Can Sofia Coppola direct my life?

Life is a crazy masterpiece,colored with the experiences and adventures of the painter. It is a story written a chapter at a time, a seemingly never-ending page turner that reveals opprotunities only at the precise moment when you least expect them. My life is a romantic novel, a spanish soap opera, a clichéd plot line with a mix of tragedy and horror for substance.

I am the leading lady in the movie of my life, at least I am supposed to be.

The latest plotline to this story called "My Life" takes place in sunny españa with the protaganist faced at a crossroads. What does she do? What choices does she make? She must choose wisley because the wrong choice can change her life in drastic ways.

That could make for a pretty promising blockbuster right? Or at the very least an indie flick at Cannes? Skipping the dramz, here is the situation:

Story of my life, waiting for the visa. Something that I thought would take a month at most has taken four. What is a girl to do? I have a few options, they are;

1. Waiting. I could wait more, continue teaching my English classes to Rosa (which she wants for the next three months or so) not making much money,wasting time and harassing my lawyers.

2. Apply as a flight attendent with Ryanair. Joan is going to check with Montse,but there is a possibility that I may be able to take the course for free, and Ryanair may have more power to get my visa on time and I can begin working as a cabin crew. This job seems interesting however there are good points and bad to this option. The good points being, finally working,making great money,traveling to other places,making friends, being home everynight even if it is late,and having a few days off at time. Also, discounts or free tickets on Ryanair. The bad points are; working long hours during the day or for a few days in a row,the five week intense training course,being in a plane all day,lots of responsibility,the commute from Lloret to Girona and how I will manage that not having a car and having to rely on Joan to pick me up late at night etc.

Here are some more more basics about the career as a cabin crew:

"Cabin crew receive between €17,000 and €20,000 per annum with 29 paid holidays per year. Shift work is a characteristic of cabin crew jobs so there is a lot of time off. Cabin crew receive their roster one month in advance, so they know where they will be well in advance. The roster is usually 6 days on, 3 days off, or 6 days on and 2 days off, and they are done in such a way that you always come back to your base at night."

Not to bad, right? I have to make sure I can take this job and see how long the contract asks I be there. I fully intend to go back to the Northwest campus in January and stop taking classes online.

3. Marrying Joan. Something I know I am going to do in the future, something that I want to do. I could work anywhere in Europe which is a major plus for me, have free health care and even apply for residency and dual citizenship which would be great. I could still work for Ryanair if I choose to and it would be easier for them if I didn't need a visa. However, it still could take up to a month after I marry Joan for all the paperwork to be done; then again it could not. Am I to young to be married? I don't think so. Is this how I ideally imagined my marriage to be? Not exactly. I want the big proposal (which Joan says I will still get) the dream wedding (which he says we will have as well). I will just have to wait a bit after to have it. If we do marry, then everything will be so much easier when he comes with me to the U.S. in December, he will be able to have a job no problem which will avoid him being in the situation I'm in now.

Which option do I choose? Are there options I am not considering?

Part of me wants to grab life by the horns, do what I want despite the norm and finish school later. Another part wants to go back to my friends, sorority and family that I am missing so much.

Moving to Spain was a great big step for me, something I am glad to have done, what will be my next step? My next great idea?

Stay tuned for Chapter 2...

C.M.