{"id":10127,"date":"2006-05-16T16:00:15","date_gmt":"2006-05-16T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2006\/05\/16\/done-i-am-cypriot\/"},"modified":"2006-05-16T16:00:15","modified_gmt":"2006-05-16T13:00:15","slug":"done-i-am-cypriot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2006\/05\/16\/done-i-am-cypriot\/","title":{"rendered":"Done. I am Cypriot."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is, I guess, the last update to my naturalization saga<\/a>, as I am writing this with one hand. My other hand is busy holding the brand new shiny passport. It still smells fresh ink (printed today). It has my name and picture in it, together with all the other necessary stamps, signatures, and info.<\/p>\n

I did it!<\/p>\n

Actually, we did. I’d like to take this chance to thank everyone who helped me get through this from my family and friends to readers of this blog and total strangers. Your support was (and is) very important to me. Thank you all.<\/p>\n

Now I’ll have to adjust to the huge size of my new world. Practice suggests that I should consume enourmous amounts of alcohol as soon as possible. See you all later…<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

This is, I guess, the last update to my naturalization saga, as I am writing this with one hand. My other hand is busy holding the brand new shiny passport. It still smells fresh ink (printed today). It has my name and picture in it, together with all the other necessary stamps, signatures, and info. … Continue reading Done. I am Cypriot.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"keyring_services":[],"class_list":["post-10127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21594,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/16\/huge-thank-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":10127,"position":0},"title":"Huge Thank You!","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"April 16, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I wanted to take this opportunity and say a huge Thank You to everyone who made yesterday a very special day for me. \u00a0It was truly one of the greatest birthday celebrations I've ever had. \u00a0You are all truly the best! 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