It's really hard to get random things done when one holds a full time job and is in the midst of a move, I've discovered.
That being said- not a whole lot got done today. A little is better than nothing though...right?
First thing was first, I needed to get at least an estimated cost for this trip. It's easy to say "Oh, yes, I need this much. I know. I was told." But today, I sat down and actually figured in things properly. After all- there are passports to update, suitcases to buy, taxi and subway fares, and oh, food money to be considered. I came up with a nice oh-good-golly-what-am-I-going-to-do number and then promptly emailed it to three people to see what they thought of the total. The best friend, the father, and the rep that's been helping me from the program. Hopefully these sound-minded people can tell me if I over-calculated or- gulp- forgot something. When the four of us come to a consensus, I'll start posting the goal amount and where we are currently at.
Next thing was booking. Because of aforementioned full time job, its sometimes kind of (read as really) hard to get ahold of people. Especially when they work the same exact hours as you (cept get off an hour early, how is that fair?) and take the same lunch break. But today I finally made contact with someone from Walmart's personnel department!
The lovely lady, Debbie (or was it dotty?), quickly flustered through some questions about why I was calling and if I was going to be making a profit. After being lightly questioned she informed me she actually had no idea how to go about booking the little corner in front of the walmart doors and to call Melissa when she got back.
Melissa. Haha, Melissa. Melissa was a hard woman to get ahold of, since I've been trying for almost a week now. Finally though, 5 minutes before my lunch was up, I made contact.
The process for booking space right outside of walmart is alarmingly easy. After informing her of my full name, my exact intent, assuring her 3 times that I was not, in fact, going to making millions of dollars to replenish my personal closet, my phone number, and my chosen date- we were booked. That was it. End of story. No paper work or nothing.
She kindly reminded me, of course, to bring my own supplies, as she would not be giving me any and then wished me good luck. The conversation left me mildly confused but since the end result was us getting a hot spot BBQ location for fundraising, I didnt care much.
During work I grabbed one of the big-honchos and asked him nicely to be the Grill-master of the carwash event. He was so excited, he apparently decided to tell his employees. Always good to have an enthused chief!
The final piece of work done for the day was a shopping trip after work. Because, oh yeah, you have to spend money to make money. I picked up the needed supplies for the impending carwash (the location provided by my boss- thank you again, good sir) and finally made my way home.
Where I discovered I missed the Amerispan office hours by 5 minutes. Darn it.
Oh well, I'll try to get ahold of them again tomorrow to get some of my questions answered.
Interested in studying abroad? A unique way to travel? Check out Amerispan!
You can call them at 215-751-1100, Email: info@amerispan.com
Or Skype: Amerispan (goes to their phones when they are offline)
Happy Travels!
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