Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Drive home

I had a good drive home. It was bright and clear the whole drive and I didn't see any deer or moose! I haven't started cleaning out my room, but I need to get started soon. I managed to get an appointment at the American Consulate for Thursday. I need to make sure I have all of the paperwork sorted out, and a book because I wouldn't be surprised if it takes hours. It just sucks that it is supposed to rain on Thursday. I hope not because I would prefer to walk than take the subway and I don't want to walk around in the rain while trying to find the entrance that I need to go in.

As I drove home I took a few pictures. I will do the drive one more time but I figured I should stop this time when the weather was nice. I stopped at White River which is where Winnie the Pooh is originally from:



The plaque that is in front of the statue telling the story of Winnie the Pooh.



The statue and me in front of it

Saturday, May 2, 2009

US Passport!

So not too much has happened since the 19th. Last Tuesday (April 28th) was my very last day of placement! I was very excited. It is just hard to believe that after 5 years of university I am done school forever, and am officially a teacher! The Tuesday was also my 3 month mark until Disney!! So I now have less than 3 months to wait. It is getting so close.

About a week ago Kristen (from Yummy Jobs, the people who hired me) and I were e-mailing back and forth and playing phone tag. She had asked if I have an American Passport since Disney had started my Visa and were wondering. For people who don't know, I was born in the states and lived there til I was 12 so I have dual citizenship with Canada. Kristen finally got through to me on my cell one day and she said that because of my citizenship I do not need a Visa to work in the states. BUT in order to enter the country for a year I need to use an american passport. I'm not sure why and it is a bit of a pain, but completly worth it. So I will have to make a trip to the American Embassy, and pay lots of money to get this passport. It is kind of annoying because the visa is just sent to Canadians about a month before they leave for the states and they just get it stamped at customs. But it is all worth it to work at Disney World!

In more recent news, I leave Thunder Bay bright and early tomorrow morning! I am very excited to be leaving and going home (though I will be back in less than a month for grad and a wedding). It is just a huge pain to pack up 5 years worth of junk to take home. Then once I'm home I'm going to have to gutt my room there. It is going to be a busy three months, I hope they go by quickly!