I’m writing this about 2 weeks after the fact, but I needed some time to just breathe and settle down.

I’ve renounced my original citizenship and gained a new one. In the process, I’ve been without a citizenship or any valid form of identification (not to mention job, health insurance and similar things) for about a week. Brrr, scary feeling. There’d been a potential for some serious fsckups due to various paperwork deadlines coming up, but thanks to some very nice and helpful public administration workers (wow, they actually exist) it was all sorted before the catastrophe actually happened. Phew.

I’m now a citizen of the EU. No more waiting in lines at border crossings. Or getting called to the side for a more thorough search. I think I have a new phobia – borders and border officials!

So, that means the biggest part of my paperwork is sorted out. Anything else that comes up is insignificant in comparison. :P