WorKIng ON my SOciAL seCUriTY nuMBer

The snow only lasted for a day, and instead of snowing, it was rather sunny today. Although it was sunny, it was colder than the snowy yesterday. What is it with the weather in Terre Haute?

Regardless of the weird weather today, I spent some time to get myself my Social Security Number (SSN) which is required to work on campus. I used to have one when I came to the State at the age of three. I was wondering if I should apply for a new one or figure out a way to get the old one I used to have. I asked people about this, and they said that once you have your SSN, it lasts forever. So, I decided to regain the old one.

Since I lost the passport I used to have when I was little, I came up with two ways to get my SSN. I can either call the elementary schools I studied, hopefully they still have their students' personal information that had studied 16 years ago; or, I can go and ask the Social Security Administration near campus, hopefully they kept track of my SSN which was issued at the time when Internet and computers are not so popular. The second way seems to be a little bit more difficult, and I was ready to call my elementary school. However, I was suggested that I should walk to the Social Security Administration that is only 10-15 minutes away from campus and just give it a shot. I thought it might be good to take a walk around campus, so I went there.

Luckily, the lady working there found my SSN. But the name I was given 16 years ago is different from the one I'm using on my passport, and that made everything slightly more complicated. What a crisis! I had to do more paperworks to show that both of those names belongs to me.

Running back and forth from Social Security Administration, International Affair Center and Student Employment Programs located in Career Center, I hope I can my Social Security Card eventually.