Today has been long. I’m running on about three hours of sleep & now I’m trying to keep myself from getting too frustrated…
This problem has been solved, hooray!:
Over two weeks ago I mailed out my internship application. The postal clerk assured me many times that it would take 10 days or less to arrive. Off it went & I tracked it online as it left the country. Weeks went by with no tracking update, so I assumed that once it arrived in the country of origin I wouldn’t be able to track it. Today, while picking up some packages at the post office, I asked to double check if that was true and I learned that I should be able to track it all the way to delivery.
As soon as I was home, I found my shipping receipt and made a phone call. A man on the phone took my information saying it may have been delivered, but not scanned, that’s why there’s no new information. Or it could be lost. He sent a request to the Netherland’s postal service and they will call them back with the status of the package.
He said to call the post office again if I’ve not heard from them in a month [!!!!!]. I am so frustrated & disappointed I want to cry. It might be there. It might be missing. Perhaps they remember I said I was applying. Perhaps they don’t. My fingers are crossed that this doesn’t reflect poorly on me, I really did all I could. I could send out another application set, but that would mean I have to get another set of recommendation letters…. Arg.
I just want this position so bad. This mix-up will soon be sorted out I’m sure & I hopehopehope they haven’t lost it, but this week is already stressful & I just want the application to arrive so they can tell me if they want me or not.
End of whine.
Coincidentally enough, this afternoon an article on the fate of the ICTY and ICTR archives showed up in my Google Reader. Now that the tribunals are ending in both Yugoslavia and in Rwanda, there is a lot of discussion over who the archives should go to – the countries involved in the tribunal or to the United Nations. It’s an interesting article & only increases my excitement as possibly being apart of the ICTY. But first they must receive my application…
Some good news: I am officially finished with a class!! 16 pages of writing turned in & a 10 minute presentation given & I’m done! Tomorrow is another paper & presentation, a paper for Thursday & one last paper & presentation on Friday & I’m 1/4 finished with my masters. Slowly, but surely, I am accomplishing things.
Remember this, self:
stress is temporary & fleeting,
love endures,
have patience.
