I had hoped to finish and my three-month countdown list to Mexico this evening. But hope is where it ended.
The list is about one-third complete. And it is developing nicely. I will soon be seeking help from those of you who have been through the process of moving south. It will become apparent quite soon that I have shamelessly Bidenized your experiences already.
But I have completed the biggest step of the process. Today I applied for my retirement benefits and gave official notice to my employer that I will be retiring on 31 March.
I hate filling out forms. (I know. I know. I had better be ready for lots of them -- and in Spanish -- during my remaining years in Mexico.) The retirement forms were no different than any other form.
But I must give credit to whoever set up the retirement forms on line -- because completing them was a breeze. And, rather than mail them to an impersonal bureaucrat, the system sets an appointment with a competent, friendly person to review the forms with the applicant. No waiting lines. No crowds peering over your shoulder -- wondering when you are going to stop ruining their lives.
Best of all, when I handed in the forms, I had full confidence that my retirement benefits would be calculated correctly and paid timely. Time will tell if image is everything.
It is only one step. But tonight -- I feel like Neil Armstrong.
But I have completed the biggest step of the process. Today I applied for my retirement benefits and gave official notice to my employer that I will be retiring on 31 March.
I hate filling out forms. (I know. I know. I had better be ready for lots of them -- and in Spanish -- during my remaining years in Mexico.) The retirement forms were no different than any other form.
But I must give credit to whoever set up the retirement forms on line -- because completing them was a breeze. And, rather than mail them to an impersonal bureaucrat, the system sets an appointment with a competent, friendly person to review the forms with the applicant. No waiting lines. No crowds peering over your shoulder -- wondering when you are going to stop ruining their lives.
Best of all, when I handed in the forms, I had full confidence that my retirement benefits would be calculated correctly and paid timely. Time will tell if image is everything.
It is only one step. But tonight -- I feel like Neil Armstrong.
