I’m convinced that one woman was there to fill out paperwork for her child that died in Spain. She was so grief stricken and wouldn’t sit within 15 feet of her husband. That was pretty horrible. But on a more positive note, the Americans there whose passports were stolen were very nice. One girl had on a t-shirt from my university.

The list of required documents is pretty extensive. But it’s all doable. Plan for 2-3 hours in the embassy. We just barely made our flight at 14:30 after our 10:30 appointment.