Once your application is completed, if you started it on the portal, then simply follow the prompts to submit it online. Otherwise, you can email a pdf version of your application to: info@iatan.org. Alternatively, you can mail in a printed copy of your application to the IATA headquarters. The IATA mailing address for applications is:703 Waterford Way, Suite 600Miami, Florida USA33126. Your notarized evidentiary documents must be submitted at the same time as your application. Scan them in and submit them as pdfs via the portal or email. Or, keep them in print form and mail them in. This fee is payable in U.S. dollars and is due after the IATA acknowledges receipt of your application forms. They will then send you an instruction sheet listing your fee amount and how to pay. You'll have to log in to your patient portal in order to pay your fee with a credit card. The fee is usually around $165 for self-employed agents and over $300 for full or corporate travel agencies. After an initial review of your application, the AIP might contact you to ask for more information or documentation. If this happens, get the materials together for them as quickly as possible. In most cases, they are simply trying to fill in gaps from your application timeline. For example, they might ask that you send along a particular financial statement that might have been left out from the prior packet.

Summary: Submit the application and evidentiary materials via email, mail, or the portal. Pay the accreditation fee once you are contacted by the IATA. Send along any additional materials as requested.

If you're stuck on a long shopping trip, you're there with someone else who's doing things that don't interest you. Excuse yourself by telling the other person you're going to have a look around, and agree on a meeting place and time to get back together. Head off and distract yourself any way you can. Even when nothing seems interesting, you can usually find things to look at. Try reading nutrition labels or looking at brand icons in a supermarket, for example. Don't forget, you can also go outside the building and see what the back lot looks like. Be sure the person you're with hears and understands you when you set a place and time. Ask them to recite it back to you so you know you're both on the same page about the location in particular. If you're young enough, you can usually get away with sitting down in a corner and actually playing with die-cast cars or other small toys inside a store. Don't expect to get away with this if you're a teenager or older, though. Between phones and handheld game consoles like the Nintendo 3DS, there are many games available to play on the go. Prepare ahead of time and bring along an alternate game or two in case you get stuck on one. If you can't find a good place to sit and play your game, check for benches outside the front of the building, or chairs in the back near restrooms and fitting rooms. As with console games at home, don't forget that there are several older handheld systems available for relatively little money, most of which had many fun games made for them. You don't have to buy a top-of-the-line system to have fun.

Summary: Explore. Play a pocket game.

If you have other close relatives at the funeral, you may feel some obligation to "stay strong" for other people. However, you should not take on this responsibility, as you may end up having more difficulties down the line if you don't properly grieve at the time of death. Remember that no matter how close or distant you were with the deceased, you're allowed to grieve, too. If you feel like crying, you're free to cry. If you don't feel like crying, that's okay as well. You don't have to say or do anything that doesn't feel natural or comfortable to you at a funeral. Everyone there is going through the same sense of loss and grief. It's okay to need the help and support of others, whether it's before, during, or after a funeral. Grieving for a close friend or loved one can be very difficult, and you may require some outside assistance to get through this trying period. Talk to your close friends and relatives about what you're going through, how you're feeling, and how you can all help one another through the mourning period. If you have a child, he or she may have a lot of questions about death and grieving during this difficult time. It may be difficult to have these types of conversation with your child, but it's important that he or she understands what's happening so as to avoid confusion and grief later. Let your child ask as many questions as he or she needs to. Try to answer every question as honestly and completely as you can. Frame your answers in a way that a child can understand. Think about your child's age and previous experience with death (pets or plants, for example), and consider referring to these losses in your conversation. If your family is religious, you may want to talk about death through the lens of faith with your child. This may help your child process things, and it could provide him or her with some additional comfort.

Summary: Express your emotions as much as you need to. Reach out to your support network for comfort. Talk to your child about the funeral.

Before you do anything else, consider how you can use existing architecture to hang and anchor the lights. For instance, the roof of your home, trees on your property, fence posts along borders, and patio structures or awnings can be utilized to hang outdoor lights so that you don't have to create separate posts to mount/anchor them to. For example, string lights between your home and garage over your lawn. Alternatively, hang lights between your deck and posts you place throughout the yard. Obviously, you'll need to be able to plug in the lights, so consider where the outdoor electrical outlets are located on your property. You'll need to begin near an outlet with enough voltage to power the strings you want to use. Use an outlet on a circuit that does not have a lot of equipment plugged into it. If you plug too much equipment into one circuit, you'll trip the breaker and it will shut the power off. You may want taut strings or draping lines. Common patterns for outdoor lights include straight lines, v patterns or diamonds, x patterns, and checkerboards. Think about how much light you need and where you want to concentrate it. Also, consider how far from the ground the lights should be so that people can easily walk underneath them, if applicable. For example, you may want to zigzag a string of lights over your fire pit or patio area. Alternatively, you could wind strings of lights between patio posts. Use eaves, beams, posts, or trees for mounting points. Pick mounting points at regular intervals, such as every 5 feet (1.5m). Use at least 2 mounting points per string, and make sure that each mounting point is at the same height. You can purchase guide wire, wire rope clamps, eye to eye turnbuckles, zip ties, and screw hooks to add extra stability if you're stringing the lights between structures. Or, for a simpler attachment, you can use a staple gun to secure the strings of lights directly to wooden fixtures. If you don't have enough existing beams, structures, or trees, you can easily make wooden posts to anchor the lights to. Put 4 by 4in (10 by 10cm) wooden posts of the desired height in stainless steel buckets. Mix cement and pour it into the buckets. Allow the cement to dry completely, then place the buckets around your property at the desired mounting points. String is the perfect tool to help you determine how many lights you'll need. Run a string from the outlet you intend to use to each mounting point. Then, measure the string to determine how long the light string should be or many sets of strings you'll need to complete the pattern. There are many different types of string lights, from icicle and fairy lights to globe or rope lights. Choose what you like best, and make sure you get a little more than enough to create the pattern you mapped out. Always buy lights designed specifically for outdoor locations to ensure they can withstand the elements. Star-shaped string lights would provide soft light and enhance the outdoor ambience. Colored lights would provide a party-like feel to your outdoor space, and could be tailored to holiday colors.
Summary: Use existing architecture. Factor in outlet locations. Design a pattern for the lights. Choose your mounting points. Decide how to anchor the lights. Install wooden posts to anchor the lights to, if necessary. Measure the desired pattern using string. Buy enough outdoor lights to cover the pattern and a few spares.