Phew. That was a busy day!
I popped by the British High Commission; I apparently don't need to let them know I'm in the country. I guess I'm assuming that the government is more joined up than I was expecting, really. And I am wondering what happens if there is a crisis that's going to require British citizens to be evacuated from the country - perhaps they'll shine some sort of signal into the sky that will attract Brits. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for the Crumpet Signal.
After that, I popped into the main library and registered there, and then had a quick browse of the shelves. If nothing else, I thought it was an excellent idea that the books on the bottom shelf were all on their sides with the spines pointing upwards, so I could read what they were without having to bend down.
And then I spent a good ninety minutes in the bank. I wonder if they're regretting letting me open an account yet? In no particular order, I now have a savings account (it seems that my checking account doesn't pay any interest); I've applied for a credit card; I've upped the daily spending limit on my debit card to $5,000 in anticipation of my upcoming trip to Ikea; and most excitingly, I've rented a safe deposit box. All that paperwork that I've been told I need to keep securely for the rest of my life? Well, I now have somewhere to put it.
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