My Roommates are Sick of My Distress Noise

...which sounds a bit like AAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGH.

So on April 24, I bought my ticket to South Africa.

Today, I got my acceptance letter for Rhodes

Acceptance Letter! NOMNOMNOM

Today, I bought my ticket to Germany. I will be leaving South Africa via Johannesburg December 13th and arriving in Frankfurt December 14th. The plan is to college hop with four friends, three of which are studying abroad in Germany (Baden-Württemberg province), one of which is German and studying in Augsburg. And once I'm in Europe who knows?

All that's left for my visa is to get South African Health Insurance.

Then I need to get a student loan because I need the cash.

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This just got a little bit too real.

Dear South Africa...

Why do you think I am going to lie about myself to sneak in your country, not pay my tuition, spread tuberculosis, and refuse to leave? Don't you trust me? I have not given you any reason not to. Can't we be friends?

For all my lovely readers, the following is the list of everything I need to gather within three months time in order to get a study visa. As you can see... it's long.

Checklist of Documents to be Submitted:

• A duly completed application form (BI-1738) signed by applicant
• Passport valid for no less than 30 days upon completion of studies
• Two (2) passport photos
• Notarized copy of birth certificate
• Proof of medical report (physical test by your physician)
• Radiological report (chest X-Ray) or skin TB test
• Police clearance certificate (criminal background check) from all countries the applicant has lived in since age 18 for one year or longer.
• Proof of health coverage (health insurance)
• Roundtrip flight itinerary
• An official letter from the institution in South Africa confirming acceptance and duration of the course
• An official letter of enrolment from the institution of learning concerned in the U.S. if applicable.
• Proof of financial means in the form of bank statement or notarized letter from the parents stating the financial responsibility.
• In case of a minor, a notarized letter of consent from the parent is required.
• Proof of U.S. legal status (I-20 for F1 visa holders, copy of green card etc).
• Non-refundable fee of  $72.00 money order for processing
• $16.00 money order for overnight mailing
• A repatriation deposit of $1,500.00 money order in case of applicants travelling on one way ticket

Moving Right Along!

SO many things to take care of before I can sit back and not flip out every two hours about how I have so much paperwork to fill out and shuffle.

Tomorrow, it's the Rhodes Application for realz this time. It's the specific application that Rhodes requires all of its exchange students to fill out. It was the weirdest thing to actually have a boxed labelled "CHINESE" to check off under "RACE."

Fun Fact: Around 1% of South Africans are ethnically Chinese.

Under "please list any physical disabilities," should I put "cripplingly good-looking?" Or is that just implied by these ridiculously attractive visa/application photos?

Don't I look so stunning? As in, like I am a stunned deer?

Next up, waiting for the official acceptance letter, and then visa application, plane ticket, living situation (paying for living situation), breathe.