Jessica Mackiewicz

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Jessica Mackiewicz




South America » Paraguay » Asunciòn July 29th 2010

The Journey Here Well, it´s been 3 weeks already and I´m only now writing my first blog entry. I´m going to say that is because I am so well-accustomed to Paraguayan life! There is a lot of down-time, yet I don´t feel like I am bored or have nothing to do. Ever. Case-in-point: I have been here 3 weeks with no job and have not had time to read more than about 2 pages of the book I brought. I watched about half an hour of The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly a few days ago, and today an hour episode of Glee. Really, that´s about it. I don´t know what I´m doing all the time but my time is occupied. So much so that I am wondering how in the world I will fit ... read more

South America » Paraguay » Asunciòn June 27th 2010

Moving Abroad: Visa and Legalizations, Oh My! Well, I have finally decided it's time to put down "on paper" (haha) the Paraguayan process I've gone through so far, before it fades into oblivian in the recesses of my mind. Which reminds me, I forgot to correct the spelling of "barrel" in the last entry. Well, you'll have to put up with it. (Que divagada, no?) So............... Let's see... For months now, probably since January, I have spent time trying to figure out the process of documents I'll need in Paraguay. It's really not that complicated except that Paraguay is of course unfamiliar with our system of authenticating documents and thus what they ask us to do makes some things redundant. Not to mention the people one would expect to have the answers to a question do ... read more

North America » Mexico April 24th 2010

Moving Abroad: Visa and Legalizations, Oh My! Well... I have been abroad before. I've lived for a year in Paraguay. I lived a year in Mexico as well. Life in Mexico included changing my tourist visa to a student visa, documentation to marry (anyone who thinks this is an easy process in Mexico is nuts), and registering my visa in a new city each time I moved. It may not sound like much, but involved hours of work and waiting in lines and a whole lot of stress. It also included some funny moments. Here are my top 3: *Why are Canadians "canadienses," Mexicans "mexicanos," and Americans "norteamericanos" on any offical paperwork? *Having to leave the Civil Registry in a dress on the day of my wedding to walk through a construction zone to an Internet ... read more




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