Department of Homeland Security Trip

Today was a big day for us. David and I went to the Department of Homeland Security office in downtown Milwaukee. We went to be fingerprinted so they can run an FBI background check on us. If all goes well with the background check, we get a form for the dossier and then we are almost ready to send things to China. It should take a few weeks to get that form back.

I wish I had something exciting to tell about the trip, but it was really easy and quick. I picked David up at work at 10:15 and we headed downtown. The office was really easy to find; grey, non-descript government office building. I got a parking spot right across the street so we went in and even got through the metal detector just fine. They took us right away and we were on our way to lunch by 11:10. Here is the highlight, we ate at Cubanitos. It is a Cuban restaurant on Milwaukee Ave. The restaurant is very yummy and we highly recommend it.

The exciting part was how they took our finger prints. They scanned them into the computer, no old fashioned ink. It was sort of like being in a CSI lab, but no attractive workers or fancy rooms.

The next step for us is the authentication step. I am not sure what Debbie, our authenticator, does in this step, but I know it costs $1000. We will keep you all posted. Thanks for all the cell phones, print cartridges, and yard sale donations, keep them coming!