My Carte de Sejour
On Tuesday the 20th I went to the Prefecture of Paris once more, hopefully for the last time, to pick up my Carte de Sejour. The Carte was supposed to be ready to pick up as soon as Dec 23rd, but since I was in Britain and had heard from several sources that this estimate would surely be optimistic, I figured showing up a month late would be very French of me. Apparently it was! They had my work card ready and waiting for me.
A little timeline, just for kicks:
Oct 1st, begin work
Jan 20th, 3.5 months later, receive card identifying me as a worker
April 30th, 3.5 months later, finish work
God bless this country...
After becoming just a little more French I watched Barack Hussein become the new face of America in a pub just below the Pantheon. There was a great party atmosphere but for some reason I felt more silently happy. I sipped my pint slowly and quietly, with a great big smile on my face.
