Friday, 7 August 2009

Today's events.

Well today was definitely a very productive day, we got some serious things done.

Today me, Mollie and Caleb went down to Lynnwood to get my eyes checked and also to apply for my own social security number which would mean I could get a job and open a bank account in the United States. I was very excited to finally get a sight test after everyone told me I needed glasses.

After my sight test the eye doctor told me that I was far sighted and had an astygmatism in one of my eyes (Meaning that the eye is shaped weirdly) this accounts for my appalling night vision apparently. She said that glasses would be the best route.

So I then spent ages going through frames and trying them on in the mirror, making sure that I got the right ones and wouldn't look too much like a dork, after finally settling for a pair of blue frames, I paid at the counter, and was told to collect them within 10 working days.

After that we were feeling kinda hungry, so we went to alderwood mall to have something to eat at the food court. While Mollie went to get the pizza, I sat with Caleb at the table and was the victim of many people pointing and giving me funny looks, they must have thought he was my baby. Weird.

Apres avoir mange we drove to the social security office with all of my needed paperwork and waited in line for an hour. The queue was HUGE, but finally my ticket number was called and I mentioned how nervous I was as I'd never applied before, but the lady typed in my passport number and said I did have a social security number after all.

Apparently, mom signed me up for one when I was 5 (Thanks mom, it would have saved me SO much time to already know that) and all I had to do was update my contact information and that was it.

So I'm now legally entitled to work in the US, finally!

Anyway I'm totally beat from today's events so I must depart.

1 comment:

  1. Well,Lou, as Dad says that was an awful long time ago and you can't expect someone of my age to remember that can you? I wonder how/when/why I did that! What a surprise!

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