BOTSWANA

Today I received my invitation to serve in Botswana leaving April 7th! I’m part of the HIV/AIDS Capacity Building Project and my title will be Community Capacity Builder. This seems a little vague right now, but once I arrive and go through training the office will assess my skills and match them to their needs [...]

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. [...]