it came rather fast, eight days to be exact. it included some original paperwork, a year long visa “travailleur temporaire” with a picture of me looking annoyed, as well as a campus france pen, highlighter, and some sort of white plastic bracelet that looks like it could be used for a mental ward or concert if it had some numbers on it. still perplexed as to it’s use.

now is the time where i start making lists of things to do before i go, because after spending all summer procrastinating (read: working doubles and drinking wine in my free time) i start to get that panicky feeling of having too much random crap to deal with and not enough time. because i’ve taken care of getting my birth certificate and visa, which seemed at first the most daunting of tasks, really all i have left to do is get an international drivers license, apply for student loan deferment, change my cell phone contract, get my cell phone unlocked, gather teaching material on portland/oregon/america in general, finish working my last several days of work, pack, shop for things i can’t live in france without, close my savings account that’s been charging me a monthly fee i was unaware of, make copies of important documents, sell my car, say good bye to friends and loved ones, eat out at a few good portland restaurants, make some tasty dinners, find a bottle of wine and a couple beers for french friends, sulk over saying goodbye to my two favorite boys (my cat and boyfriend), and clean my room. i’m sure i’ve forgotten a lot more too. like my canceling netflix account and finally returning that dvd i’ve had out all summer…

alas it’s labor day weekend, so until tuesday i wait…