We're Finally Married | A HIVE Wedding In Suriname 👰🤵 Financial Recovery On The Horizon 🔭
We did it!! These Hivers are officially married after a multi-year struggle, and now we are ready to begin our financial recovery, but not without a jumping a few more smaller hurdles first.
WE DID IT!! 😂
It seems like it's been much longer than two years, but yesterday Suriname finally granted us a legal and internationally recognized marriage. Even though it upsets us that government has this much control over personal and spiritual matters, we are glad to have conquered some of the bureaucracy which stifles our freedom of movement.
🐝 A HIVE WEDDING 💒
Most of you already know that our whole family is on Hive, consisting of me (@JustinParke), my wife (@Sreypov), and our daughters, Srey-Yuu and Sakana (@KidSisters). It was a very Hive wedding indeed, because our witnesses were fellow Hivers @FaustoFraser and @LeilaFrangie. In addition to our Hive witnesses, another Hiver friend, @RafaelChan, also showed up to bless the occasion. A few other friends showed up too, although not Hivers, but due to COVID-19 measures, only a limited number of people were even allowed in the room.
💵 A FINANCIAL BOOST FROM ABROAD 🚀
99% of my social media activity is done on Hive, but Facebook is still the place where I can most easily connect with friends and family. I share much of our family's struggle with you all on Hive, mostly because I don't fear judgement from the Blockchain nearly as much as I do the wrath of friends and family.
It's hard to hide being stranded in Suriname though, so I decided we would bite the bullet and start a PayPal Money Pool for our friends abroad to give us our first true vacation in Suriname. We've lived here a year and a half, so I figure Suriname's first Cambodians deserve to see more of this country than the streets of Paramaribo.
We've previously used GoFundMe and other similar services to both organize fundraisers and also donate to charitable causes. I must say these organizations take a hefty percentage of the donations, and that is one of my biggest complaints, but PayPal's new Money Pool feature is totally free as far as I can tell. We have raised $600+ so far, so that will surely get us a few nights somewhere special plus transportation.
OUR FUTURE FINANCIAL FREEDOM 🔮
With our marriage paperwork in hand, thanks to the officiator in the above photo, we are now ready to request criminal background checks, wait the 4-6 weeks it will take to receive, then translate everything to English for international use, and we will soon be looking for a host country we can seek economic refuge.
The most important thing for this day was to celebrate the step that is now behind us. COVID-19 makes everything weirder, and we struggled to find an open restaurant offering seating to large groups, but we managed to hang out a bit after the civil marriage service.
We miss the financial freedom Cambodia offered us, and we could live quite comfortably on $300 a month, roughly our whole combined family monthly Hive earnings at the moment. In Suriname, there are limited opportunities due to the economic crisis, and it is relatively expensive compared to many countries we could be living in.
At the moment, Ethiopia is looking a good choice for many reasons, namely the cost of living, open borders, visa-on-arrival for Cambodian citizens, and of course the delicious food. When we are in a new place with a more affordable cost of living, we can then try some entrepreneurship within the local economy.
For now we are plotting what kind of semi-affordable adventure we can take here in Suriname for a much deserved quasi-honeymoon.
STAY TUNED....
🙏 THANKS FOR READING 🙏
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Congratulations! How awesome. Many well wishes and glad to hear you are pushing for that financial freedom. You look pretty young, seems you are on a good path!
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Thank you @captaincryptic, we are making some progress, slow but steady, only bureaucracy stands in the way. Thanks for saying I'm young, haven't heard that in a while.
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tokens.beautiful couple, lovely family 💚❤️💛
Thank you, and now our love is legal. !ENGAGE 10
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tokens.Congratulations @justinparke and @SreyPov!!
Ask @faustofraser if he has connections with Mantje from Knini Paati, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to get the local rate to save up a bit of the usual expenses that come with travel to the interior.
Will do @jeanlucsr, thanks for the tip and the tip. We do hope to see a little bit of this country before leaving. That's our biggest regret in Ecuador, we never got to experience anything outside one of the worst neighborhoods in Quito. I guess that's the difference between being a jetsetter and migrant. !ENGAGE 25
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tokens.This is such wonderful news! Love the photo-journal telling the story with all the smiles! I'm so glad you were able to have a few friends there, too, to help share the joy! Of course, we're sharing the joy and cheering you on, just from a bit more of a distance! 😊
Indeed it is, so happy down here. Thanks for all the love from the great north. !ENGAGE 25
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tokens.What a great story. Congrats to you both, and I'm sure the kids are happy about it too. You have many good years ahead of you. Enjoy that Honeymoon. Perhaps when you return, other things will also have mooned. 😁
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We can't wait for the global situation to improve, we are so close to having the documents needed to start a new cheaper life somewhere else, with long term goals of getting a rich nation's passport for the kids before they turn 18. Thanks for the kind words. !ENGAGE 20
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tokens.Congrats to you both, what a journey but he you are a married man so wonderful and I wish you both a prosperous future either in Ethiopia or somewhere safe ( with good food hahah) your WIDE ( I can say that now ) looked stunning in yellow and you looked happy , grey blog and congrats friend blog soon ! Have fun on the honeymoon
Thank you @brittandjosie, we are still looking for affordable locations that aren't shuttered from the economic crisis or COVID-19. Not so easy to find, but we will make something work. !ENGAGE 35
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Congratulations my dear friends!! Know I send you positive energy and love... and wish you the very best wishes!
Give thanks @wesphilbin, it has been a long time in the making, good to see it realized. !ENGAGE 15
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tokens.ขอแสดงความยินดีด้วยนะครับคุณ Sreypov และคุณ Justin โดยเฉพาะคุณ Sreypov หน้าตาคุณเหมือนญาติผมเลย ขอให้รักกันยืนนาน รักกันจนแก่เฒ่า มีทุกข์ร่วมสุขด้วยกันครับ
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Kind words @kolkamkwan, give thanks to you. We are so happy to finally achieve this. !ENGAGE 15
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tokens.Congratulations, @justinparke and sreypov! This is it, finally. 😍Here's to wishing you more success and realization of all your plans. 🥂
Thank you so much @arrliinn, a honeymoon is in the works, but not without the kiddos tagging along, they deserve some adventure too. !ENGAGE 15
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tokens.Now that I think of it, it was some sort of "HIVE" wedding indeed :) Brother JP, I had fun...and we were happy to be part of your special day. Can't wait to see that mess I made with your video camera this time...loool
ps: I am glad that I never appear to look normal on camera ;)
Indeed. You are the legend that made it all possible my friend, and I can't thank you enough. I have yet to process the video, ore better yet, even view it on a proper screen yet, but I can't wait for that. !BEER !ENGAGE 25
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.Niiiice! Congratulations on the successful wedding. Covid19 rules do put a damper on things, but at least it was still possible. And the plan is working out now. We need to do a trip or something before you leave though.
Lol, I see @faustofraser was just being himself.
Thanks @rarej, it turned out much better than we had participated, and I was so surprised to several friends surprise us with their presence. Let's get together soon indeed . !ENGAGE 25
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tokens.A HIVE wedding indeed. Congrats again!
One great step there lion. Enjoy the travels around Suriname. It is a good idea to see this land you've been living in. Looking forward to the posts of the adventures.
Yeah, I think more Hivers than not over there. Even though it's not even remotely as easy to get around cheaply as Jamaica is, we have to take advantage of the fact that we're here and the wilderness in the country is some of the wildest in the world. !ENGAGE 20
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Congrats! So glad you guys have tied the knot at last!!
Give thanks @livinguktaiwan, it is a long overdue right. !ENGAGE 10
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