Hey America, take note.
A Russian typhoon is heading to your shores
...Rap in Russian, a heart-to-heart talk...
...One continent - two shores
We are coming to you, how are you doing America? (c) Basta
It's cold, terribly cold, brrrrr...., my teeth are chattering..... IT'S COLD!!!!
So, what was I talking about?! The embassy, of course.
6 AM, and we've already arrived (by car with friends) in Yekaterinburg. What to do? Eat, of course =) we found a place with delicious pizza.
7:45 AM and we're already standing at the embassy, teeth chattering as if it's not April 26th. When I was at home, I thought I'd be nervous, practicing and all that... No way! All I could think was "It's cold, damn it's cold, f*** it's cold, so coooold, let me in already, I'm going to freeze to death."
Irish dancing begins, warm-ups, huddling together... It's cold! They start calling people from some mysterious list, we're somewhere at the end. Hooray! I entered the building! Since they said not to bring anything - I didn't, just a folder with documents. => a little striptease at the metal detectors - the belt is beeping.
- Oh, it's the belt beeping
- Take it off
- What if my skirt falls off!? =)
- We'll catch it =)
On such a positive note, I entered a place where it wasn't so cold.
Well, then registration, fingerprints, they gave me a recipe for how to make American chocolate chip cookies ;) I'm sitting => studying the recipe => waiting => I can't warm up! => it's cold!
What a nightmare, the first 3 people - denied, then about every third or fourth - denied! What kind of evil day is it for the consuls?!
My name is called, I approach the window. And why did they talk to me for so long? They asked a bunch of questions, kept me there for so long, everyone noticed it.
- Good morning. How are you?
- Morning, fine. You read it?
- Yes, I’m read.
- Have you any questions?
- No, I have not.
- where you will work in the U.S.
-... - What a good employee should do?
-... (My heart starts beating so hard... Even after "vodka+red bull" it beats less) - how did you find the job?
-... - Tell me about your family
-... - How old is your brother?
-... - He is working or studying?
-... - where he works?
-... - well. And where your mother works?
-... - What university do you study at?
-... - What is your major?
- Software engineer
- O_o (Starts doing something for a very long time on their computer)
- What year are you in? (after 5 minutes)
-... - Ok. Your visa is approved (in Russian). Please sign here.
Your passport you get together with a visa later.
Oh yes, I walked out of the booth with such a huge smile on my face that no one had any doubt that Summer would happen! And I just jumped out of the consulate building with joy! =) And I didn't notice the cold anymore, and the sun came out on the street!
Woohoo!!!!! And everything is cool for my love too, well, America, we are packing our bags!
