V is for Vanessa

I really must get to sleep, so I can get up early and go to the doctor. And then another. And then another. I have to get my immunizations updated on my PC paperwork and inquire into some test results which haven’t materialized and are the last thing that I’m Read More …

This afternoon I sent out a care package for Julia. The lady at the post office made me fill out some form that I’ve never had to fill out before. Maybe it’ll arrive faster than usual. I think two weeks is the current record. It’s kinda fun putting together stuff Read More …

I have one more dotor’s appointment to make and I can mail in all of my medical paperwork to the peace corps. I really need to get on that, because I don’t want my medical clearance to take ages and I miss my window because I wasn’t on the ball Read More …

So, I had my nomination phone interview thingie about 10 minutes ago. And after talking with my recruiter about what’s available and when, she has put in a nomination for me to go to non-French Africa to teach English in November. So, now I have to do all the medical Read More …

I got an email from my peace corps recruiter. All of my paperwork has arrived (minus the updated finantial aid stuff, which is still waiting on a return phone call from the MSU finantial Aid office- BOO!) and it’s time to set up a time for my phone/nomination interview. Hopefully Read More …

I mailed in the rest of my peace corps stuff today: fingerprints, background check consent form, skills addendem forms, copies of my first aid/cpr certification and tefl certificate I also found out that my last recommendation submitted today. That means that I just have to sit tight and wait for Read More …

So, I don’t think that I dream very often and I certainly don’t remember my dreams but once or twice a year- but this morning I woke up from an odd one. I dreamed that I was at something for school, I don’t know what, and it looked oddly like Read More …

I had my initial interview for the Peace Corps today. I think that it went pretty well, I felt good about it and I was first up on a long day of interviews. I was all spiffed up in my only suit and hot new blue shirt- the woman at Read More …

I’m almost finished with my application, I just need to write my two essays, finish my employment history and get my final recommendation contact info updated. I already have my interview scheduled, they’re doing them all day on Thursday, February 17th. My time is 8:15 am, the only time I Read More …

That’s big. The plan is to have the application finished by the end of the week so that I can get on to the rest of the long, drawn out application process in a somewhat timely fashion. I’ve been hearing from Julia a lot lately, as she’s been updating her Read More …