究竟會如何?再說吧!(Sep'06)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://housewifehope.blogspot.com/feeds/5860479484754218076/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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