Graduation. A week at home to see everyone I hadn't seen for months, pack 4 bags to take to Alaska and the rest to hide away for a year or more, pay bills, write letters, find a place to live in Austria (not yet successful), etc. I ended the week with a frantic expedition. I stayed up all night on Thursday wrapping up all the loose ends, slept for 45min, and caught a plane to Seattle. I then rented a car, drove north to La Conner in nasty traffic to get paperwork signed by the honorary consulate of Austria so that I could get my residency permit for Austria.
Some of you may be asking, isn't La Conner pretty close to Bellingham, where you have lived for the last 3 years? Why didn't you just go there while you were still in Bellingham? Well that's a good question. And yes it is near Bellingham. On the Austrian consulate website they state that there is an Honorary consulate in SEATTLE where one can complete the necessary paperwork by July 1st. I was so busy with graduation and moving, I decided I would finish that up and then fill out my paperwork and take it with my to Seattle the weekend before July 1st since I would be there that weekend anyhow.
Turns out, "Seattle" actually meant "La Conner" and tiny little town off the beaten track FAR from Seattle. What I thought would be a simple errand turned into a complex trek. After meeting with this person and comparing conflicting information about what exactly it was I was supposed to do with all of this paperwork and consuming more caffeine than is healthy for a person twice my size, I drove back to Seattle to return the rental car. But that's not all; then I took the shuttle back to the airport, caught a transit bus to downtown Seattle to meet my mom and several friends with whom I would spend the weekend. At this point I was ready for a week long nap, instead I went to the Women of Faith confrence through Saturday, then drove 5 hours back to Tri-Cities, grabbed my bags and flew to Seattle. Then to Anchorage, Alaska, then Kenai, Alaska. Then it was just a easy 30 mile drive at 3am down a dirt road to the cabin!
I was so glad to finally be there!
Kaladi Brother's Coffee Shop is closing in 5 minutes so stay tuned for stories about fresh bear skat, the gravity toilet, and pump repair 101. I'll also explain the title of this post; I'm sure you're on the edge of you seats.
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2 comments:
Sounds like you've got some great adventures ahead. Wunderbar! Ich freue mich...oh my German is ever pitiful now, I haven't been able to consistently speak it.
I look forward to reading your blog!
Hey that toilet is cool, It will flush up to 18 golf balls in a single flush! Now just think about that for a while. I am happy you are here in town, well at least in the same state im in.
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