I basically started off my day taking a trip with an advance agent and
the PSD teams down to a location where my DV will be visiting for a
few hours. It's a pretty secure place, which is a good start. I was
picked, along with 3 other people, to jump in a truck and drive to the
top of a mountain. So that was pretty crazy. The roads were muddy
and not so good, but we make it up there. The views were pretty
amazing, though my phone camera didn't do it justice.
Then we came down, talked a little more, and then had lunch there.
They made gyros, and it was delicious! It was almost like a normal
food! Very tasty. And on the way out, our point of contact grabbed
me an entire box of Clif bars. So that was pretty cool! Now I have
some snacks for the trip back.
After that, we drove back, which was pretty uneventful. I then walked
people over to the Embassy to talk about our arrival and departure
with the DV. Nothing was too unexpected, and it'll be even easier
than originally planned. Then I came back to the office.
I had to talk to this woman (note that I did not use the word lady).
There is an entity that is trying to insert itself into our itinerary,
and assert themselves as the experts on how to do this certain backup
movement. I got an earful because I was pushing back against her
recommendations. But I don't think she realizes that I'm going home
quite shortly. Anyhow, I argued back, and it wasn't very pretty for
either of us by the end. But I think she's still upset because she
lost the helicopter argument with me. Long story, but I won, suffice
it to say. And I am pretty sure I'm going to win this one too, which
probably ticks her off. So that was the bad part of my day.
The good news is that most everything else is lined up and ready to
go. So I don't anticipate any show stopping changes at this point.
I'm crossing my fingers at least. So that's it for today. I got 2
letters from Grandma today, which was nice. One of them had been
returned to sender for some reason. But I enjoyed reading it all the
same! I'm going to settle in with some Harry Potter on my Kindle now.
Good night.
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