Once I get to Russia, everyone tells me, I will have to get used to legendary Russian bureaucracy. But if my experience telephoning the Russian Consulate in Washington this morning is any indication, I won't have much to adjust to.
I called the consulate this morning to find out whether my visa application had been received. A very polite woman on the phone--to whom I managed to speak without going through a single voice-mail tree--told me not only that my application had been received, but that it has been approved, and that my passport and visa will be returned to me on the 25th, this coming Friday.
When I sent in the application last Wednesday, I knew that it would take six to ten business days. Given what I had heard about Russian bureaucrats, I had expected this really meant ten days at a minimum. But fortunately, I am getting it back in only six.
So now I get to start looking for an actual flight and getting my worldly belongings together. I will be going off again into the wild blue yonder, probably a bit sooner than I had expected, but ready to face whatever comes half a world away.
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Dear JR:
Good luck! Please keep us posted on what life is now like in Russia. I would be very interested. Also, if you visit any Jewish institutions there, I would be very curious to hear what they are like.
I will be moving to NYC soon -- within the next 2 to 4 weeks, so I will eventually let you know what I see there :)
Cordially,
Robin
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