Ok, I've still got a lot of work to do, but I just thought I'd share my website information with everyone. I'll be using it as my primary means of keeping in touch with my friends and family while I'm in the Philippines. I may continue to update here (same content as there) but it will depend on the internet availability in country ( Read more... )

Also, I got my hands on a copy of this year's A Life Inspired, Tales of Peace Corps Service. I'm quite eager to dig in.

It looks good, except for the soundbite by the shrub on the back cover.

so, after keepign myself awake last night stressing about my impending deadline, I got a phone call this afternoon. it was my nurse, looking over my file asking a few questions ( Read more... )

I've been house/dog sitting this weekend, quite nice to have a house to myself. The super-fast wireless is great too!

Chocolate soymilk is on my shortlist for "best drinks ever"

Upon further inspection, Desperate Housewives is even more awesome- a bunch of the episodes are named after Sondheim songs (A Little Night Music, Sunday In The Park With ( Read more... )

So, after getting all of my paperwork filled out I take a little trip over to drop off my sub apps so that I can sub around home until I leave (if I leave- damned med office told me to call back if I don't hear by the 22nd!) and upon attempting to give the HR lady my stuff she says, (contrary to what she told me when I explained the situation ( Read more... )

That nomination date is getting closer and closer and it's starting to make me a bit nervous that I haven't heard anything from the medical office ( Read more... )

I feel funny. Maybe it's the combination of latenights and sleep deprivation. Or maybe it's the poison ( Read more... )

As of this morning, I have *dental* clearance. Now I just have to wait for medical clearance to come through. I'm going to give it three weeks and then I'm going to give them a little call to "check on things."

Yaaaaaay!

So, I got an envelope in the mail from the Peace Corps medical office today ( Read more... )

According to the USPS, my medical paperwork finally arrived in DC. I only mailed it priority mail last Tuesday, way to go USPS- you certainly do know how to put a rush on when it's appropriate. I don't even want to think about how long I'd be waiting if I'd sent it plain ole' 1st class.

Now the countdown to an update in my status: medical