Visa app is in!

So, I dropped over $100 at the post office yesterday (between shipping and the application fee paid by money order), but the visa application is complete and probably at the consulate right now! Thank goodness. Everytime I thought I was done, I realized there was something extra to do, so it's nice to be done for real now. IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE.

Next hurdle: booking my flights and finding affordable tickets. (Not in that order.)

ALSO, as promised, an awkward visa photo (but is it worthy of http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/?):

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Surprisingly, I haven't been too tempted to procrastinate, recently. Finals are coming up and I've had a spurt of gumption, but it's time for a study break since I officially initiated my visa application this weekend.

Applying for a visa to study in France has...a lot of steps. First you have to submit an online form, then you have to mail in a money order, and THEN you can make arrangements for an appointment at your consulate to see if it will be possible for you to get a visa. Additionally, the online form was written in Franglais, and none too easy to decipher at all times...and then the fee via money order really just adds insult to injury, although I guess I see why they'd want their payment to come guaranteed. On the other hand, they charged me an extra $1.05...why should it cost extra when I'm just buying money?

And so it begins...now I just have to figure out how to arrange my consulate visit and make sure I'm not forgetting any important forms. Woooo!!