Trip to the Italian Consulate

So, this past week I headed to Miami, FL to make my personal appearance at the Italian Consulate. With my paperwork in hand, and good friend Sheila Woo in tow, we arrived at the Consulate. I had no idea what to expect. Inside, I was reminded of the DMV-- wait in line for your turn at the window. However, the Italian Consulate has proven much more efficient than the DMV. We were there less than 15 minutes, and sent on our way. The Visa process requires an application, paperwork from my employer in Italy called the Nulla Osta, my passport, and, of course, a fee!! The Consulate employee spoke at least three languages...English, Spanish, and, obviously, Italian, but I wouldn't be surprised to hear if he spoke others as well. All my paper work appeared in order and I should receive my passport and Visa materials in a few days. Funny enough, the man asked me if I was going with the other girl? I had no clue what he was talking about, but he continued and went to pull another application. The application was for someone else who was leaving for Milan on the same day, August 17th, and was also going to be working for the American School of Milan. It just happened that this girl, Emily, happened to have been in the Consulate office just a few minutes before we arrived. Coincidentally, this is the same girl who I tried to arrange to share an apartment with at the last minute. Sadly, Emily had headed back to NYC after her Consulate visit so I didn't get to meet her in person! Sheila and I used the rest of our time in Miami to explore the area, test out my new Nikon SLR camera, and hit South Beach. We had a great time! Thank you, Sheila, for traveling with me!!
So, this blog is still a work in progress. I'm not sure I'm set on using this website permanently, but we'll give it a go for now. You usually have to have a gmail login to access Blogger sites, but you don't have to create a new email address for that purpose. Just use one that you already have...I use my bellsouth account to login here.

In other news, my SCCPSS mail address no longer exists, so please use zimmer1977@bellsouth.net for all emails, as of now. My mailing address can also be changed to reflect my parent's home at 8 Moss Court, Savannah, GA 31410. I'll be moving there in about a week and they will continue to be my US mailing address.