This week's victory

So on Monday I had my appointment for my TIE (Targeta de identificacion de extranjero), or basically what I need to be able to stay in Spain over 90 days.

So I had to go to the bank Monday morning to pay for something that I needed for the TIE application process.  When I get to the bank, there are probably about fifteen people in front of me, and not just any people... about 90% old people.  And I'm sorry, God bless them, but old people are the most unreasonable people you will ever deal with.  So I get in line, figure out who I am behind (because there is no "line" its really just chaos), and then the craziness insues.  Apparently three people thought I said I was the last one, even though I didn't, they just didn't give me the time of day, so then a shouting fight ensues between the lady who was actually behind me and some very rude man.  But in the end I waited about an hour and got to pay my "tasa."  However another fight happened while I was paying cuz this other guy comes out of no where and says he was behind me (which he wasn't) and my good bank friend Fran explained that I was a foreigner (like DUH) and even though I understand and speak Spanish, I don't understand EVERYTHING.

So that was taken care of, phew.

Then Ignacio took me to the NIE office at 5pm and after only a short wait I sit down and the lady looks at my papers and passport and says that they gave me the wrong form and I paid the wrong amount (which I had already figured out but the people out front insisted it was correct).  So she wrote another "tasa" for the additional amount I needed to pay and gave me an appointment for.  And even though I was disappointed, I was grateful that it was only a small problem and I could come back the next day.

So Tuesday morning I go back to the bank.........
But its okay because there were only two other people there, so I paid the additional amount and was on my way.

Then at 4:40 (missing more work :/ ) I was able to get a ride from a guy who works in administration, who was very nice and I was able to practice Spanish with, and we went to the NIE office again.

This time we waited longer, but it wasn't bad. I sat down with one of the workers and after some time he says the fingerprint machine is not working... of course. Luckily is was just his, so I could go to another lady with purple hair and she was very nice and I did my finger prints and now all I have to do is go back on December 2nd at 11am and pick up my TIE!!!!!

Hooray!!!!!

Hooray!!!!

Hoooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You probably don't understand what a huge victory this is, but I was fully expecting to have to go back multiple times, because that seems to be how Spain works.

Anyways to celebrate I got to go back to the school and help Alice with Halloween decorations and then we went back home and celebrated Aisha's birthday with ice cream, cake, muffins, and American Horror Story Hotel!!!!

That's it.
Oh, also, if you are looking for a Netflix recommendation, I suggest "You're not You" I watched it last night and it is so sad.

The end.