Timeline - August 2009
August 1 - Medical kit received in the mail in Charleston...should be headed up this way next week.
August 5 - Toolkit updated...there's a legal hold on my application? The only thing I can't rule out is student loans...but I already sent them a paper verifying that they are deferrable. Hmm...maybe the US decided to revoke my citizenship?
August 7 - This isn't PC process related, really...but Rhiana, one of my best friends, sent me this link about one of the best things I have ever seen. I hope my placement doesn't end up being in the Gobi Desert, haha. Mongolian Death Worm!!!!
August 10 - Received Medical Toolkit and Nomination packets in the mail. Here are some pictures:
Medical Toolkit Envelope
Nomination Packet
Nomination Letter (note: A country is listed, not a region)
August 11 - Not PC-related...but Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to 18 more months house arrest. Will things EVER change in Burma?
August 12 - The more I research Mongolia, the more I fall in love with the idea of being there. I really wish they had not given me a specific country yet. I have this awful suspicion that the second I let myself believe I am actually going to Mongolia is the second they change where they want me to go. *sigh* Meanwhile, I have started to turn my attention to learning Cyrillic (much to the delight of my Eastern European students, haha), just in case. Here's a video from a group called Projects Abroad about some of their activities in Mongolia (just lovely): Linky link.
August 12 - The more I research Mongolia, the more I fall in love with the idea of being there. I really wish they had not given me a specific country yet. I have this awful suspicion that the second I let myself believe I am actually going to Mongolia is the second they change where they want me to go. *sigh* Meanwhile, I have started to turn my attention to learning Cyrillic (much to the delight of my Eastern European students, haha), just in case. Here's a video from a group called Projects Abroad about some of their activities in Mongolia (just lovely): Linky link.
4 comments:
I am also an applicant and my recruiter told me it says that for everyone when they are reviewing information (even if it previously said there were no holds), thats a good sign though, it means you will find out the final word soon for the legal.
Oh, great. Thanks! :) That's good news. This whole process has me a little edgy. I'm guessing that you have been nominated, then? Have you been given a country? I'm a little baffled about the way my application process has been going. Good luck!
The whole process can definitely be a mystery, I was lucky enough to have a good friend who had just gone through the whole process, that helped a lot! Yes, I was nominated in March, for a departure in November. I just got my medical clearance, so all I am waiting for is my invitation and trust me, the waiting does not get any easier, but stick with it and stay positive!
Thanks Christine!
Yes, I definitely have heard a great deal about the waiting. I have also had a few friends go through the whole thing (they are currently in Senegal and Ecuador, respectively) but their experiences have been very different than mine. Do you think it is strange that they have nominated me directly to a country instead of a region?
Thanks for your encouragement...I hope that your invite comes soon! Getting beyond close to November now! :) Good luck!
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