The Russian Embassy surpassed itself in unhelpfulness today by not even letting Little Roo past the automated switchboard. She got caught in an endless loop of messages and extension numbers that delivered her back to the main menu and so on until even the machine got bored and cut her off. Despite waiting over a month, now, at the eleventh hour, it has been decided that her educational certificates will need to be translated into Russian and legally verified, with all the official stamps on them. But who can do official translations, notarisation and apostille, how long will it take and what will it cost? The Russian Embassy are not going to tell her, that’s for sure! Did you know there is a Government 'Legalisation Dept' somewhere in London - it's all very Orwellian.
With a provisional date for flying off, much to her relief, tomorrow is the last jab that Little Roo will be able to squeeze in before her trip. After a booster for Diphtheria, Polio and Tetanus, an inoculation against Typhoid, three injections for Hepatitis A & B and another two for Rabies, she may join a Freak Show as ‘The Human Pin Cushion’ if this venture does not work out.
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