We had an important day today! We visited the city hall and spoke to the mayor. Well ...

... Bianca did, I was just there. He wanted to see her before we could send all the paperwork away to ask for her citizenship. He tested her Dutch language skills and also wanted to know what her plans are living here in ‘his’ town. She passed with flying colors and we are now proceeding in a next important step in our lives. The paperwork is al signed and we should get an answer within a year. The whole integration process in the Netherlands is tough! From all the different tests I wrote about before to learning the language and what not. I will be happy when all of that is behind us finally. I’m really proud of my girl and how hard she worked making it all work. We went to the movies tonight to celebrate!