Residency is Progressing

[stormdog]

Miriam and I submitted our application for her to sponsor me for residency in April. Last week, we finally got what's called AOR or acknowledgement of receipt, the first step in the process. I need a medical exam for the next step, and I just had a short, rather racist interaction with the medical office. The receptionist said things like "Yours is the easiest name I've had to spell all day", and "you speak English really well!" When I said I was from the US, she said something like "Thank god." I can't actually remember exactly what she said because when people say things that make me uncomfortable, I sometimes have fuzzy memories of the details around the event. They'll call back today or tomorrow to set up my appointment, so that whole thing is progressing.

Comments

[stormdog]

That would have been great! I think they are legally required to provide government services in French here, and I doubt she could have.

[cmcmck]

Even if she could it would have driven her nuts- I was taught French by an Algerian, Nourdin, so speak it with a north African accent (you can see people double take and mentally ask themselves: 'why isn't she black?') :o)