I will be reposting from an old blog, bear with me as it will appear I am posting all in one day!
November 15, 2012
So I do realize that in my last blog I made a commitment to blog regularly…and I do realize that may have been nearly six months ago… So this is me recognizing the fact that I did in fact fail to follow through with said commitment.
Here is my second shot I suppose. I wanted to provide an update to all about my current status within Peace Corps “ness”. As of yesterday I am officially an INVITEE!!!! [and the crowd ruptures into a deafening applause]. But actually this is incredibly exciting so at this point I am simply eagerly awaiting my placement which should be in my inbox at any moment now. I figure if anyone is going to read this purely as a reference for Peace Corps I should provide a general timeline for what the process was like for me, granted, I started my application on the old system so it might not be relevant to those applying now but it still may help to give some background.
June 2011: Began the application and coincidentally got overwhelmed
July 2011: Finished essays for written application and when completed sent them on their merry way.
November 2011: Received notification of my primary interview at the Peace Corps Headquarters in D.C. (I was still in school so I had to schedule it for winter break)
December 2011: Took part in my preliminary interview and received my recommendation for nomination on the spot. [Jumps for Joy]
Later in December 2011: Received my nominee packet with all of the lovely information in it as well as the ungodly amount of medical forms. I was nominated for a Teaching English position in Latin America to depart in Jan/Feb of 2013
March 2012: Continued with my medical forms…scheduling appointments was hellish as were the 120938923846 tons of blood I had to have removed from my body for various testing
August 2012: Med forms are completed and sent in
September 2012: Receive notification that I need to send in follow up personal statements for various existing medical conditions (asthma, bad back) I quickly sent those in as soon as possible
October 2012: I AM MEDICALLY CLEARED WOOOOO this for those who don’t know is the most difficult step in the application process and it is the moment that they weed out a good majority of applicants who are not medically qualified to serve.
Later in October of 2012: I receive an e-mail to send in my resume and answer a variety of questions in written form (i.e. what will be most challenging, host family, gender roles, etc.)
And of course November 14, 2012 I receive my follow up interview during which time my placement officer asked me to ellaborate on my written responses and then proceeded to congratulate me on becoming an invitee and that I would receive my placement info within the next couple of days for a departure between Feb-April of 2013!!
As such I will know exactly when and where I am going before Thanksgiving, providing a great deal to be thankful for and to finally put at ease the stress that is associated with the insane process that is applying for Peace Corps. As many who go through this process may know much of this process propogates a “Go with the flow” attitude, so pretty much assume that if they initially say you are leaving in January to serve in Latin America that may actually mean that you are leaving in April and going to West Aftica… you never know
As of right now the staging dates for countries departing in 2013 look as such:
Feb 13: Paraguay
Feb 19: Panama
March 5: Dominican Republic
March 11: Costa Rica
March 15: Nicaragua
These dates have been taken from the Peace Corps Wiki site where invitees will post when and where they are going as they receive placement to give those of us awaiting placement and idea of what is opening up
It is an incredibly helpful reference full of packing lists and blogs and other important info provided by RPCV’s (Returned Peace Corps Volunteers) Click: Here
Well I think that is sufficient for today and I will be sure to update accordingly as soon as I find out my placement!
Chao!
November 15, 2012
So I do realize that in my last blog I made a commitment to blog regularly…and I do realize that may have been nearly six months ago… So this is me recognizing the fact that I did in fact fail to follow through with said commitment.
Here is my second shot I suppose. I wanted to provide an update to all about my current status within Peace Corps “ness”. As of yesterday I am officially an INVITEE!!!! [and the crowd ruptures into a deafening applause]. But actually this is incredibly exciting so at this point I am simply eagerly awaiting my placement which should be in my inbox at any moment now. I figure if anyone is going to read this purely as a reference for Peace Corps I should provide a general timeline for what the process was like for me, granted, I started my application on the old system so it might not be relevant to those applying now but it still may help to give some background.
June 2011: Began the application and coincidentally got overwhelmed
July 2011: Finished essays for written application and when completed sent them on their merry way.
November 2011: Received notification of my primary interview at the Peace Corps Headquarters in D.C. (I was still in school so I had to schedule it for winter break)
December 2011: Took part in my preliminary interview and received my recommendation for nomination on the spot. [Jumps for Joy]
Later in December 2011: Received my nominee packet with all of the lovely information in it as well as the ungodly amount of medical forms. I was nominated for a Teaching English position in Latin America to depart in Jan/Feb of 2013
March 2012: Continued with my medical forms…scheduling appointments was hellish as were the 120938923846 tons of blood I had to have removed from my body for various testing
August 2012: Med forms are completed and sent in
September 2012: Receive notification that I need to send in follow up personal statements for various existing medical conditions (asthma, bad back) I quickly sent those in as soon as possible
October 2012: I AM MEDICALLY CLEARED WOOOOO this for those who don’t know is the most difficult step in the application process and it is the moment that they weed out a good majority of applicants who are not medically qualified to serve.
Later in October of 2012: I receive an e-mail to send in my resume and answer a variety of questions in written form (i.e. what will be most challenging, host family, gender roles, etc.)
And of course November 14, 2012 I receive my follow up interview during which time my placement officer asked me to ellaborate on my written responses and then proceeded to congratulate me on becoming an invitee and that I would receive my placement info within the next couple of days for a departure between Feb-April of 2013!!
As such I will know exactly when and where I am going before Thanksgiving, providing a great deal to be thankful for and to finally put at ease the stress that is associated with the insane process that is applying for Peace Corps. As many who go through this process may know much of this process propogates a “Go with the flow” attitude, so pretty much assume that if they initially say you are leaving in January to serve in Latin America that may actually mean that you are leaving in April and going to West Aftica… you never know
As of right now the staging dates for countries departing in 2013 look as such:
Feb 13: Paraguay
Feb 19: Panama
March 5: Dominican Republic
March 11: Costa Rica
March 15: Nicaragua
These dates have been taken from the Peace Corps Wiki site where invitees will post when and where they are going as they receive placement to give those of us awaiting placement and idea of what is opening up
It is an incredibly helpful reference full of packing lists and blogs and other important info provided by RPCV’s (Returned Peace Corps Volunteers) Click: Here
Well I think that is sufficient for today and I will be sure to update accordingly as soon as I find out my placement!
Chao!
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