Today has been such a step forward in the direction of being a fully functioning, legal and not-homeless young adult in France. I have a place to live AND I got my visa in the mail today.
I will be living in a dormitory that indeed has a bed (that's right mom, I won't have to take inflatable furniture anymore!!!) and possibly other furniture. As far as I know, it's near the center of town and pretty close to my school. If I can read a map correctly, it's about 1 block from the school that I will be teaching in. The best part about not being homeless is that the rent is pretty cheap too so I may just about have enough money to not starve next year!!
After the excitement of the morning (finding out about the room), I stopped by the post office to pick up my visa. I missed the postman when he tried to drop it off at the door. I'm quite surprised by the quick turn around of the French Consulate. My appointment was last Friday!! In their haste though, they tore one of the pages in my passport so tomorrow will be spent with me calling various passport offices/other important people to see if the 2 centimeter tear on an unimportant page of my passport who impede me from getting on the plane in one month.
During my Consulate appointment, at the end, they took my picture and scooted me on my way. Apparently they used the picture that they took and posted it into my passport. While I look like a vampire because of my white skin, more importantly, I appear to look a little bit like someone who lives in Europe. My pursed lips and unamused expression are the perfect jump start to Operation Jen in France.
Exactly one month from today I will be boarding the plane and starting this adventure abroad. I am so excited about it. Everything is falling into place. I couldn't be more thankful or grateful for all of the love, support and plain dumb luck that I have been experiencing recently. Life is good.
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