Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Assumicide


I’ve been hanging around UK for far too long. I’m waiting to hear anyone from the school too verify my work permit, start date and flight details. I try to be patient. I don’t want to be seen as impatient, nervous and/or anxious. 

It transpires that they are waiting for me to action the above. Eventually my line leader finally makes contact with me, and Operation Mountain Man is given top priority. Within 48 hours i have a letter to take up to the Ethiopian Embassy in London. I fear the worse, having spent a most terrible Embassy experience in Addis when i needed to extend my tourist visa in 2011. No-one spoke English with over half a dozen counters to negotiate all clearly labeled in Amharic.

Fortunately, thinks are more sorted in London and within less than an hour I have filled in the appropriate form, taken my photo on the on-site photo booth and handed over the obligatory £22. I am told it will be ready the next day. And it was!

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