Patience is a Virtue

It has now been about 8 months since I submitted my Peace Corps application. Well, 7 months and 27 days.. not that I'm counting. I knew there would be a long and tedious waiting period after receiving my nomination, and even after getting medical clearance, but exactly how long and tedious I had no idea. The last contact I've had was a little over a month ago when the placement office in DC emailed me asking for an updated resume and transcript. I guess making sure I graduated college with the degrees I told them I had is sort of important. Anyway, that's been it. I was also recently made aware that they don't send invitations until 6 to 8 weeks before your departure date. I mean, I guess it makes sense, but silly me thought that since my medical packet was reviewed and cleared so quickly, that maybe my whole application would be reviewed quickly too. Oh well, it's back to the waiting game for me!

Tofurkey Day

Happy Holidays! I am thankful for my family, friends, food, a warm home, shoes on my feet, a job, and my health. Keep those less fortunate in your thoughts.

Bated Breath

So I officially have a blog! I actually used to keep a journal when I was younger, so I guess this isn't much of a stretch. I will, however, have to get used to the idea of people reading this one as opposed to my deepest 8th grade secrets.


I pretty much obsessively read Peace Corps blogs all day, every day, so I figured I should get the ball rolling on mine. I always knew I'd keep one during my time away so my family and friends could follow my adventures, but I've found the pre-departure blogs extremely helpful and thought it'd be nice to chronicle my pre-departure as well. I must admit, I put this thing off for a long time with the fear that I'd start a blog, jinx myself, and get denied from serving. That is still an entirely plausible outcome, but I'm trying to live more optimistically. So here goes.