17 December 2006

Visa - Day 2

I went back to the visa office, after 2pm like they told me. I pushed my way to the front of the window and gave the guy my receipt. There were passports all over that office, the guy barely looked around, didn't even look on the inside of any of the passports to see a name, even if they were US and then handed me back my receipt and said that it would surely be ready tomorrow. Instead of going home I decided to go back and visit my old man friend in the student office. He listened to my situation and then called over another officer and told him to go and find it. 5 minutes later, after the officer put his shoes on, he left to look for it. 5 minutes after that he came back in and talked to the old man, who translated and told me that it was still in 'the room' and they were putting the sticker in it this afternoon. I wanted to ask them a few questions, like; 'They do have stickers, right? They haven't run out? And they also know where my passport is, they haven't lost it? And all they have to do is put the sticker in? The office isn't closing early today is it? The guy who puts the stickers in isn't going to go home sick, is he?'. I didn't know all the words and I sure am not a fast enough thinker to do the quick translation in my head and get it right, so I left and I'll go back tomorrow. Insha'allah, my passport will be ready tomorrow morning and I will have permission to leave the country. We'll see. Like I've said before, I can't get my hopes up until the plane is off the ground.

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