Yeah, that picture won't get me checked out at every possible security checkpoint, right? Oh well. And by returning my passport in 9 weeks and 2 days after telling me that the waiting period was 6 to 8 weeks, the Spanish government may have actually been early, by their standards. So when I get to Spain I have to take this visa along with my doctor's letter and my certificate of absence from police records to apply for a foreign resident identity card, but I think I already mentioned that in a previous post. Finally, I also got an electronic dictionary, so that should make communicating and comprehending my surroundings somewhat easier. For the next few weeks I will be cleaning my room, getting my stuff together and packing, and visiting Blacksburg a few times. More later if there are any developments.
Monday, August 24, 2009
I got my visa!
Well the Spanish Embassy did their best to make me nervous, but after about a month of asking my dad or checking the mail myself everyday, my passport was returned to me with my visa affixed inside. Here I am, in all my unfriendly glory.
Yeah, that picture won't get me checked out at every possible security checkpoint, right? Oh well. And by returning my passport in 9 weeks and 2 days after telling me that the waiting period was 6 to 8 weeks, the Spanish government may have actually been early, by their standards. So when I get to Spain I have to take this visa along with my doctor's letter and my certificate of absence from police records to apply for a foreign resident identity card, but I think I already mentioned that in a previous post. Finally, I also got an electronic dictionary, so that should make communicating and comprehending my surroundings somewhat easier. For the next few weeks I will be cleaning my room, getting my stuff together and packing, and visiting Blacksburg a few times. More later if there are any developments.
Yeah, that picture won't get me checked out at every possible security checkpoint, right? Oh well. And by returning my passport in 9 weeks and 2 days after telling me that the waiting period was 6 to 8 weeks, the Spanish government may have actually been early, by their standards. So when I get to Spain I have to take this visa along with my doctor's letter and my certificate of absence from police records to apply for a foreign resident identity card, but I think I already mentioned that in a previous post. Finally, I also got an electronic dictionary, so that should make communicating and comprehending my surroundings somewhat easier. For the next few weeks I will be cleaning my room, getting my stuff together and packing, and visiting Blacksburg a few times. More later if there are any developments.
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You didn't tell me about the electronic dictionary!
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