Friday, October 23, 2009
Red Tape
I've decided it's next to impossible to study here just because of all the stupid rules and paperwork necessary to make everything "official". They are really into it"being official" and love stamps and seals, etc. They insist we needed Madi's 8th grade transcripts and when we tell them that 8th grade isn't official here, they can't understand. OCJH refused to give us anything before 9th grade. But the offficails here say that Madi has to have the 3 previous years transcripts. What the heck! Do they think she fell from the sky and just landed in 9th grade with straight A's? You can come to study as a 12th grader, because then you'd have your 3 years of transcripts. It's retarded to say the least and not a soul in any government building speaks a word of English. Maybe that's where they employ all the slow learners. So right now, Pachi (Madi's host dad), has petitioned the govt for an exception and we'll hear in 3 weeks. Crazy stuff. We thought everything was going to be fine before we got here, but every time we pay for more paperwork, they come up with something else. Are we on Candid Camera or something? Maybe we're in some kind of study to see how much we can take before going bizerk. Now I know why they have metal detectors in their buildings.
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Did you read Dad's post that said he would rather be friends with the missionaries than with Martin Sheen?? That guy's crazy (dad, not Martin). Doesn't he realize that Martin probably has, like, twelve summer houses on the beach he would let us stay in, and he could probably introduce us to so many cool people...like...Sissy Spacek! or...Willem Dafoe! or...CHRISTOPHER WALKEN! And these are just a few of the celebrities he's worked with and is probably ready to introduce us to. And then THEY have summer houses! I'm telling you...set Dad straight. Drop the missionaries and make friends with Martin.
I'll see what I can do.
We asked Emelio if he could say "Check out Whitney Borup's review on Film Threat" he hesitated a bit. We asked him he could do that legally or whatever. He said he better not and that Film Threat kind of hammered him recently. So we didn't push. He seems like a nice guy. Tell your little magazine to be a little kinder and gentler.
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