Great news: our long awaited Nulla Osta (nothing blocking) from the Italian government has arrived! We just finished applying for Tyson's visa at the Italian embassy in Houston today. We had heard that it was good to look professional, so Tyson wore a suit and I wore a dress. It seemed unnecessary based on what other people were wearing. We heard some people speaking Italian there and tried to figure out what they saying but most of it was difficult to understand for beginners. The process was fairly quick (around 30 minutes) and there weren't many people at the embassy. Hopefully our visa will arrive in good time.
Tip for people going to get a visa: bring plenty of cash, they don't tend to accept any other method of payment. Luckily, this particular embassy had a Wells Fargo underneath it, so I could just run down and get cash for Tyson's appointment.
We also booked our plane tickets for Trento; We're leaving on OCTOBER 29TH! Whoo-hoo! This means we'll be spending Halloween in Italy, which is sort of a shame, because they don't celebrate this holiday as far as I know. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, so I'll make sure we do something fun. Right now, I'm thinking we'll watch some scary movies. We could also dress up and scare the natives. That's always fun.
We also received information on our temporary apartment and it looks very nice and convenient. It includes all utilities/furniture and we can stay there a month or two while we're looking for a more permanent residence with an agent. It's in the center of town, right over a bakery/pizza shop that looks super yummy. We'll probably try that out when we get there.
I'm excited to hear that many of our friends and family are already planning on visiting us. Hopefully we'll settle in soon and be able to show you all around.
Until next time!
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