{"id":24,"date":"2023-08-30T02:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T02:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2024-03-04T22:17:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T22:17:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/?page_id=24","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24\" class=\"elementor elementor-24\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6623d145 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6623d145\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b4de8c9\" data-id=\"6b4de8c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a5cf24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58a5cf24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">~ About Me ~<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9389512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9389512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>I have a heart for people looking to the United States for a better life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fc9c6c0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fc9c6c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fed6543\" data-id=\"5fed6543\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3226fac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3226fac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Arriving-in-America-1-672x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-215\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Arriving-in-America-1-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Arriving-in-America-1-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Arriving-in-America-1-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Arriving-in-America-1.jpg 886w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">My Sister and I (In white sailor hats) and my mother, with a friend, arrive by boat in New York Harbor. Lady Liberty was late for the photo shoot.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d4067a0\" data-id=\"5d4067a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d58e9ed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d58e9ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My family immigrated to the US from Germany at the end of World War II. Needless to say, it was not an easy transition. We were the enemy and we didn\u2019t speak the language. My father, a rocket scientist, was considered a prized acquisition by the government\u2014he was to prove his value during the evolution of NASA.<\/p>\n<p>Our first home was a Quonset hut at Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas. I learned English quickly as a six-year-old in kindergarten on the base. In the beginning, recess was the scary part of school. Every time a plane flew overhead while we were on the playground, I automatically dropped to the ground in a duck-and-cover position\u2014a reflexive response to warplanes in the sky over Germany. After El Paso we moved to Huntsville, Alabama, and then to San Diego, California\u2014always following my father\u2019s aerospace career.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to my later years of education. I graduated from the University of Southern California with a double major in Philosophy and Religion. This was followed by post-graduate work at UCSD in La Jolla, California, and Regents College at the University of British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many German families that came over after the war, we continued to keep our language and German traditions alive at home. This resulted in considerable soul-searching as I matured and began to understand the implications and consequences of that appalling war.&nbsp;Additional information can be found in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thriftbooks.com\/a\/san-diego-editors-and-writers-guild\/10807502\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Guilden Pen: Traversing Life: Twelfth Edition<\/a>&nbsp;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4801180 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4801180\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c848c41\" data-id=\"c848c41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Karin-Family-Photo-Cropped-1536x1204.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Karin-Family-Photo-Cropped.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Celebrating our second Christmas in America with Mutti, Vati, and my little sister B\u00e4rbel.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c982b50\" data-id=\"c982b50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fbb42c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fbb42c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Two-Girls-699x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-217\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Two-Girls-699x1024.jpg 699w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Two-Girls-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Two-Girls-768x1124.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Two-Girls.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mutti always dressed us alike, although we were three years apart.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cce61b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cce61b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66bada0\" data-id=\"66bada0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b8c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12b8c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Girl-Solo-692x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-222\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Girl-Solo-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Girl-Solo-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Girl-Solo-768x1136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Girl-Solo.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Zuckert\u00fcte (Sugar Cone) was one of the traditions we kept. It was filled with sweets and was the symbol of entering school for the first time.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a753b64\" data-id=\"a753b64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd9a3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cd9a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Two-Girls-Toys-635x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Two-Girls-Toys-635x1024.jpg 635w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Two-Girls-Toys-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Two-Girls-Toys-768x1239.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Two-Girls-Toys.jpg 909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A highly prized tradition!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74119b4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74119b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3db018\" data-id=\"b3db018\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3ff0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d3ff0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I met my husband John in the late 1960s and with his encouragement, made my mark in the financial world by becoming one of the first female stockbrokers in San Diego. An excerpt of this adventure may be found in <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chicken-Soup-Soul-Affirmation-Determination\/dp\/1611590655\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GO531J63RSBV&amp;keywords=Chicken+Soup+for+the+Soul%3A+Be+You+%5B2021%5D&amp;qid=1694628343&amp;sprefix=chicken+soup+for+the+soul+be+you+2021+%2Caps%2C164&amp;sr=8-1\">Chicken Soup for the Soul: Be You [2021]<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 As a member of Dean Witter &amp; Co., I taught investment classes and hosted <em>Welcome to Wall Street,<\/em> a television program on CBS. In the mid-70s, I created <em>Power Reading,<\/em> teaching over 3,000 San Diegans the art of speed reading.\u00a0<\/p><p>As a follower of Jesus Christ, I have served on the pastoral staff of La Jolla Presbyterian Church\u2014and as a grief counselor with Stephen Ministries. As an advocate for The Salvation Army in San Diego, I have served as Chairman of the Metropolitan Advisory Board, and President of the Women\u2019s Auxiliary. I also sit on the advisory board of Big Table\u2014an organization in San Diego whose mission is serving those in crisis working in the hospitality industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9187a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9187a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WOD-John.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WOD-John.jpg 493w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WOD-John-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Salvation Army Woman of Dedication Honoree. April 27th, 2016.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d4d2e7\" data-id=\"9d4d2e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837e50f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"837e50f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Wedding-2-12-72-999x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Wedding-2-12-72-999x1024.jpg 999w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Wedding-2-12-72-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Wedding-2-12-72-768x787.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Wedding-2-12-72.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">February 12, 1972<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-882a5e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"882a5e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfc07e2\" data-id=\"dfc07e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90d7fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e90d7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now that you know a bit about me, I&#8217;d love to hear from you!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c372efc elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c372efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/karinfdonaldson.com\/?page_id=17\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Me ><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>~ About Me ~ I have a heart for people looking to the United States for a better life. 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