Progress!!

Yay! Definite progress has been made. This week I have had the fingerprint forms, agency check, and recommendations sent in and finished. I sent in all of my financial obligation data and my notarized letter of the person who is going to assume my private loan payments (thanks Tim!). Today I received an e-mail from my recruiter that my interview could take place Mon, Tues, or Wed of next week. I jumped out of my desk chair then picked my jaw up off the floor and caught my breath haha and then calmly wrote an e-mail back saying that Tuesday at three would be splendid.

So now I have all the excitement and nerves rushing through me in preparation for finally getting to interview with a recruiter. I am really looking forward to this process as it will definitely shed some more light on what kind of projects I will really fit with and get a better sense of what I can be nominated for (hopefully!!!). I am going to have trouble sleeping every night until the interview just because I'm so excited!

I have spent more and more time thinking about geographic preferences and I have come to the conclusion that I think I would be excited to go anywhere. Really. I can't think of anywhere that I would really not want to go. There are definitely places I would prefer, but I'm not certain I would be too upset with any placement. It's so uplifting just thinking about the possibilities that lie ahead.

Wish me luck!!!!

First package from the Peace Corps Office :)

Yay! Today I got the preliminary package that the Peace Corps office mails out after you first send in your application. The bundle contains the forms for kicking off your legal background check, some paperwork for getting fingerprints prepared, information on what other information they need that was not a part of the application itself, etc.

One thing I wasn't expecting though was when they also included the programs that they feel my resume/application allow me to qualify for. I got three programs that are exactly what I would want to do!!!! I am so so so excited. These were the programs that were included in my info packet:

- Secondary Education Science Teaching
- Business Advising
- Environmental & Water Resource Engineering

AWESOME!!

I know this means absolutely nothing as I haven't even gotten through the interview yet but it's really exhilarating just knowing I could be doing one of these three things. And also, the geographic regions for each of these programs are awesome as well (Asia, Africa, or Central America).

So, now I just need to fill out these legal forms, make sure my recommendation providers finish their recommendations in the next week, and send over my transcripts to the office.

Can't wait to talk to my recruiter and to set up my interview!!


P.S. - In other news, I am soo shocked and sad that Kayla was the bottom of the final four :( She was my favorite!!! I love you Kayla, GO WHITE LIGHTNING!!!

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