Documentos!

Finally I have received some kind of documents from Madrid. Yes, they are PDFs and count for nothing when trying to fill out a visa application, but at least I now have some information!

First, dates. There is some sort of orientation from September 23rd to the 30th. I guess that means I'll be leaving sometime between the 15th and the 22nd. More to come on that front... Additionally, the documents say that my commitment to the school goes from October 1st to June 30th. I'm not sure how solid that 30th thing is since Jen's friend Molly was back in the states around the 20th when we had lunch in Brooklyn....

Second, the school. I have been placed in what would be the equivalent of an elementary school. Lord help me (or them?). For those of you who don't know, I spent two summers as a day camp counselor at a camp that served kids out of 1st grade through out of 6th grade. Lets just say there was a reason I requested to have the 5th/6th grade group. I just don't get small children, let alone little Spanish ones. I hope it goes alright, I mean what is the worst I could do? Curse at them in English? They wouldn't know the difference, would they?

After I found out where my school is located I looked up on the Spanish public transportation system how to get there and it looks like it should only take 45 minutes, which is much better than the hour and half horror stories I've heard about. I know if I looked around I could find a room for rent super close to my school, but I'd rather go with the place that is furnished and comes with an awesome roommate.

Along with getting these documents from Madrid, I have started the quest of collecting all the documents I need for my Visa. You might notice the addition of a "Cost of Getting a Spanish Visa" box on the left there. I added this because I'm a little astonished at how many incidental costs there are with getting this visa. I know it seems like $10 here and $7 there, but they start to add up! But I guess it will be worth it in the end, for I will be living in Spain and I love Spain.