yesterday i got a postcard in the mail from the foreign affairs police station reminding me that my arc(alien resident certificate) and visa will be expiring next month. of course i already knew this and went in for my health test last week. i got the results back today and am happy to report i do not have leprosy, aids, or syphilis. the woman at my school who is processing my visa renewal has not done it before. this will be her first time doing it, so i hope it all gets done on time and quickly so i don't have to get an emergency extension on my visa or worse yet, leave the country! i'm sure it'll all work out in the end, but i'll be happier once i have the new visa and won't have paranoid thoughts whispering around in the back of my head.