Catch 22

How nice it is to be back in Sweden! Even though the weather is pretty bad (but warm), it still feels great. After going to the Police and applying for a national ID, I'm now back home and going to try to study a bit. I have zero motivation at the moment though.

About this whole ID thing: I applied for a passport last week when I was here because my old one expires on the 13th, but I wanted it to be sent to The Hague. By the time I realised that I wanted to go back to Sweden this week, it was already packed and ready to be shipped. So, now I'm here and have to get a national ID so I can get back to Holland to pick up my passport there. It didn't really help that the police officer at the station today was the least service-minded person I've ever met.

Me (trying to act all nice and helpless): Hi, I would like to get an ID but I really need it to be done before the 23rd, is that possible? You see, I live in Holland and I can't go back if I don't get my ID by then.

Him (sighing and rolling his eyes): Yeah, whatever, stand there and I'll take a photo of you, okay? You'll get a text message when it's done.

Then he sighed even more when I wanted to re-write my signature. It wouldn't surprise me if that man deliberately delayed the production process just to mess with me...

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