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Today I became an American citizen.
Nearly 20 years ago I came to the US for the first time, to visit my sister who was living here back then (interestingly enough, 2 miles from where I live today). Until then I was sure that if I'll immigrate to a different country from Israel, it would be to the UK where I am also a citizen. But back in 2004, when I was a few months shy of 18, I came to Boston and completely fell in love with it (yes, some of us actually like Boston). 7 and a half years ago, while working for Cybereason I made the move with my wife, about a year later we got a green card. A few years after that our daughter was born, here in the US. Pretty much since we moved here, we knew that we want to stay in the US. Immigration isn't easy, leaving our entire lives, families, and friends on the other side of the world, 12 hours of flight time away can be difficult, especially once kids get into the picture. But here we are, all 3 of us, my wife, my daughter, and I are American citizens. There is something about this country that immigrants such as myself truly appreciate. Sure, there are plenty of things to improve but there are also many wonderful things as well. It brings me great pride and joy to call myself an American. Plenty of my peers in the security world helped me throughout the years in the various immigration processes (recommendation letters for a green card, for example) and I thank them for their help, if it weren't for them - I wouldn't have been an American today.
So as an American - there is no better time than today to ask "What the hell is even a Kilometer?"
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