So as I prepare to head off to Paris, I have found myself more nervous about my visa than anything else that would seem to have my nerves up, like will I make friends? Will I be home sick? What if I can't understand a word of french after studying the language for ohhh so long? But nope it comes down to the visa. If you have ever applied for a french visa, you would know you have to fly to your designated consulate, have oodles of paperwork in order, and then go through an bazaar interview process. Well to say the least once you have finished all of this the response that I kept hearing the officials say to other students and myself was, your visa will start on this blank day and we will notify you of your visa status in 7- 14 days. Inferring that well your visa will start on the day you requested, but we're gonna keep you hangin' a little longer make you sweat it out while we decide if we really want you. Then they send you on your way, you walk out of their office feeling like you did a whole lot of work for nothing. Not knowing if anything is official, but instead placing the next semester of your life in their hands, not knowing if they will kick you to the curb or decide alright fine we'll let you into our country. They also mention something like Oh and by the way we're keeping your passport until we decide what we want to do with you. All I can do now is be grateful, they didn't flat out deny me on the spot, continue to pray for my visa and constantly check online, the self addressed fedex envelope tracking number to see if my visa and passport are on their way to being shipped back to me. Please French visa officials have mercy on me I just want to live in your beautiful country for a little bit!
Patiently waiting and praying for my visa, Morgan
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