New York, you have grown on me

A few days ago the supporting documents for my visa application came in from SIT, which means that I am now free to apply for my visa. In fact, logically I would have applied for it already if A: the Hartford, CT consulate (yes I know there's one in Boston but for some reason unbeknown to me, my jurisdiction is in CT) WOULD ANSWER THEIR PHONES. or B: I trusted the U.S. Postal Service enough with my actual passport (which I need for the application).

See, I have everything I need for my application except for my round-trip ticket. I have purchased a round-trip ticket but I purchased it online through Expedia and thus I can't print out my actual ticket until I get to the airport. If I were to go to any other consulate (which I can't) I would be able to just print out my itinerary and call it a day...but Hartford doesn't accept itineraries they need to know the flight is confirmed. I found a document that is technically an itinerary but also has my confirmed flight status on it but apparently people at this consulate don't like to answer their phones or the message I left them to let me know if this is acceptable.

Because I don't trust the USPS with my passport I have to drive an hour and a half to Hartford, which actually isn't too bad but finding a date from monday to friday where I don't have work or some other obligation is difficult. *sigh* hopefully by next week this will all be sorted out and I won't be as stressed.

On a happier note, this past weekend I went to New York City to visit my best friend Cynthia. She goes to school on Staten Island (which yes I know is not technically nyc but whatever) and I had a great time hanging out with her sorority sisters and going on mini adventures.

On Saturday night we went to this place in New Jersey called Bounce U, which is this AMAZING place full of those giant inflatable bouncy things that you can jump on:

And on Sunday Cynthia and I spent the day in the city, where I broke my rule of not being a tourist for just a little bit:

There are tons more pictures on facebook and I can't wait to go back. NYC has grown on me a little bit, guess it's good that I'm flying in and out of JFK for my Brazil trip :) Okay, I have to get ready to go spinning (If you don't know what that is click here)

Ate lago!