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Blog name: one step closer
Location: Milwaukee
About me: http://laurafern.wordpress.com

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Recent blog entries
 
 Travel & Visitors Guide - May 11, 2008
 Looking ahead in West Texas
  Almost two years ago my husband and I found out that his immigrant visa interview had been scheduled at the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, just across the border with El Paso, Texas. We had been waiting for the interview for more than a year, so we were excited, but also terrified. My...
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 Travel & Visitors Guide - May 8, 2008
 cooking adventures
 On those days when I wish I could abandon responsibility for life as a vagabond, cooking international food helps me focus my energies on something productive, and hopefully, tasty. Picking up some obscure herbs or sauces at the Lanexang Asian grocery or finding a rare mamey fruit at Supermercado...
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 Travel & Visitors Guide - May 6, 2008
 Hiking El Rancho
  My husband was born in a beautiful and impoverished settlement in the hills of rural Puebla, Mexico. Several years ago I had the opportunity to visit his rustic birthplace, a location he usually refers to as "el rancho." I knew his family had never owned or lived on a "ranch"...
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 Travel & Visitors Guide - May 5, 2008
 Christmas in a small, Mexican town
  I am a lifelong Milwaukeean, raised in Elm Grove, educated in Madison, now a happy homeowner on Milwaukee's south side. My husband is from Puebla, Mexico. He came to the U.S. to live and work as a young man, and we met and married nearly four years ago. At the time we met I was infatuated with ...
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Recent Talkbacks
 
 Article - Sept. 28, 2007
 Adventurous diners will enjoy the menu at Guadalupe
 Fiesta Garibaldi is great for Mexican seafood. Taqueria Azteca, Cempazuchi or...
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 Article - Sept. 17, 2007
 Breakfast at McDonald's
 Wow, I'm amazed that someone could say McDonalds coffee is better than Stone ...
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 Article - Sept. 9, 2007
 A diner's frustration
 I'm sure they meant Panera is a restaurant that caters to families, obviously...
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 Article - Sept. 9, 2007
 Friendly Red Robin earns fat tip
 Red Robin hasn't been around long in Milwaukee. Most of the employees are pro...
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 Article - Sept. 9, 2007
 Dark chocolate fuels a belated Trader Joe's debut
 Mmm... and let me tell you from experience, those dark-chocolate covered crys...
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 Article - Aug. 23, 2007
 Rey Sol is closed for now, will reopen
 Probably six months ago some friends and I went to have dinner at Rey Sol and...
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 Article - Aug. 15, 2007
 Holiday House closes doors
 I walked by on a recent Friday night and there were only a few tables occupie...
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 Article - May 31, 2007
 Yes, Dancing Ganesha is closing
 I'm just so glad they are going to reopen. I think I read of the closing on G...
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 Article - May 24, 2007
 Take the Milwaukee Challenge: Cempazuchi vs. La Fuente margaritas
 I can't believe there was even a contest between La Fuente and Cempazuchi. Th...
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 Article - May 23, 2007
 A new kind of Chinese restaurant takes shape in the Third Ward
 This is intriguing. I lived in China, just for a year, but it ruined me for a...
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