NYC

I'm currently sitting at a starbucks (free wifi yay!) in NYC so I figured this was a perfect time to update the blog. For those of you who knew our departure dates for the UK, you might be wondering why I'm in NYC and not Swansea. For those of you who didn't know my departure date, it was last Wednesday. Now let the filling in commence!

In the final days before my original flight, my visa stuff failed to come together as quickly as I hoped. We rushed as fast as we could but there was no way I was going to be able to fly last wednesday. Emma however, has been in the UK since last Thursday morning running around taking care of everything. We now have an apartment, furniture and a couple random necessities like a kettle. I have been spending my time wondering exactly how an immediate electronic transfer of money takes a week to clear. I love technology. I also got my fingerprints taken and made an appointment in NYC at the british consulate. The appointment is to sit face to face with a visa official and make sure every scrap of paper that I brought up here with me is in order. If they decide that it is and i'm not too shady looking, they should give me a visa this afternoon.

I took the train up here this morning (left at 4am) and walked from Penn Station up to the consulate which took me about an hour. My appointment is at 11:30 and I will be taking the train back to VA tonight (with visa in hand). Tomorrow will be spent making sure all my packing is completely done, canceling my cell phone and say my last goodbyes until next summer. If all goes well, I will be flying out of JFK friday night and will be in London early on Saturday.

If all goes well, my next post will be from Swansea. Until then...