今天早上收到短信说签证开始受理了，应该快了，接下来就是租房、订票，和前单位打交道了。还是有点焦虑，毕竟还没正儿八经的租过房子。

早上去拿了快递，试了试小欢欢给我买的羽绒服。还是 M 码要更合适一些，于是联系顺丰退了。

中午去吃了酸汤鱼粉，正是中午下班时间，人太多了。我天真的以为会很快，然而并没有。

等了快一个小时，然后老板还给我后面的人先做了，给我鱼泡煮少了一个。体验非常不愉快，心里很生气。下次再也不人多的时候去了。

下午打电话联系收废品的，把我的塑料瓶子拿去卖了。只卖了 13.4 块钱。我觉得这些东西以后还是扔了比较好，留着难得折腾。

卖完瓶子，我马上坐着 5 路公交去工商银行，准备把我新办的信用卡激活。刚好卡着下班的点激活了。

回来的路上完成了首刷，买了杯柠檬水，只付了 1 分钱。卡能够正常使用就好。

晚饭吃了玉米和火鸡面，不大像自己煮饭，不过不吃饭感觉还是不大行，尤其没有冰箱，保存不了蔬菜。

明天还是去超市买一点点米吧。

中午去吃了酸汤鱼粉，点了大碗的，还加了鱼翅。吃太撑了。这里的一个鱼翅 5 元一碗，一碗有 10 个鱼翅。每个鱼翅的重量都能够给其他家单独卖一碗鱼粉了。

午觉也没怎么睡，又是继续玩手机。到四点过的时候，收到了登录 IRCC 看收到了 OPR。赶紧对照着签证中心所需的文件，叫了顺丰小哥来给我寄过去。

一步一步走来，八九不离十了。看似非常不容易，实则也非常不容易。这个世界给穷人的所制造的障碍和挑战太多了。

可以马上着手计划下一步了。

焦虑稍微好了一点，但是还是焦虑。完完全全的踏出自己的舒适区应该会是一件很令人痛苦的事情。

还好有小欢欢和家人的关怀和支持，爱你们。

坐了一夜的火车，上午八点半终于到了重庆。

一下地铁就给我们热坏了，大汗直流。顺着导航找到了慈奥体检中心，一个小时不到便完成了体检。

我们开始寻找吃的，去吃了一家非常热门的豌杂面。还挺好吃的，吃完我们定了一个酒店，就开始去酒店吹空调了。晚上直接去酒店楼下吃了江二娃串串，味道还可以，但是不太卫生。客人上桌没吃完的菜，他们用水洗洗直接放到菜架上了。

Finished the Client Information in the morning and filled out all the required forms in the afternoon. Also, I found a translation company on Taobao to translate my ID card and no-criminal record certificate for 50 yuan.

17:37 Materials Almost Ready

My eyes feel a bit strained from staring at the computer for too long. Planning to cook dinner—golden beans and potatoes tonight—and also give Fei Ge a call.

A lot of my fear and anxiety stem from unfamiliarity and lack of understanding. At first, I was really nervous about the visa process, worried it would be extremely difficult. But once I actually started preparing, I realized it wasn’t as hard as I imagined. Although I haven’t submitted it yet and don’t know whether it’ll be approved, the initial fear and anxiety have faded.

20:20 Finally Submitted the Visa Application

After carefully reviewing everything, I submitted the visa materials. Thankfully, Huanhuan helped me get a Visa credit card earlier, so the payment process went smoothly this time.

22:22 Played Honor of Kings with Fei Ge for Over an Hour

The matches are getting harder, and it’s easy to run into teammates with bad attitudes.

This morning, I connected with two friends on Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book). One is a senior already studying at the University of Alberta, and the other is a fellow student preparing to enroll this year, just like me.

I clarified my thoughts about the visa process and spent the morning gathering more information on Xiaohongshu. I also took photos for my visa application and was quite satisfied with how they turned out. After that, I started looking into the various forms I need to fill out, and before I knew it, the morning was gone.

In the afternoon, I suddenly felt drowsy and took a short nap. After waking up, I decided to go to the police station to apply for an ID card. First, I went to the Huangtupo Police Station, but they said I didn’t meet the requirements. So, I rushed to the Dewu Police Station and told them I needed a replacement ID. The officer directed me to a self-service photo booth. When the officer asked for my household registration booklet, I handed over my driver’s license instead. After that, I scanned a QR code to fill in the delivery address and made the payment. The whole process took less than five minutes.

On my way back, I bought some plums and waxberries and also made photocopies of my passport.

In the evening, I continued preparing my documents. My mom called and said my second uncle had picked a lot of loquats and sent them over. She offered to share some with me. After cooking and eating a bowl of noodles, I headed out. My mom was also walking toward me, and after we met, I walked her back home. She suggested we sit on a bench by the roadside for a while. We had just eaten two loquats when it suddenly started pouring. I quickly urged her to go back, while I took shelter under a pedestrian bridge. I called Feige during the downpour—originally planning to ask him to play a game—but the rain stopped shortly after.

After reluctantly saying goodbye to Huanhuan, I hurried back to Shuicheng. Still feeling quite hungry upon returning, I quickly cooked some rice and stir-fried two dishes to eat.

It seems the mouse that had sneaked into the room earlier is no longer around.

In the afternoon, I started emailing Professor Liu and the staff at the University of Alberta’s funding center and international center, asking why I hadn’t received certain emails and where to obtain the provincial attestation letter (PAL), among other things.

In the evening, I received a reply and finally joined the official CSC newcomers’ group. I then began preparing to fill out the visa application information on the IRCC website.