Diary of a Wom'n

This is how Joanne, the special ed teacher met her husband...

About 9 years ago, she went on a 2-week tour with a tour group to the southwestern states of the US.  There she met Neal (not his real name, I forgot his real name) who was coming from Australia.  He was only there for the first week of the tour though because he wanted to visit his sister who was living in one of the cities they were touring.  Joanne and Neal exchanged numbers and before he left for Australia, he called her on the phone and told her he'd call once he arrived back home.  At first, Joanne wasn't sure how far this would go and wasn't sure if it would even work out but sure enough he called and they kept in touch.  About a year later, he got a work visa while he was just shy of 30, to come to work in Canada.  At that point they were able to spend more time with each other.  After that, they got engaged and eventually married.  Incidentally, about a week ago, her husband officially became a Canadian citizen.

GW