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Old friends, speeding tickets, and the Peace Corps
Many years ago, I worked at a printing company in Atlanta called Foote & Davies. I had a co-worker that became a good friend and was a lot of fun to work with. I don’t think I laughed more on … Continue reading
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Break’s over… back to work
Funny how the mind works. For the past 12 months our focus has been on joining the Peace Corps. Tish and I have been slogging through the marathon application process. During this time we also managed to sell our house … Continue reading
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Switching Gears and Decisions to Make
The Peace Corps surprised us (understatement) by inviting us to serve in a completely different part of that world than we expected. (Sub-Saharan Africa instead of Eastern Europe). Tish’s job basically will remain the same, but the expressed needs in … Continue reading
Next Steps: Jobs, Passports, Essays and Resumes
Inside the Invitation Folder we find a lot of interesting materials. The enclosed Volunteer Handbook has a lot of great information in it. There is also information for family and friends, a very well done booklet on how to deal … Continue reading
Come visit us in Botswana
If you have been following this you know that we have received the official invitation from the Peace Corps to serve in Botswana beginning in April 2011… and that we quickly, and happily accepted that invitation. Things are settling down … Continue reading
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We Received the Invitation
I have been like a kid waiting for Christmas morning to come. It finally happened… I opened the mail box to find the official invitation from the Peace Corps. I played it cool and waited until I got inside the … Continue reading
The Placement Office Called
It did not happen as we expected… and we got a different message than we expected. After reading some Peace Corps journals, we had thought we would be getting an email from the Placement Office, to set up a phone … Continue reading
What I worry about
We have just one more hurdle before we can be sure we are going into the Peace Corps, and that is making contact with the Placement Office and getting an invitation. Since I am feeling somewhat confident (knocking on wood), … Continue reading
