I applied to the Peace Corps on April 16th, 2009! I didn't really have to think about it too much, it just felt right. I've already traveled to Africa twice serving in 3 countries: Uganda, Sudan, and Ghana. My dream of going back, serving and living there for an extended period of time kept getting stronger and more vivid, so applying to the PC was the right thing to do.
I had my interview today with my recruiter over the phone. After an amazing hour and a half she finally said she'd get in contact with me by the end of the week to let me know if she found something that would suit be in order to nominate me for it. Great! I can wait a few more days. So we hung up. An hour later I find myself talking to her again, she said she found one spot left for a Business Advising Assignment in a francophone west African country leaving late June 2010... so I said YES! I took two years of French back in high school and I've been taking French classes through the French Alliance for a few months now so I should be fine. She advised I keep taking the classes until I leave next year since there is a requirement of basic French for the position.
I secretly wanted my departure date to be before the end of this year, but like all PC applicants, I'm extremely grateful for the time frame, not being lost in all of their paperwork, and at least having a date to look forward to. This next year gives me time to prepare myself physically (most importantly: get in shape, get my immune system as high as possible), mentally, emotionally, spiritually; get my finances in order: pay off all of my debt, save money; spend time with family and friends, and keep dreaming!
I'll be waiting in the mail for the medical packet and as my recruiter told me: "You don't know what 'thorough' means until you've seen those papers!" I'm looking forward to it though!
Let the games begin!
Peace.
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Congratulations, seems like you are really excited. The process is long but the wait isnt really that bad if you can keep yourself occupied. I started the application process last september and my nomination is for this nov!
Thanks Tom! Congrats on your nomination! Will you be in Africa as well? How grueling was the medical process?
Hey Andrea! Congrats on the nomination...I recently got nominated for Latin America leaving in February. Since you are waiting on your med packet, I figured I'd give you a word of advice: SCHEDULE YOUR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS NOW! Also, go over all of the questions with the doctor..don't just let them check off things without reviewing it, because sometimes they don't read properly, and you'll end up with a form that says you have gout or something by accident! LOL All in all, the process isn't all that bad, just time consuming (and, at times, expensive!) Sure hope they have good insurance in PR! :-) Good luck...
dude, congrats!!! like you have heard the medical process kind of sucks and it is inevitable that you will read the papers sooo carefully and still be told you are missing something... but my advice is if your nom is for june, don´t do your appointments til july. feels silly to wait, but everything expires after a year, so you would have to do it again anyways before you leave! good luck and congrats!
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