recapping
yup yup, contrary to what I originally planned, this blog has, so far, not been the hub of my usa experience.
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a journal documenting my experiences throughout my stay in the USA
yup yup, contrary to what I originally planned, this blog has, so far, not been the hub of my usa experience.
My flight for Paris is tonight, so this is officially my last day here in Malaysia. (Unless of course, some delays or other unexpected events occur).
Labels: orientation, predeparture
A few days ago AFS called me and asked if I was interested to stay overnight at the home of one of the American Embassy staff. It was a bit last minute but I agreed and so I spent yesterday over at the beautiful home of Shirley Jane Crowley.
Labels: embassy, predeparture, x-post
I went back to Penang a few days back to say my goodbyes to the family there. It was only for a few days, and so I didn't have time to meet everyone. The problem is that families in Penang are very close-knit and well, nearly everyone is related to everyone else. For example, the 'cousin' who sits next to Azhan in school? Nabil? He isn't really my cousin. To go into specifics, I think he is my grandmother's sister's husband's cousin's nephew. Or my grandmother's sister's husband's cousin's son. I'm not too sure.
Labels: letters, predeparture
Ah, I was supposed to write another full entry about my second day at the US embassy wasn't I? Actually I was waiting to be sent photos of the day by the embassy people so I could include them in this post but I've not gotten them yet. Anyway, the second day was a lot of fun, we (Sook Yi, Djawad, Hidhir and I) were ushered inside by some of the embassy employees once we arrived and were brought to a room with reporters and other students to America. The four of us were the only AFS YES students to my knowledge, as the rest were students under different programes. Basically we had to give interviews about our plans to america, our programes and student visa applications. Later we were given our visas by the American ambassador to Malaysia and many photos were taken with him, none of which have reached me but hey, at least we had a blast. The ambassador was a really fun guy as well, always cracking jokes and just being plain, all out friendly.
Labels: letters, predeparture, visa
Today I had an interview for my application for an American visa at the United States Embassy, Malaysia.
Labels: predeparture, visa
My major SPM examinations are done with and now is the time for me to slack off without feelings of guilt about the neglection of my studies.
Labels: crabs, predeparture