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     Home, where is home for me... Hmmm I had asked myself that exact question for many years, and the closest answer I had came out with, is that, home is not a location I can identify in or around any map. For me home is more closed linked to family and friends.
   For me, perhaps, the whole U.S. is home, here many generations of my family had struggle to keep up with changing times and challenges.
   I discover love for first time here, Hmmm... I remember how it was, I felt in love with a  flying flower who daily climbed the white mountains to go home, and how I used to wait for her to return to me, and she used to return as scheduled next day, everyday. A very unique woman, smart, and wise in her own way... one of a kind, very unique.
   USA is such a great country! There are so much challenges, and so much to talk about. USA is a very dynamic nation, always undergoing constant change. Oh and what a history! From the formation of the new world, the explorations of Hernando de Soto in the Southeast and Francisco Vazquez in the Southwest around 1540's marking the beginning of the colonial time, and the foundation of Jamestown Virginia 1607. OH Virginia!!! Virginia is for lovers! hehehe I have no doubt about it, one of the most beautiful states...   

    The neighborhood in West Virginia, the typical housing in t he sub-urban areas... WOW! talking about nostalgia... how many of you remember the good old days, times growing up hehehe :) No, I was not born in America, I just love his history.

     The winter's usual snow everywhere...  icy roads, slippery sidewalks hehehe awesome places to drink coffee and have some semi-fast food. Beautiful women, through they are hiding from the cold :)

      Remarkable, isn't it!!! a very unique place... and I have not take pictures from the Richmond area.
 

American history... Hmmmm how things used to be...

     Well... this is one of the most fascinating topics, specially when we take a close look into our nation, the founding fathers created a Republic based on the selection of their representatives in the Government body, from those of higher level of education, wisdom, skills and moral character amongst them, so they could used all this skills to do their very best in behalf of everyone. Our current Government work closest than ever with the people of the United States, like a great Democracy... but I will tell you more about it in just a moment. First allow me to talk a little about Virginia...
If that Virginia is one of my favorite States was your guess, you were right on the money hehehe :) I love Virginia.

     Human history had always go through some change, sometimes go slow, steady, while in some other, it had rush into the next step on cultural evolution. Virginia was at that moment, the epoch of the events counted since that point on history, that were going to initiated the beginning to what we know as the American civilization as we know it today.

     When Virginia was still under the British control; Her Economy was greatly dependent on the plantations of tobacco crops, followed by the trade of Tea... not much different was for the new settlements like Plymouth or the Dutch... Virginia had to adapt to quick, recognizing the changes and acting upon it, the changes on the otherwise quiet domestic environment, were to become more obvious after the Powhatan Confederacy attacked the colonies, interfering and in some cases even disable the trade, and plantation activities. This conflict was endured forty years ending with a peace treaty in 1646. While the British was still pretty busy undergoing a civil war, which in a favorable way had already made the minds of many that later flee to the new world. The next 40 years the colonies will had their very own share of revolts: Nathaniel Bacon with his rebellion against the Indians (believe me for what I had read, Pocahontas was not as happy as in the cartoon... not to mention had to endure diseases that were brought over by the settlers)...Anyhow jumping ahead... During the next hundred years the British would give the colonies a more close look, and more interest on them developed... leading years later, to the creation of the Board of Trade and Plantations, which also became a new way to show oppression, that not many years later became more clear with the introduction of the Sugar and the Stamp acts... basically overtaxing the colonies, and inadvertently setting up the scenario that was going to push the colonies into the Revolution.
     Hmmm... and then it finally happened... that was the year 1775, the first continental congress had been convened a year prior, and a second continental congress was convened, which was about to become the Government, highest echelon of the country. Those were very violent times, war was often by misguided attacks with high body count in either sides, but the signs of victory ahead shinned like the sun set of the new day. The British finally withdraw its troops from Boston.

    Then the Year was 1776, and Thomas Jefferson wrote and passed to the congress, and the congress signed it. This was The Declaration of Independence. (If you have not seen the movie "National Treasure" with Nicolas Cage, I advise you to do so, it is entertaining and give you a few insides into history.)

The US Constitution

Same room and furniture as it is today.

     The country underwent through a lot more fighting, the people found themselves in a war often fought in their very own backyard, the British were still on control of strongholds and the southeast. Then an alliance was formed and France joined Americans in the fight side by side, while the first talks about negotiations started to emerge. Finally, the Paris's Treaty was signed, and with it, recognizing unconditional independence for America, as well as establishing their territorial boundaries, that was the Year 1783.
Throughout the very next decade, most events went rather smoothly, many treaties were discussed, summon of conventions, and trade rules were established, very important for the economy, of the newly formed states, as the states... and then, in 17 September 1787 in Philadelphia, The Constitutions of the United States was signed, and a year later ratified... The Bill of Rights was added in 1791.

   We had came a long way, but there is still a lot work to do yet, think about it next time you have the time to contemplate the landscaping... driving, or flying over... specially if you get to take a look from 36000 ft, all quiet under, thousand of people with the ability to add something to the whole, a grain of sand in the future beach. The future will be as great as we can build it.

         A team, we all can work together.
 

    The changes we went and still going through since terrorism show its face in our land, are huge, and the concern among many is about the uncertainty of the future, the peace and security we hold so dear. Let us not forget who we are! Where we came from as a nation. There should be no doubt in our mind and hearts, that the future is going to be awesome, beyond the dreams of our founder fathers.

    We can and we will handle, whatever situation we must, and do what need to be done... where ever we need to do so.

 No, this is not the end of the road, just a new beginning.

Maybe tomorrow, the location of your dream house.
 

   There is much, much, more, work ahead, but everyone can add their two cents and make things get better... it is our choice to pick.

    I ask from all to keep in mind, people is not perfect, there are one or two bad apples out there, we had seen way too much of misconceptions, scandals, and stories rushed to the press, a hunt for ratings, nothing more. do not hesitate in trusting on the integrity of our armed forces... or the reasons of why we are in the front lines... it hurts to hear it, specially from our leaders.
 

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