Hola everybody! It's been a long time since I wrote the last time. My apologies. Lots of things have been happening in my life lately (all good) and I have been very very busy.
I just received a comment on the blog that puzzled me. Someone, anonymously (!), called me selfish Spaniard and blamed me of discriminating latinos in this blog. Can someone help me understand? Have I written anything on those lines? Weird...
Anyway, back to sharing experiences of a European in Miami.
One of the greatest things of living here is how easy, convenient and amazing is to have a baby in Miami! Well, yes, I am a proud father now, and my baby daughter is enjoying the benefits of being born in Miami:
1. She is a full-right American citizen! And she will have duel nationality (Spanish - American) with all the great stuff this means. She will be able to study and work anywhere in the US or Europe without having to go through any painful paperwork other than booking a flight.
And since she is part of a minority in the US, she will benefit from minority quotas. For example, her chances to get a scholarship for college are greater (being a woman and being part of a minority)
Now, talking about the US Passport... You just need to go to a post office with a couple of photos and the birth certificate and boom! they send it to your home! In Spain you have to stand in line for hours to get the passport.
2. This weather allows us to raise her outdoors, enjoying the sun, the breeze, the ocean... 365 days a year!!! I am sure she will grow up healthy and strong. And she wont be bored indoors in the winter.
So, all in all, I am very proud of having an American - Spanish daughter.
I just received a comment on the blog that puzzled me. Someone, anonymously (!), called me selfish Spaniard and blamed me of discriminating latinos in this blog. Can someone help me understand? Have I written anything on those lines? Weird...
Anyway, back to sharing experiences of a European in Miami.
One of the greatest things of living here is how easy, convenient and amazing is to have a baby in Miami! Well, yes, I am a proud father now, and my baby daughter is enjoying the benefits of being born in Miami:
1. She is a full-right American citizen! And she will have duel nationality (Spanish - American) with all the great stuff this means. She will be able to study and work anywhere in the US or Europe without having to go through any painful paperwork other than booking a flight.
And since she is part of a minority in the US, she will benefit from minority quotas. For example, her chances to get a scholarship for college are greater (being a woman and being part of a minority)
Now, talking about the US Passport... You just need to go to a post office with a couple of photos and the birth certificate and boom! they send it to your home! In Spain you have to stand in line for hours to get the passport.
2. This weather allows us to raise her outdoors, enjoying the sun, the breeze, the ocean... 365 days a year!!! I am sure she will grow up healthy and strong. And she wont be bored indoors in the winter.
So, all in all, I am very proud of having an American - Spanish daughter.
2 comments:
Jaime,
Estaba buscando material sobre Miami, donde voy a pasar unos días en breve, y me he encontrado tu blog, que me ha divertido mucho, porque creo que somos compañeros de colegio. Aunque íbamos a cursos distintos, recuerdo que coincidía contigo en el cole de Vitruvio, algunos días en el videoclub de Jumbo y, luego, en la Autónoma. En fin, que me ha hecho mucha gracia tu blog, me ha parecido muy bueno y aprovecho para felicitarte por tu paternidad y por lo bien que te lo has montado. Madrid está cada vez más agobiante y cada vez se vive peor. Afortunado tú, en Miami....¡y escribe más a menudo, que, en adelante, lo seguiremos! Un abrazo,
Hola Jaime, Entre en tu blog en busca de informacion de "Las Raises Españolas" Y de veras que me causo tambien lo de "el commentario" no se a que vino! Creo que el sol de Miami le causo efecto negativo.
Bueno, me gusta que Miami sea tan especial para ti, yo vivo en ella 48 años y no deja de asombrarme. Esta ciudad a cambiado mucho en todos estos años y a veces no la conosco!
Espero obtener mi ciduadania Española, deseame suerte.
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