At least she got it before she leaves

The next time you're cursing American bureaucracy while restraining yourself from throttling the mother of the screaming monster sitting next to you while you and the rest of the herd wait for your numbers to be called while hanging around to get your driver's licenses renewed, think about this just before you slash your wrists: Chloe just got her Spanish student residency card. The one she applied for in September because the temporary one expired in December. The one that required several trips to the police station to be told to bring more documents, more photos, more money, and wait longer. The one that will be useless in less than a month and a half. But it's a nice memento, even though it screams FOREIGNER across its face.