Tidying in Limbo, or “Waitin’ on a Visa”

Our new departure date less than a week away, we continue to await our visas. So far I have only compulsively checked the mailbox twice today – yes, that is an improvement! It’s a little less nerve-wracking knowing that we can change our tickets this time (for a small fee, but of course). Still, the state of waiting tends to turn one’s life into a country music video – this one seems an apt metaphor for the visa process, plus it’s so literal it gave me the giggles. Meanwhile, the extra time, though expensive, has been appreciated, as we have

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Waiting

We were supposed to move to Spain today. That didn’t happen. Earlier this year, I applied for a position as a North American Language and Culture Assistant in Spain. Living abroad has been a lifelong dream of mine, and after a honeymoon in France and Italy, my new groom was on board. I had learned about the Auxiliares de Conversación program in college, but at the time I couldn’t make it happen. Years later, I was delighted to learn the program was still going strong, and I submitted my application in early January. Waiting to find out if we would

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