DAY 19  

Yay!my greencard arrived in the mail today! this is a huge step in my life and means i can finally be safe planning a life in the USA without worrying for getting visas and leaving the USA anymore. i was at a bar the first time since starting this and it was a party from my company to celebrate their successful last year. everything was free, every drink, every food and almost everyone was there. i managed to avoid alcohol and ordered non-alcoholic beer. it tastes like water with a light beer flavor but it was better than having a softdrink. i stayed for 4 hours, had about 4 of those 'beers' and had some fun. it was good - i am happy i stayed strong. tomorrow i will go out to see my friends band playing but i will stick to water with lemon.