class is in session...
Posted 06-17-09 at 10:34 AM by chosen07
well NOT quite in session just yet. but I am officially registered! only for my first two classes (requirements for my first semester) and I am sooooo stoked. you wouldn't think that I've gone through this process twice before (undergrad and grad). I will get old quickly, but in the spirit of enjoying every moment, I'm truly excited about this step. I'm in talks with my advisor about my other 2 classes. I'm thinking I will be the overachiever and go for 4 classes this semester rather than the 3 required...we'll see. each class is 3 hrs long and carries daily reading equivalent with class time. i.e no less than 3 hrs of reading outside of formal class meetings per day for each course. yikes....
in bigger news, I also sent off all the required documents for my study permit/visa which is a requirement for foreigners like myself to study in any country. [that's one awesome and very important check done]. now I must wait. wait for them to send me the appropriate forms so I can have a medical done. then send the results back to them...then wait some more (up to 5 weeks) for them to send the letter of authorization for me to attend school. I'm seriously pushing it close here...but the slacker in me had not yet applied for a passport with my new name until April of this year (yup a year after the wedding) and that took forever to process (we island people typically move slower than the rest of the world). Obviously, it didn't make sense applying for a study permit in my old name knowing I would have to eventually (like from last year) change all my legal documents to reflect the marriage name. :sigh: why couldn't the men take the woman's name????
thank God Dayton doesn't read this blog else smoke would be coming from his ears at that last statement.
so i also have to now apply for a new US visa since I"ll be flying through US to get to my final destination and sister-girl don't want no trouble/delays/issues...I sense there will be moments when I will just decide its time to go visit my husband!!!
conjugal visits are very important!
Another to-do on the check list is to get my first and last payment together to send to secure my housing arrangements for the fall.
I also want to check with legal aid regarding getting the facts on spouses of students securing jobs etc. I’ve poured over the government’s websites and found the information I need, but I need reassurance so I can rest a bit comfortably that whenever handsome (my nickname for DH) decides to make the move, all things will be ‘straight’.
Ok. So that’s it for now. Hopefully, something off this list can be crossed off by the end of this month!!
in bigger news, I also sent off all the required documents for my study permit/visa which is a requirement for foreigners like myself to study in any country. [that's one awesome and very important check done]. now I must wait. wait for them to send me the appropriate forms so I can have a medical done. then send the results back to them...then wait some more (up to 5 weeks) for them to send the letter of authorization for me to attend school. I'm seriously pushing it close here...but the slacker in me had not yet applied for a passport with my new name until April of this year (yup a year after the wedding) and that took forever to process (we island people typically move slower than the rest of the world). Obviously, it didn't make sense applying for a study permit in my old name knowing I would have to eventually (like from last year) change all my legal documents to reflect the marriage name. :sigh: why couldn't the men take the woman's name????
thank God Dayton doesn't read this blog else smoke would be coming from his ears at that last statement. so i also have to now apply for a new US visa since I"ll be flying through US to get to my final destination and sister-girl don't want no trouble/delays/issues...I sense there will be moments when I will just decide its time to go visit my husband!!!
conjugal visits are very important!Another to-do on the check list is to get my first and last payment together to send to secure my housing arrangements for the fall.
I also want to check with legal aid regarding getting the facts on spouses of students securing jobs etc. I’ve poured over the government’s websites and found the information I need, but I need reassurance so I can rest a bit comfortably that whenever handsome (my nickname for DH) decides to make the move, all things will be ‘straight’.
Ok. So that’s it for now. Hopefully, something off this list can be crossed off by the end of this month!!
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LMAO @ conjugal visits.Posted 07-13-09 at 10:33 AM by supermario'swifey
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I just wanted to give you a high five for all that you've accomplished!
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thanks Tia!!!Posted 07-14-09 at 04:30 PM by tia.hill
Updated 07-16-09 at 08:22 AM by chosen07
