I can’t believe that I’ve been in France for a week now. Actually, I can because the first few days were slow creepin’ like an ‘84 Caddy rolling through Compton. Not having internet in our residence is brutal, but the rumour is that we be online as of 1 October. 19 more days!! For now, [...]

in france
exhausted
more later.

I’ve been really lazy about logging in to update. Truthfully, there hasn’t been a lot to update about other than the fact that it’s crunch time and I don’t want to crunch. I am down to a week. A WEEK. That’s just… nuts, this has been the fastest summer ever. Part of me, a big [...]

I can’t believe it’s down to three weeks. I feel like there is still so much to do and not nearly enough time to do it all. It’s funny how time just slips away so easily. I’m getting excited though, and now that I have my visa, I don’t have anything to worry about really. [...]

So, after a bit of a rocky experience, I am sitting in JFK airport, in the most remote terminal with my visa! Naturally, nothing could go easily and I ended needing a document that wasn’t listed on the Consulate website. A few frantic phone calls from New York City to Canisius, I had a fax [...]

I finally worked up the courage to check my CampusFrance account this morning. Lo-and-behold, I found my confirmation to apply for my visa. This little e-mail was going to determine whether I’d wasted $400 on plane tickets to go to New York City. So far, so good. If everything goes this nicely on Thursday, I [...]