Triumph!

Well, my dental clearance fiasco has been solved!

After weeks (6 weeks to be exact) of not getting anywhere with nice phone calls and emails, I wrote one very stern email to a dental assistant and left one very stern message at the head dentist's extention and got what I wanted--permission to receive reimbursement for having to replace my x-rays that were lost in the post.

Going to any medical facility when one does not posess adequate insurance because one simply can't afford it is nervewrecking. International students are required by law to have medical insurance, but dental insurance is only for those who have parents lucky enough to supply or those who earn enough from their part-time job to pay for day-to-day living expenses AND dental insurance. We fall into neither category--so having to replace those x-rays was a big deal to me. Instead of running to my father for financial assistance I put my foot down and for once in my life, demanded that something be done about the situation.

I'm not very demanding and two years ago I would have just let this slide and paid for the replacement x-rays one way or another without questioning the situation.

Well, I've had my first triumph as a young adult! I find it hard to be taken seriously at times, even with all of the wisdom and knowlege I have at 24 years of age. However, today was not one of those days.

El Salvador, here we come!