tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459207290594790398.post3227396313318752479..comments2024-03-28T00:16:12.772-07:00Comments on The Real Housewife of Ciudad Juárez: The Final CountdownEmily Bonderer Cruzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536825702643241250noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459207290594790398.post-17530471370359174002014-11-05T23:01:57.703-08:002014-11-05T23:01:57.703-08:00How is it you have more fans commenting on your bl...How is it you have more fans commenting on your blog than I do and I moved to Mexico in 2006? Life is unfair...Hobgoblin238https://www.blogger.com/profile/07788435149110239794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459207290594790398.post-21504223369354013832014-06-04T20:10:17.443-07:002014-06-04T20:10:17.443-07:00Being on the border, so close to the US does play ...Being on the border, so close to the US does play a factor in it all. But deportations and immigration issues are really the bigger piece of the puzzle. Like you said, your experience is very different. Doing something because you want to and doing something to keep your family together are very, very different and that right there is definitely what makes the experience of forced expats and chosen expats so different.Emily Bonderer Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536825702643241250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459207290594790398.post-76951840914682181222014-06-04T20:08:00.482-07:002014-06-04T20:08:00.482-07:00Lol on the whole mom thing. I told my mom the same...Lol on the whole mom thing. I told my mom the same thing. You can only plan so much...<br />Emily Bonderer Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536825702643241250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459207290594790398.post-64206448873604530242014-06-04T20:07:21.962-07:002014-06-04T20:07:21.962-07:00Andrea... don't freak out. Well, okay, I suppo...Andrea... don't freak out. Well, okay, I suppose that's a given. Your day is almost here and I am so excited for you. Looking forward to following your journey on FB amiga :)Emily Bonderer Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536825702643241250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459207290594790398.post-6003590943798879752014-06-04T20:06:33.610-07:002014-06-04T20:06:33.610-07:00Thanks for sharing Deb!Thanks for sharing Deb!Emily Bonderer Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536825702643241250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459207290594790398.post-35421600274785171462014-05-19T06:46:30.040-07:002014-05-19T06:46:30.040-07:00I going to jump in and say that part of the proble... I going to jump in and say that part of the problem is living so close to the U.S. <br />The wages, the inexpensive food and clothing, the "good life" is just a few miles away.<br /> I moved to Mexico city for 12 years, and felt none of that. Now, I am a guy, and i was only 23 years old when i moved, and i did not have children in the U.S. nor was dragged or deported to Mexico. I was excited to go, loved being there, and only returned to the U.S. about every 18 months.<br /> Again, my experience was very different from yours..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459207290594790398.post-38614701730118507272014-05-17T22:08:01.222-07:002014-05-17T22:08:01.222-07:00I remember being there 3 years ago. I did just lik...I remember being there 3 years ago. I did just like you did, Emily. I focused 100% on packing and organizing everything. I remember my mom asking me what I was going to do here. I told her that I had no idea, but I just knew it had to be ok. I doubted God would allow me to move here if it was not the right thing to do. Here 3 years later, I have felt everything you said above and more. I have also learned that this has been hard, but I have learned so much and I don't regret our decision at all.<br /><br />Andrea, things will fall into place as they should. I know how nervous and scared you more than likely are. Good luck on your packing and move! I am now going to read your blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094398763672345801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459207290594790398.post-52475972040868176632014-05-17T21:33:24.857-07:002014-05-17T21:33:24.857-07:00I don't envy my state either... except that I ...I don't envy my state either... except that I have done ZERO packing of what's left here. I already took some down there. I'm running out of time, and now I'm freaking out, "Agh! I forgot to get the dog's shots updated!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09608827007853458713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459207290594790398.post-28772527004524260842014-05-17T12:13:45.271-07:002014-05-17T12:13:45.271-07:00http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/uf/uf140516a_long...http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/uf/uf140516a_long_way_from_home<br />Brand new radio show about not just Emily's move to Juarez, but the lives of a bunch of her friends who did the same. It starts around 18:47 or 28:47 or something. Just came out. <br />Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916028989871849799noreply@blogger.com