It's Official!

So I know that you are all shocked...two posts in two days?! Definitely a record for me. :) My goal is to be much better this year, so I suppose this is my attempt at a strong beginning!

So today a group of us went to Santo Domingo (the capital) to get our residency. We were all at different stages of the process, but everything went very smoothly and all in all it was a successful day. These day trips to the capital are always funny days because it's just a lot of waiting around and not really knowing what you're doing. You just follow random people and they say, usually in words most of us don't understand, to stand here, give this to them, sign here, go there, etc., and we just kind of wander around like little ducks in a row. Silly, surprising things always seem to happen, like the day the lawyer took us to a copy machine outside under a tree...and yes, it was working.

Today was no exception for a lack of stories. Those who were at the beginning stage had to do a bunch of tests for a physical, and one was an x-ray. From the stories I hear, it was a very tiny room similar to a trailor and it was jam packed with people, in the traditional Dominican style. :) Not only was this room very small (smaller than the van we drove in that morning), but apparently the ceilings were also very short and so some of our teachers actually couldn't stand up straight inside it. So while they're waiting in this room one of the parts for the x-ray machine breaks so they have to wait even longer in this tiny, crowded room while they wait for the part to be delivered. Conveniently, it starts raining outside. Don't think sprinkles...think turential downpour. :) So no one wants to step outside, especially the Dominicans because they won't go anywhere in the rain (they swear it will make them sick) and remember, it's really hot down here. Then once they finally got the machine working people had to actually pass the x-rays from the technician to the lady at the desk because it was so crowded! It's stories like these that really categorize my funny, crazy life that I love so much. Basically, I just laugh a lot. So... after 3 days each filled with stories similar to this, I'm officially a resident!! Yay for being legal! :)