Joel has to sell his drums. We make the move to the USA with our little baby. The dream to be a pharmacist dies.

Struggle to nurse and postpartum depression. All the paperwork and fees for birth certificates and passports. Process for getting a green card and moving to the USA.

We’re pregnant with our first baby…everyone is excited, but I’m really sick. I get fed up with college kids next door. We host a few ladies from the U.S.A.

Long awaited baby girl arrives after a scare with the local government. Mom and brother come to meet the baby. Joel graduates from pharmacy school. Amebic dysentery follows

Culture shock really sets in now. Today you’ll hear about Joel‘s experience eating American food Lauri makes for him, Lauri getting a teaching job and figuring out how to drive in a new place. Plus, Lauri is learning she needs to be vigilant and alert in her new surroundings and can not just take walks and get on the bus or take a taxi when she wants.

On today’s podcast, we’re going to continue on with our honeymoon and our life as a newly married couple. We move into our new place and we find out how Lauri handles the idea of hand washing her clothes on a washboard outside. Culture shock just starts to come in to play in this episode.

Today you’ll hear how Lauri and her mom travelled to Mexico to meet Joel’s family and the official engagement party that was a surprise to Lauri and her mom. Lauri and Joel will also share some details of the wedding.

In today’s episode you’ll hear how Joel and Lauri processed their new engagement after Lauri returned home. They were asking questions like, “Is this for real?”