The Botswana Worker’s Strike – Part 2 – Effects of the Long Strike

The strike was seemingly unending.  Since the first 10 days ended almost two months ago daily questions still float around the office: What’s going on with the strike today? Any progress? News? As the days passed the government publicly and repeatedly stated that money wasn’t available for a salary increase, but this didn’t seem to pacify [...]

It’s Happening Now

My Peace Corps invitation is in the mail!! “That’s great dear. I’m proud of you. Now sell everything. ” -Dad

Placement Update

Just a quick note – I received a phone call from the Placement Office this morning – my nomination program, which was once slated for March and then for June, has now been canceled. Eep! On a positive note, however, they said they would definitely place me in a different program, and that I may [...]

Placement Nudge

Perhaps the Placement Office keeps up with Peace Corps Journals and just read about how patient I’ve been (ha). Perhaps they were so impressed with my calm demeanor towards the whole thing (haha) that yesterday they decided to send me a little nudge. Or, more likely, perhaps they’ve finally begun to review more applications for [...]

Placement Patience

So it’s mid-December, and I haven’t heard anything yet from the Peace Corps office regarding my application.  I don’t know who my Placement Officer is, and though I’m volunteering a whole lot, I haven’t been asked to share that recent information with anyone at the main office.  It’s alright though, and certainly a little expected. [...]

In the Meantime

To make the wait from Medical Clearance to Invitation bearable, which I understand can take from now until January or February (or April!) 2010, I’ve been doing a lot of schooling and volunteering in Dallas. This is kind of a new frontier for me since usually school and/or work took up most of my time.  [...]

Medically Cleared!

Four to 5 months earlier than I expected, I was medically cleared this morning!!

The Ball is Moving Quickly

So, as my timeline suggests, I was informed that my nomination was moved from March to June 2010. I was also informed by the placement desk that I would not even hear from them until January/February 2010 regarding my medical status. Well last week that all changed. My medical file is now changed to “under [...]