the gods must be crazy
a life-necessities update: money, food, warmth, & love ((with excerpts from an email to dad))
So I got home today around 2:00 and, like I've been doing for the past week, hopped online to see if my American bank balance was still the same and not dropping... After clicking on "Check My Balance", I was surprised to find that, instead of a low, one-digit number, I had an extra $400 to my name! Dad had gone to the bank this morning and repaid some money I had given him before I left (originally borrowed from my brother), and threw in a little extra to help solve our apartment's plumbing problem. Needless to say, this $400 just made my day, week, and the rest of the month.
I quickly calculated how much $400 was worth in Euros, minus the 2% "transaction fee" that National City charges for every International ATM transaction, and ran across the street to the bank to get it in cash. With said cash, I skipped over to the nearest grocery store just before closing and bought bread, cheese, yogurt, and bananas to supplement my stash of rice, toast bread, and canned kidney beans.
I also came back home today to find a snake running down into the shower drain, and a frustrated housemate sitting on the couch. It looks like tomorrow or the day after, we will end up a) going to the landlord/landlady and asking him/her to fix the problem, or b) banning together (with my extra "plumbing spending money" in hand) and hiring a plumber. I'll let you know how the situation resolves itself.
More good news - the secretary at school came up to me this morning with a UPS package in her hand, containing the two checks (together worth around $1500) that Concordia Language Villages reissued to me. I stopped by the bank after school and, although it will take up to 30 days to have them processed, it will mean an extra $1500 put back into my account, right where it belongs.
And even MORE good news - In addition to depositing my two Concordia checks, finding an extra 400 dollars in my account, and getting closer to resolving our two-week-long plumbing problem, I ALSO recieved a package slip from the Austrian Post saying that I had a package from home waiting for me at the local office. The package was my feather comforter and a pillow case from home, which will be very welcome with the dropping temperatures.
A warm comforter, a full stomach, financial peace of mind, and love sent in small, cross-continental packages... I should sleep very, very well tonight.
a life-necessities update: money, food, warmth, & love ((with excerpts from an email to dad))
So I got home today around 2:00 and, like I've been doing for the past week, hopped online to see if my American bank balance was still the same and not dropping... After clicking on "Check My Balance", I was surprised to find that, instead of a low, one-digit number, I had an extra $400 to my name! Dad had gone to the bank this morning and repaid some money I had given him before I left (originally borrowed from my brother), and threw in a little extra to help solve our apartment's plumbing problem. Needless to say, this $400 just made my day, week, and the rest of the month.
I quickly calculated how much $400 was worth in Euros, minus the 2% "transaction fee" that National City charges for every International ATM transaction, and ran across the street to the bank to get it in cash. With said cash, I skipped over to the nearest grocery store just before closing and bought bread, cheese, yogurt, and bananas to supplement my stash of rice, toast bread, and canned kidney beans.
I also came back home today to find a snake running down into the shower drain, and a frustrated housemate sitting on the couch. It looks like tomorrow or the day after, we will end up a) going to the landlord/landlady and asking him/her to fix the problem, or b) banning together (with my extra "plumbing spending money" in hand) and hiring a plumber. I'll let you know how the situation resolves itself.
More good news - the secretary at school came up to me this morning with a UPS package in her hand, containing the two checks (together worth around $1500) that Concordia Language Villages reissued to me. I stopped by the bank after school and, although it will take up to 30 days to have them processed, it will mean an extra $1500 put back into my account, right where it belongs.
And even MORE good news - In addition to depositing my two Concordia checks, finding an extra 400 dollars in my account, and getting closer to resolving our two-week-long plumbing problem, I ALSO recieved a package slip from the Austrian Post saying that I had a package from home waiting for me at the local office. The package was my feather comforter and a pillow case from home, which will be very welcome with the dropping temperatures.
A warm comforter, a full stomach, financial peace of mind, and love sent in small, cross-continental packages... I should sleep very, very well tonight.
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