Okay so the last week has been ... confusing. Due to a number of events my leave date has been moved from Sep. 30 to Oct 7. It went something like this...
Since the beginning of the process I have been under the impression that Spain was taking care of my visa for me. An email from Rigel (the school) made me believe this. However last Friday I received an email from Rigel asking if I had been to the consulate for my visa yet. This set off a chain reaction of activities and google searches which ended with me thinking I had to go to San Francisco in person to apply for a visa and then wait a month for it to be returned. This would have had me actually arriving in Spain sometime in November. After talking with Jeanne we had figured out a way to get me to Spain in mid October, but I would have to return during Christmas break to get my visa finalized. We got all the tickets changed yesterday and I was set to go, but disappointed that I would be leaving late.
This morning however I got a call that had me dancing. About 6:30 in the morning I got a call from Spain saying that there had a been a miscommunication and that I didn't need to apply for a visa here they would take care of it over there. So I called Jeanne, (I think I may have woken her up) and we got the tickets changed back as well as we could.
Now I am leaving on the 7th, my birthday, and everything seems to be settled. It's like a birthday present that I am able to go this soon instead of waiting until mid oct or nov. It is amazing to watch God work.
I am so thankful to everyone for being patient and helpful while this was all going on!
Spain here I come. :)
Happy Birthday! :)
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