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Officially Living in the US as of Yesterday
12 years ago
Hey All,
Well, I'm here! Muahaha, crazy Americans let me in =p. Picked up the keys to my temporary apartment last night and officially got my US address, at least for the time being.
Crossing the border was pretty smooth. Wait times were short to get through the booth, but then I had to go inside to get my Visa which took a bit longer. I confirmed with the guard that I had to go through this and get a new I-94 each time I crossed and he said, "Nope, this is a multiple-entry Visa, and I'm giving you the full 3 years requested in your petition." So yay! I think, after some research it looks like I can just keep this I-94 until it expires and don't have to pull over each time, which would be nice.
Crossed, drove straight down to Bellevue other than stopping for gas. Picked up the keys, and drove to the new place. It's an odd apartment building, but it's new and nice enough. Everything was set up like a show suite with all the dishes perfectly arranged in the cupboards (EXTREMELY OCD person), the table was set and such. Made a quick phone calls and then went to find dinner (about 9:50pm).
Everything was closed. =O No wonder the streets seemed quiet, this is a sleepy area! I'm right in the center of Bellevue to. I'm used to even suburban centers to be active until later at night. Maybe after some exploration I'll find I only needed to go two more blocks or such, heh. Ah well, pizza delivery it was!
Today is for unpacking, finding a grocery store, updating addresses and preparing for work tomorrow. I think most of the nerve-wracking stressful stuff is over now so life should get a bit less frantic. Time will tell!
Cheers!
-SK
Well, I'm here! Muahaha, crazy Americans let me in =p. Picked up the keys to my temporary apartment last night and officially got my US address, at least for the time being.
Crossing the border was pretty smooth. Wait times were short to get through the booth, but then I had to go inside to get my Visa which took a bit longer. I confirmed with the guard that I had to go through this and get a new I-94 each time I crossed and he said, "Nope, this is a multiple-entry Visa, and I'm giving you the full 3 years requested in your petition." So yay! I think, after some research it looks like I can just keep this I-94 until it expires and don't have to pull over each time, which would be nice.
Crossed, drove straight down to Bellevue other than stopping for gas. Picked up the keys, and drove to the new place. It's an odd apartment building, but it's new and nice enough. Everything was set up like a show suite with all the dishes perfectly arranged in the cupboards (EXTREMELY OCD person), the table was set and such. Made a quick phone calls and then went to find dinner (about 9:50pm).
Everything was closed. =O No wonder the streets seemed quiet, this is a sleepy area! I'm right in the center of Bellevue to. I'm used to even suburban centers to be active until later at night. Maybe after some exploration I'll find I only needed to go two more blocks or such, heh. Ah well, pizza delivery it was!
Today is for unpacking, finding a grocery store, updating addresses and preparing for work tomorrow. I think most of the nerve-wracking stressful stuff is over now so life should get a bit less frantic. Time will tell!
Cheers!
-SK
where were you before?
im glad you got to youre new place safely
I will be driving through the states in 2 weeks and will be around for 2 weeks in places such as new jersey and florida
hope their wont be too many people at the border since were leaving a few days before Christmas on the 20th
im pretty excited to be in the states again: D havnt been in 2-3 years
I've never explored the East coast much myself. I've been to AC twice and that's really it. Even Eastern Canada I've never really been to except for passing through Toronto airport for connecting flights.
Haha yup x3
Enjoy your new home and job, and have a great time in the US!