This past Friday I attended a ceremony at a courthouse in Cincinnati. This was the final part of my citizenship process and I am officially now an American.
It felt good to become a citizen after living here for close to nine years yet I found myself filled with mixed emotions. There is a section in the Oath where you have to denounce your own country and I found that especially hard.
While I've chosen to live here with my husband in my heart I will always be the Welsh girl whose journey has led her here.
Cheers my friend . . . no, never let go of that Welsh girl. It is after all who you are and becoming an US citizen doesn't change that!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I'm sure it must be a happy/sad dichotomy to embrace a new country while saying goodbye to the country of your birth.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brenda, it's been (and continues to be) an interesting journey.
DeleteCongratulations. I am proud to call you both a fellow countryman and the Welsh girl whose journey has allowed our paths to cross. I feel so lucky!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jane, I feel lucky to call you a friend too. x
Deleteyay. congratulations. that is ok, you can keep your country in your heart....smiles.
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