German Paperwork

Trying to get all of this paperwork done in Germany has been ridiculous. We met with some people to register for Visas last month, but the whole thing was set up terribly. There were about 50 students sitting is a hall, and each student went in and talked to the people individually. They took about 20 minutes each. Anyways, we waited at least a couple of hours just to get in, then they told us we must meet again on November 5 to finish things up. So, no class today, but I had to get up at 7:00 to get to the international office, which takes about an hour. We get there, and again there are about 50 students sitting in a hall waiting. After waiting about an hour, they finally call all of us from RI in at once, only to tell us that we cannot get anything done today. We need to prove that we have 600 euros per month to live on for the length of our stay in order to proceed. Usually the school writes a letter to clarify this, but they didn't this year. So, we all were told to get proof in the form of scholarship paperwork or bank statements, and that we would have to meet once again next Tuesday morning for the same thing. I won't be back from Malta then, and I also had all of my paperwork on me because of DAAD, which they said would be fine to use as proof, yet they wouldn't let me do my paperwork today because they "didn't have time." So, I have an appointment to wake up early again tomorrow to probably sit in a hall for a couple of hours again.

At least the late night last night was worth it! Awesome wins by the Celtics and Patriots!