Sunday, October 02, 2005

All right. I went to the test on Wednesday, took it, no problems. I came back at 9am the next day, only to discover that they have no room for me. I immediantly went to the international office and later to my director to find out what I could do, but the results were not promising. After the head of my program talked with the language program, they were insistant that I couldn't join it. Well, I talked back with the international office and they were a little more successful, and I am now officially in! Good times.....

I also finally have my student ID. I only had to go to the office five times, but it finally worked out.....

In religious news, I had met some Mormons here at the internet cafe before going back to Daniela's, and wouldn't you know, they were knocking door to door in my building, and the first door they chose happened to be mine. We chatted for awhile, and they came back the next day. We have had some very interesting conversations about alcohol, marriage, and speeding. So they will be coming back one of these days to give me their little speech about how some wandering guy found some gold tablets and found the true church. If nothing else, maybe it is a good story.

Gotta go.....take care.....

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

So, does this mean you get to stay at school and won't be evicted from the country?

I think I agree with you father that some of what you are experiencing is a vestige of the Soviet influence of making work and lack of efficiency in a system that didn't have to generate a profit or worry about consumer concern.

Natalie Gacek said...

Justin - I have heard the story - it's no good! Thanks for the blog plug.