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Hey Girl,

Thanks for your posts. I like your squirrel, and congratulations on the nomination! I am so thankful that your classmates are nice! :)

I'm still stuffy, but have to go to school soon to do some work on our project today. My teammates are nice too, but it doesn't seem they've done too much in my absence. My idea has been discarded, but I can't complain because I was away. Their ideas are nice and fun, but the thinking and justification behind some of them lacks depth, so I need to help figure out how we tie what we'll be doing with our earlier work and the goals of the brief. Of course, we have to execute those ideas, build prototypes and shoot some scenario videos, so next week will be very busy.

This weekend I need to work on the degree catalog. I have to design a couple of spreads to present on Monday, and next week actually build a ~96 page catalog by plugging all content in. Funs!

Thanks again for taking time off to be with me. The jet lag and stuffiness are worth it. And I also think things will work out and we'll be in Germany – no, Bavaria – soon.

I took a quick look at the website for the Peruvian Consulate in Stockholm. The procedure to get a new passport doesn't seem difficult (as long as I claim to be single), and I'd have to do some convincing to have it taken care of (since my current one hasn't expired and still has 10 blank pages). The major hurdle is the time to get a new one. They say it takes 5 weeks (the passport has to go to Peru). This is encouraging in one way – it hints at a more modern and secure passport issuing process, rather than having stacks of blank ones sitting in consulates ready to be filled out by hand. I'll have to call the consulate and ask if I have to surrender my current passport for that period or if I get to keep it. If I get to keep my current one while I wait, I should start the process of obtaining a new one soon to take care of the Swedish visa this summer.

I'll be home and on skype tonight. I'll see you there soon.

Love,
-stash