There and back again sequel

So. A number of months have passed by. I have been too pre-occupied with my work in the festival industry to focus on my other activities, such as NOLA, blog reports et cetera.

However, the eagle has landed. I have gathered the energy and time to focus on what's important: the internship we talked about due next year. A few things have changed in my status however.

After careful consideration, I decided to quit my school program. It appeared too inflexible to serve my needs as adult professional already working in the field. Virtually no exams, and only group assignments made it too hard for me to combine school life with work and are at the basis of said inflexibility. The educational program was created to serve teens and post-teens on their way to become professionals in the field of art and economics, whereas I am already in that field and working hard to be able to pay for my education at all. Having not been able to finish some of the group assignments due to my work schedule eventually jeopardized the option of going abroad for my internship, since most of the work can only be done during the period in which it was originally given, and internships are only allowed after having passed those assignments.

However, I would still like to become a intern at the CAC, even more now than ever. So the question rises if it is possible to do just that independently, and id so, how to arrange for the appropriate forms et cetera to obtain a visa. From what I have learned so far, I would need the CAC to back me up when I apply for the forms needed to come over for more than 18 weeks.

So far I have contacted the CAC to see how they can help. Further more, I have contacted a visa mediation organization to help me deal with the paperwork and the system. Apart from that, I am in the process of writing a curriculum, including long-term goals. I have contacted my first grade tutor to coach me toward the NOLA experience.

And the there is work. Since I am not going to school anymore, I am looking for a job, not only to sustain my needs, but also to be physically able to go to NOLA. This is actually getting prudent.

So there you have it. The next step toward my future self.