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We recently visited New York. Visiting the Statue of Liberty was the highlight of our trip. As British people spending six months in both the USA and Canada, the Statue of Liberty truly epitomized for us the amazing spirit of the USA. The picture was taken from the ferry that took us to see the statue at close quarters. We sensed how it must have felt to the millions of immigrants over the years for whom the first sight of their new home would have been the statue as they entered the waters of New York aboard the ships on which they had traveled. …
During our visit to Bainbridge Island, near Seattle we met Brandon, a remarkable 31 year old young man who shared with us his incredible story. He fought to gain custody of his three young daughters, Aaliyah, Mariah, and Hayley after breaking up with their mother who had become a drug addict and alcoholic. He had not had the financial resources to employ a lawyer but nonetheless it had cost him over $25 000 over three years to gain custody.…
