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*laugh* Now I feel completely ripped off, we did not have any posters with info. about US Presidents. We did have two really ill-behaved kids running around like lunatics, opening secure doors and freaking out the security guards — that was kind of entertaining.
Whenever I go to the embassy for a visa interview, they make me line up outside in the cold for two hours. THEN they take all my electronics, make me sit inside for another hour, and once it’s all over, I have to pay 10 dollars for DHL to hand-deliver the visa to my home. So, it could be worse.
*laugh* Okay okay, you win for worst US outpost in a foreign land experience on my blog! Unfortunately, other than the distinction, nothing else comes with the win!
What happen to the US EMBASSY in the Movies
We had to go there once then we learned to get things apostatized and FedEX overnight international to my hubby’s office. I always bring a paper book in case of boredom or a deck of cards.
Khara! *smile* You mean the world where everyone is skinny, attractive, lives in great houses/apartments and there are fabulous, helpful US Embassies dotting the land? Yes, where the hell is my piece of that world?
Futbol, even though we don’t necessarily have all that much time to read, I find that I can’t take too many pages of the story at once or I start to lose concentration, which causes skimming, and then I miss too damn much. It has been interesting to compare notes with Tom as we read (we have very different reactions to his writing, particularly where it involves male angst — I have thin patience in that department) You can check in with the Infinite Jest summer reading site. There was a cool post by David Foster Wallace’s editor on the project (wow, that would have been quite a job.) Check in with me when you have made some progress!
The same happens at US consulates in Bolivia – isn’t it lovely?! Although reading their posters about US presidents (in Spanish) isn’t half bad…
*laugh* Now I feel completely ripped off, we did not have any posters with info. about US Presidents. We did have two really ill-behaved kids running around like lunatics, opening secure doors and freaking out the security guards — that was kind of entertaining.
Whenever I go to the embassy for a visa interview, they make me line up outside in the cold for two hours. THEN they take all my electronics, make me sit inside for another hour, and once it’s all over, I have to pay 10 dollars for DHL to hand-deliver the visa to my home. So, it could be worse.
*laugh* Okay okay, you win for worst US outpost in a foreign land experience on my blog! Unfortunately, other than the distinction, nothing else comes with the win!
What happen to the US EMBASSY in the Movies
We had to go there once then we learned to get things apostatized and FedEX overnight international to my hubby’s office. I always bring a paper book in case of boredom or a deck of cards.
Khara! *smile* You mean the world where everyone is skinny, attractive, lives in great houses/apartments and there are fabulous, helpful US Embassies dotting the land? Yes, where the hell is my piece of that world?
Futbol, even though we don’t necessarily have all that much time to read, I find that I can’t take too many pages of the story at once or I start to lose concentration, which causes skimming, and then I miss too damn much. It has been interesting to compare notes with Tom as we read (we have very different reactions to his writing, particularly where it involves male angst — I have thin patience in that department) You can check in with the Infinite Jest summer reading site. There was a cool post by David Foster Wallace’s editor on the project (wow, that would have been quite a job.) Check in with me when you have made some progress!