If you want to see me off or anything, I don't mind. :P Then again, it's early on a Sunday morning, so...

( Itinerary )

I decided to push back my starting date by a week. I don't really know what that means in terms of flights or anything, but perhaps I won't be leaving this week after all. ^^;;;

And now, time for the other stuff. :) I have a feeling (though it's not confirmed) that I'll be leaving before this Friday...

*returns to sorting out clothes*

This afternoon (after my previous entry), I went to get a suit tailored for myself using the money my aunt gave me. The suit cost $750 (originally $850) from Justmen, which is slightly expensive, but the material is suited for colder climates and is a much better fit (because it's tailored) than any off-the-rack suit. It even includes some ( Read more... )

I had a nagging feeling when I woke up that something was wrong, so I went to look at my documents again and decided to re-type my DS-157 (which I'd originally handwritten) and attach that to my package to replace the handwritten form. I think that helped quite a bit in the end. :P ( Read more... )

I'm going tomorrow to the US Embassy for a walk-in interview, with all my documents ready, including the cashier's order (for which I made a special trip today and ended up staying in a bank branch 30 minutes past closing ( Read more... )

For the person who was curious all the people who were curious...

( Hands? XD )

I was overjoyed that my visa documents finally came this morning, about an hour after my last entry. Perhaps the only problem now is that I'm very much buried in paper. ^^;;; (edit: just to clarify, these are the documents that I need when applying for a visa, not the visa itself ( Read more... )

Just one, but... I think it shows just how little I have to pack ^^;;;;

I estimate all of this to weigh about 100 pounds (45 kg) at the very most. Probably less than 75 pounds (34 kg)...

( Snapshot of packing )

Scratch all the cooking items and bed sheets (and probably the blanket too). :P ( Read more... )