The Nightmare is finally over. We can all (finally) breathe a little easier now…

When “the event” happened in 2016, I was very despondent. People were asking my wife why “I was taking it so personally” and “why I was so upset”. That is how it is for me — I take it hard at the beginning, and slowly build my defenses around me later and prepare for the worst.

I confess that I cried after watching Obama’s final speech to the troops. It was heart wrenching. He was such a good human being, such a good person.

Much has happened since that fateful election. The people who asked those questions are not even in this country anymore. Visas expired, things did not get renewed, they all went away aka were kicked out.

If he won again this time, things were looking so bleak that I doubted that we would be able to live in this country anymore. First they came for the visa holders, then they would come for the green card holders.

It was just a matter of time before they reached us — those few who had taken it seriously and obtained our citizenship as soon as we could, after 2016.

I remember visiting Washington, DC and telling my wife to really enjoy the experience because we were not going to come back for a long time. President Obama was still in the White House, the world had not completely dissolved into total chaos.