the switch

i can sum up the day with the word "shopping", so i'll just get straight to the point.

at 1pm, i received a phone call from the ceo. they're all satisfied with my submission and they want me on board. he pre-empted almost every question i had or problem i would have raised, we came to a happy compromise on every issue discussed. his legal team will make sure that everything's legit, i have a week to visit toronto and then they want me to get cracking. tomorrow i have to meet with the head of the montreal operations to go through the finer details, but we've more or less covered all the important stuff and it's all very much to my satisfaction.

so here's what it looks like to me: 50 weeks ago (to the day) i lost my rag, and it appears that today was the first day of the rest of my life. after we get back from toronto we're going to look for an apartment, and pg will send me the important stuff when she gets back to israel (which there's not much of) and at some stage i will get in touch with the authorities there to explain that i'm out of the country, indefinitely.

and then my new life begins. i start working, i learn french, i enroll in university to complete my degree (i'm sure that won't be too much of an issue), and i behave like a grown-up at least until i've acquired citizenship.

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i'd like to take this opportunity to thank the universe for conspiring to assist me and to pray that it continues to do so. i'd prefer if the next few surprises are positive as well, because opportunities like this really aren't so easy to come by.