by cwells | 2013-11-06 | Air, Bus, Car, Culture, Expat, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Valencia
(Sorry, folks, this post is without pictures. I promise to make that up to you soon!) I arrived in Valencia about 48 hours ago, and so much has happened since I went through airport security in Atlanta, my head is spinning. My trips through airport security were...
by cwells | 2013-11-02 | Expat, Travel
Gentle reader, so much has happened over the last two weeks that my head is spinning a little. First, there was a trip to Miami for the visa. I came back to Atlanta just in time to attend a wonderful party in my honor at work, thanks to wonderful colleagues. Since my...
by cwells | 2013-10-21 | Expat, Housing, Spain
Earlier today, I traveled to Miami to pick up my Spanish visa. I seriously didn’t know what to expect, but what I got was a super-cool sticker that indicates that I have a visa. Funnily enough, there is another (and better) picture of me on the visa than on the...
by cwells | 2013-10-16 | Expat, Spain
…and it wants to snuggle in my passport. I have to pick it up in the next two weeks, and I am good to go forward to Spain!
by cwells | 2013-10-08 | Expat, Spain, Transit, Travel
Today is exactly six weeks from when I submitted my visa paperwork. I have a little less than four weeks before my scheduled departure. I’m trying really hard not to flip out because I only have a few weeks left before I leave. Gentle reader, before you think...
by cwells | 2013-08-29 | Expat, Spain, Spanish, Valencia
Applying for a residence visa in another country can be heartbreaking work, and sometimes a paper tiger that may just eat you alive by the end of the process (see here and here). Earlier this week, I flew down to Miami to apply for a non-lucrative visa… again....
