The light at the end of the tunnel

My morning appointment got pushed back til the afternoon, so I decided to head over to V-town and swing by the prefecture there. The original citizenship letter I'd received had said there would be a second one coming sometime before mid-April, but in the mean time, my carte de sejour was going to expire, leaving me in this half-foreign, half-French gray area. With nothing but a coffee-stained letter to prove my French citizenship (thanks Fab).

Since I have a lot of traveling coming up, I thought I better swing by the pref in order to clarify my status. And then I got some news that made all the crappiness of this week fade away. Not only was my paperwork ready, but it was THERE! Just a few feet away from me.

She told me that everyone would get their papers at the naturalization ceremony in April, and in my head, I thought "April?? I can't wait til frickin' April". I was considering just grabbing the stack and making a run for it (Just think, I could be like the Robin Hood of french citizenship, going around and distributing naturalization certificates to the poor), but then she told me since I traveled so much and might not be able to make it to the ceremony, she'd just give them to me now. And so my thoughts of helping the poor slipped away and I instead listened as she explained what I would be getting - my naturalization certificate and an original of my French birth certificate. With which I can then go apply for my French ID card, and then my French passport. And once I have those, I will no longer ever have to be dependant on the Fab-meister for help again. ie. Freedom people, Freedom! At long last.

So are there any guesses as to what I will be doing first thing Monday morning?


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