Paperwork for Patagonia
While sitting here thinking up the title for this entry, I looked down at the Firefox icon in my dock and realized once again that the fox's head is turned away from the viewer. I mean, how bloody rude is that. Gives one the sense that if you do something wrong or make too much noise, the fox is going to turn around and reprimand you.
Then again, the Safari icon denotes that one is going to use a device that points towards magnetic north to explore the internet, whose information is stored on hard drives that use rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces to store data. I guess that makes a bit more sense.
Was there a point to this opening? Not really, but darn that fox is rude!
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Paperwork for Patagonia? Indeed! On Sunday I started filling out an online application for the NOLS Year in Patagonia course and by Tuesday morning I had received my acceptance email. And then, late this afternoon I received the official enrollment packet via FedEx with a fair amount of paperwork. Health Form, Health Insurance Form, Course Registration through the University of Utah, Student Information Sheet, Agreement Form, Statement of Good Standing form, and detailed information for equipment and travel.
Quite a plethora of information to consume and I am going to have to schedule a doctor's appointment (or two) and get a couple things from Reed tomorrow. Also, my current health insurance ends at the end of October, so I will have to get new insurance to extend through the trip. They want most of these things back in the next two weeks too, which is kind of difficult as I am leaving Saturday for a two week backpacking trip on the Oregon PCT. So, I will try to finish what I realistically can before Saturday and send it off with the rest when I return.
Still, I am really excited, and even a little trepidatious. Patagonia and Chile will be completely new experiences for me and I will be there for nearly five months with people I have yet to meet. If you read the course description though, how could you NOT want to go? I am in such a unique and lucky position in my life that not seizing an opportunity like this felt akin to wasting my life. I cannot wait to start.
Then again, the Safari icon denotes that one is going to use a device that points towards magnetic north to explore the internet, whose information is stored on hard drives that use rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces to store data. I guess that makes a bit more sense.
Was there a point to this opening? Not really, but darn that fox is rude!
...
Paperwork for Patagonia? Indeed! On Sunday I started filling out an online application for the NOLS Year in Patagonia course and by Tuesday morning I had received my acceptance email. And then, late this afternoon I received the official enrollment packet via FedEx with a fair amount of paperwork. Health Form, Health Insurance Form, Course Registration through the University of Utah, Student Information Sheet, Agreement Form, Statement of Good Standing form, and detailed information for equipment and travel.
Quite a plethora of information to consume and I am going to have to schedule a doctor's appointment (or two) and get a couple things from Reed tomorrow. Also, my current health insurance ends at the end of October, so I will have to get new insurance to extend through the trip. They want most of these things back in the next two weeks too, which is kind of difficult as I am leaving Saturday for a two week backpacking trip on the Oregon PCT. So, I will try to finish what I realistically can before Saturday and send it off with the rest when I return.
Still, I am really excited, and even a little trepidatious. Patagonia and Chile will be completely new experiences for me and I will be there for nearly five months with people I have yet to meet. If you read the course description though, how could you NOT want to go? I am in such a unique and lucky position in my life that not seizing an opportunity like this felt akin to wasting my life. I cannot wait to start.
– Wednesday, 2008 August 13 @ 8:35 PM | 4 Comments -