quick progress

Well! They gave me six weeks to complete the legal kit and get it back to them, so I did it in six days. This will hopefully demonstrate my dedication, determination, and ability to get shit done. Of course, after it was sealed and mailed off, I reviewed the directions and realized that I filled a bunch of shit out wrong on the fingerprint cards. Ooops! I also didn't make copies to keep for myself. Oops! I'm also not sure if my SUNY transcript actually says SUNY Albany anywhere on it. Ooops! So perhaps this will demonstrate my ability to rush through shit, disregard instructions, and waste other people's time. But that's okay. Worst case scenario is that I will have to get fingerprinted AGAIN next week. *sigh*
On a different note, I am thrilled to be going to VT next weekend. We are renting a car (yay! I get to drive a teensy Yaris!) and heading up Friday afternoon. I get to see my parents, the beautiful colors of autumn in my homeland, my friend Lisa, and our Plattsburgh-area friends, Erica and Monyette. I also get to show Shameen the notch, and Stowe for the first time. It's going to be a fast weekend, but then we both get Monday off for Columbus Day - god bless working for the government.
Now I wait for the phone call telling me to re-do the fingerprints and transcript. Sawa Sawa. After that, I wait for the interview.
Peace out :)

*** PS - I throw swahili words in here from time to time, since I'm always thinking about Kenya when I'm writing in here. I'd be happy to translate and might put up a post about my most commonly used swahili / swinglish phrases just for your entertainment.***

Here it is, because I'm bored now that it's afternoon.
Sawa (also sawa sawa) - okay (question or state of being)
poa - cool (same)
kupe moyo - literally to give heart, but means 'give strength.'
sasa - literally 'now,' but a greeting for younger people (response: fit, pronounced feet)
mara moja - at once!
pamoja - together
sms/flash - a text message
Habari - news / 'what's up'
pole - sorry
pole pole - slow / slowly
haraka! - hurry up
matatu - mini bus
kuku - chicken
kali - vicious
paka - cat
mbwa - dog
mbuzi - goat
chakula - food
viazi - potatoes
pombe - beer
mchi - people of the country; Kenyans
mjinga - idiot / fool
mzungu - european / white person
chai - yes it's tea, duh, but it's also "bribe"
kidogo - a little / small
whey! - not a swahili word, but a common expression of surprise or a way to get somebody's attention.
ugali - a food, like thick, heavy grits. basically I think it's ground corn meal boiled w/ water
sukuma wiki - collared greens!
githeri - another dish. rice and beans, etc.
mama - what a lot of grown women are called
mzee - elder - respectful name for grown men.
askari - guard
mtoto - child
shags - like "the sticks" - rural areas.

I can't think of anything else right now short of giving you all lessons in conjugation. I am B-O-R-E-D!!!
Anything else I might throw in that you're not sure of, ask me.