I wasn’t really waiting for 2008 because I knew that when it came I would feel guilty about how little I accomplished in the last year (I’ve only really worked four non-consecutive weeks since last April) and yet, now that it’s here I really do feel proud of all that’s happened.
I journeyed to the depths of the Grande Canyon, explored the intricate side-streets of Prague, ate fresh coconut with chili powder in Mexico, and fell in love with the city of Paris. A lot of people ask me how it works to have a job for less than half the year and to adventure the rest, but in all honesty I don’t really now how things have managed to work out for me. It starts with never having savings and being very scrupulous about one’s spending (which for me usually meant not eating) but as to draw out an actual plan that others could follow, no such thing could ever exist.
Most importantly however, I have been working on returning to the Malaga Media Center as long term staff. A decision I formally made on September 30th, and is nearly come to fruition which is the main reason why I write.
It has been a long three months of making preparations and this time, I plan on going with all the necessary papers in hand to be permitted to reside in the foreign country of Spain. So last Saturday I was genuinely elated to that I finally received the last and most important piece of the visa application, my letter of invitation. Which means that tomorrow I can send out my application and within 1-3 months it will be processed and I will either be permitted or denied entry.
Currently it would appear as though a Mid-February departure is about the earliest that I could be gone.
Also I would just like to extend a big thank-you to all those who are supporting me financially, I currently have 92% of the $2,578/month that I need to be out there and the last 8% I really don’t think will be a problem.
