Sunday, June 15, 2008
oh fedex
after a slight battle and an obnoxiously long wait at the warehouse, i now am in possession of my airline tickets. whoo hoo. and i also mailed off my payment to the UK, which i'm hoping arrives safely. so after picking up my visa on tuesday, next up is figuring out the shots/pills i need in order to go. and school's almost out so it feels closer to summer and, therefore, closer to this trip.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
today's progress
Mailed off the pound check to the UK this morning. Nice HOT walk in this crazy dc "summer" weather over to the post office.
Then had a bit of a trying time with FedEx, but in the end was successful. so i now have in my possession, 6 paper airline tickets. I can't even think back to when i last had a paper ticket? maybe we did when i went to florida in fifth grade? i've got to make sure nothing happens to those. hopefully, the fact they were somewhat lost in the fedex wear-house today means, we're cleared on any issues with them...
Then had a bit of a trying time with FedEx, but in the end was successful. so i now have in my possession, 6 paper airline tickets. I can't even think back to when i last had a paper ticket? maybe we did when i went to florida in fifth grade? i've got to make sure nothing happens to those. hopefully, the fact they were somewhat lost in the fedex wear-house today means, we're cleared on any issues with them...
tuesday lunch
managed within the lunch & planning 2 hour block to travel downtown and take care of 4 things:
- passport photos as cvs
- money order at the bank
- apply for a visa at the embassy
- exchange dollars for pounds in draft form (at a sad rate)
This was exciting after monday afternoon's failed attempts. While my dollars are not going as far as originally thought with regard to the pound exchange, i have to keep in mind that i was paying for tuition, lodging, and food with that lump sum. (and of course, the visa is an indispensable part of the traveling plan as well.)
- passport photos as cvs
- money order at the bank
- apply for a visa at the embassy
- exchange dollars for pounds in draft form (at a sad rate)
This was exciting after monday afternoon's failed attempts. While my dollars are not going as far as originally thought with regard to the pound exchange, i have to keep in mind that i was paying for tuition, lodging, and food with that lump sum. (and of course, the visa is an indispensable part of the traveling plan as well.)
Thursday, June 5, 2008
fees
so fedex didn't leave my ticket today because i wasn't at home to get it...
a. right, i was at work
b. i won't be home again tomorrow when they try
c. who does paper airline tickets these days, anyway?
And to change the location for delivery, it would be an added 14 dollars.
Just like to transfer my money into pounds there's a fee
and then a fee for the bank draft
and now a fee to send it to the UK so that it can then be sent to Africa.
wow, that's a lot of fees for my money. i'm sad that it's not like central america where they wanted my american dollars. nope, not in this case. now they want pounds. and i have to pay 3 fees on the same money to do that.
we're adding going back to the money exchange place to monday's to-do list since it's a block away from the gambian embassy where i'll be attempting to get a visa. but that means i also need to go get some passport photos and a money order.
i guess i'm adding a skill to my resume: dealing with money.
a. right, i was at work
b. i won't be home again tomorrow when they try
c. who does paper airline tickets these days, anyway?
And to change the location for delivery, it would be an added 14 dollars.
Just like to transfer my money into pounds there's a fee
and then a fee for the bank draft
and now a fee to send it to the UK so that it can then be sent to Africa.
wow, that's a lot of fees for my money. i'm sad that it's not like central america where they wanted my american dollars. nope, not in this case. now they want pounds. and i have to pay 3 fees on the same money to do that.
we're adding going back to the money exchange place to monday's to-do list since it's a block away from the gambian embassy where i'll be attempting to get a visa. but that means i also need to go get some passport photos and a money order.
i guess i'm adding a skill to my resume: dealing with money.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
first, yay for comments
second: I went to the travel exchange place where the guy was only semi-confusing about sending a draft to africa. besides charging me fees to do this (which i assumed would be the case), he didn't seem too positive that it would work. So i went home without accomplishing that task to ask whether or not that form of payment would work. I have not heard back, and that makes me concerned. I'd like to get this payment taken care of.
On another note, my digital camera (according to the web) cannot host an 8 gb memory card, which prompts me to ponder about getting a new camera vs. getting smaller memory cards (i.e., 2 gb). My camera works fine still and i've had it for 4 years. But it does have those dents in the lcd screen and i feel like it's capture speed has decreased. Plus, let's face it, a new camera would mean a new electronic toy. One that is upgraded. But i'm not sure yet.
On another note, my digital camera (according to the web) cannot host an 8 gb memory card, which prompts me to ponder about getting a new camera vs. getting smaller memory cards (i.e., 2 gb). My camera works fine still and i've had it for 4 years. But it does have those dents in the lcd screen and i feel like it's capture speed has decreased. Plus, let's face it, a new camera would mean a new electronic toy. One that is upgraded. But i'm not sure yet.
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