Welcome to my new blog! I am going away for all of next year so I thought this blog would be a good way of keeping a journal and at the same time keep anyone who is interested informed as to what I'm doing.
I leave in three weeks to embark on an adventure of a lifetime! I have been accepted to study at HEC Montreal next year. So I will be living and studying in Montreal and fitting in as much travel as I possibly can.
On the 19th October (easy to remember because it's my birthday) I flew to Sydney to arrange my USA travel visa. I originally didn't think I would require this visa as I would be in the USA for less than 90 days at a time however as I later found out the USA visa also covers Canada and as I will be in Canada for more than 90 days I was going to need one. The visa will allow me to stay in the USA, Canada and Mexico as a tourist for up to 5 years!
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| The birthday girl in Sydney |
My Quebec and Canadian visas are still not sorted. I am waiting for my revised acceptance letter from HEC Montreal before I can even apply for these visas. I have resigned myself to the fact that these will not be complete before I leave. I will have to enter Canada as a tourist and once the visas come through I will have to exit and reenter. Unfortunately, I may have to take a trip to New York... what a shame!
So three weeks from today, I will be flying out of Brisbane to meet Amy in Sydney (that reminds me I really need to book that flight!!) and then together we fly out of Australia. First to Hawaii for a week, then to Vancouver for a week, skiing in Whistler for another week, 2 nights at the beautiful Lake Louise and 2 nights in Banff. From there we hope to fly to Toronto and then for me onto Montreal for early January (this part still needs to be confirmed also). I have accommodation arranged with the University from January 5th and classes then start on the 7th.
It is so close now and so exciting (and scary all at the same time)! I still have to get through my exams but then I will be off.
That's all from me for now.
Luv always
Heather
