Saturday, January 3, 2009

A new American

One of my black belts here in Ft. Myers will take the oath and become a naturalized citizen of the United States this coming week. Carlos Weil is originally from Argentina and has waited 13 years for citizenship. He joins others from my school here who, over the years, have patiently worked to achieve this. They came from Canada, Britain, and Thailand, to name a few, and have a deep appreciation, love and affection for this place that we were born into, a country we may sometimes take for granted.

   My congratulations to Carlos and his family. 

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