Tag Archives: immigration

Breaking 

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

codified, commodified,  corralled in free fall; if no one will  stretch out her arms to pluck you from the unsolid state, unsuspended, groundless, unfounded, such weightlessness, spooling out forever

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Seeking sanctuary

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

Last week, the office set of church keys went missing. We tried hard to discover them, but after a decent interval of searching and waiting for a miraculous appearance, I gave in and called the food pantry guest who had … Continue reading →

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I am from…

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Rosalind C Hughes

have you ever done one of these? I was introduced to the “I am from” form at a conference this week. Honestly, as an adoptee, an immigrant, an exile from my own history I don’t do well with the perennial … Continue reading →

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Year B Christmas 2: the flight into Egypt and beyond

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Rosalind C Hughes

This is not a story about how special, important, and indispensable Jesus was; that his family out of all the others in Bethlehem was warned to get out of town, so that he alone out of all the little boys … Continue reading →

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Things I can’t imagine doing this week

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

Going out for a beer with a corporation. Telling a woman that her choice of contraception is against my religion. Bellowing “no one wants you” to a bus load of children. Carrying an assault rifle into a department store. Carrying … Continue reading →

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Year A Epiphany 7: How to be perfect

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

There is good news in the fact that the Lord our God is holy. There is grace in the perfection of our heavenly Father, and we wouldn’t want any lesser kind of god. But what do we make of these … Continue reading →

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Naturalization

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

This gallery contains 13 photos.

This morning, I became a US citizen. And registered to vote. Here’s (roughly) how it happened:  

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Transitions

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

I think (hope) that this will be my penultimate immigration-related blog entry. This past week, I had my interview and test, and got the stamp of approval recommending me for citizenship. Next month, all being well, I’ll take the oath … Continue reading →

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Vote for me!

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Last time I wrote about my immigration/naturalization process, I had received a lecture on skin care and the proper preservation of fingerprints for federal purposes from the nice lady downtown (https://rosalindhughes.com/2011/09/23/naturalization-process-biometrics-and-skin-care-consultation/). Unfortunately, despite her best efforts, I received a letter … Continue reading →

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Naturalization process: Biometrics and skin-care consultation

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

This morning I had my appointment downtown to get my fingerprints “captured” and photo taken as part of my application for US citizenship. I knew from the start that this was not going to be as simple as it sounds. … Continue reading →

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