Getting my visa

So today I went to the American Embassy in Grovenor Square to have my visa approved. My appointment was at 8.00am and fortunately my mummy came with me so I wouldn't get lost! I was also quite scared as it's quite daunting! I was also excited because I was going to meet Beth and Kirstie for the first time- 2 of the girls I am flying out with.

I met Kirstie at Victoria at 7.20 and we made our way to the Embassy to meet Beth. We had to queue up outside and we weren't allowed to take in any electronic equipment so my mum had to take our phones! We also had to remove our watches- strange! We made our way in pretty quickly and we had to go through security which was exactly the same as the security in the airport. We then made our way to reception where they checked our applications and gave us each a number- mine was 1041 which gives you an idea of how many people were there!

We then just had to sit in a waiting room and wait to be called. I was so glad the girls were with me, it made it much less scary to chat to them and share it with! It was about half an hour before I was called, I had to go over to a little booth which was nothing how I imagined! I thought we would go to a room or something but we just stood behind a pane of glass with the other person on the other side! The man checked all my documents, stamped them and bundled them together. He then took my finger prints. He gave me back the bundle of paperwork and I had to take it to another booth where the man re-checked my fingerprints and called me Marsha! Nice.

Then the waiting game really began! We had to wait to be called again for our visa interview which we were all really scared about! We were waiting for about 2 hours but it was nice to have the girls to chat too and we found out lots about eachother! I was called first. The man confirmed that I was going to Florida then asked why I was going there, why I applied for the job and what subjects I took at school- I tell you, this was the part when I stared at him blankly!! I went to school about 5 years ago, I can't remember for the life of me! I muttered something about Media and he signed my form and said he was approving my visa. Yippee!!

The girls couldn't believe how quick I was, all that worry for a minute interview lol. I had to then pay for my passport to be returned to me because they take it to approve your visa. Beth and Kirstie had their interviews shortly after me and we managed to get out at about 10.30.

We met my mum outside and went for a drink to chat and then we ventured over to Primark in Oxford Street. At about midday we all went our seperate ways. It was great to meet Beth and Kirstie and they are lovely girls, I can't wait to fly out with them on the 23rd. Our visas should be with us next week- yippee!