My previously sad volunteer status on the Peace Corps website.
MY NEW volunteer status on the Peace Corps website!!!
Im back in the process and all I can do is smile.
and dance
and cheer
and just feel like
because I withdrew my application 4 MONTHS ago and shortly thereafter, I spent way too much time questioning my decision to postpone.
The time during postponement, where I thought that I'd have to wait 1.5 years before doing PC service, was just too much to bare... I've realized that choosing to devote two years of your life to the unknown is pretty damn hard. But its even harder committing to a life you're unhappy with and on that note:
God Im so glad I'm taking this break from Graduate school.
I feel like many of us forget that our youthfulness will not last forever.We will not always be as free from constraints and independant as we (well I) am right now. Things will pop up, life, babies, marriage or financial obligations or even health issues that come with age, that can prevent us from doing the things we want.
You have to take advantage of life when you can, or you risk living a life full of regrets.
and all I can say is that I'm excited and more than sure that the Peace Corps is the next phase in my life and my next big adventure.
As soon as I reactivated, things just seemed to fall into place. I had tasks to complete in the medical portal and they were done in lightning speed.
4days after two doctors visits, faxed & scanned paperwork, I receive an email from Medical saying:
MY NEW volunteer status on the Peace Corps website!!!
Yeah...THAT happened :)
Im back in the process and all I can do is smile.
and dance
and cheer
and just feel like
because I withdrew my application 4 MONTHS ago and shortly thereafter, I spent way too much time questioning my decision to postpone.
The time during postponement, where I thought that I'd have to wait 1.5 years before doing PC service, was just too much to bare... I've realized that choosing to devote two years of your life to the unknown is pretty damn hard. But its even harder committing to a life you're unhappy with and on that note:
God Im so glad I'm taking this break from Graduate school.
I feel like many of us forget that our youthfulness will not last forever.We will not always be as free from constraints and independant as we (well I) am right now. Things will pop up, life, babies, marriage or financial obligations or even health issues that come with age, that can prevent us from doing the things we want.
You have to take advantage of life when you can, or you risk living a life full of regrets.
and all I can say is that I'm excited and more than sure that the Peace Corps is the next phase in my life and my next big adventure.
As soon as I reactivated, things just seemed to fall into place. I had tasks to complete in the medical portal and they were done in lightning speed.
4days after two doctors visits, faxed & scanned paperwork, I receive an email from Medical saying:
Dear Ashley,
We have reviewed the medical information you provided and have issued you a medical pre-clearance.
A medical pre-clearance means that, based on the information you have provided so far, you are preliminarily medically cleared for Peace Corps service.
This does not necessarily mean that you have been cleared for service in all Peace Corps countries. Based on the medical information you provided, we may impose limitations on the countries in which you may serve. In particular, we will only be able to place you in a country where you will be able to complete a tour of service without unreasonable disruption due to health problems, where we can provide you with necessary and appropriate health care and where your service as a Peace Corps Volunteer will not give rise to a significant risk of substantial harm to you or others.
This is also NOT a final medical clearance. Your final medical clearance will be based on the results of a physical exam, a dental exam, and lab tests you will be asked to provide if you receive a formal invitation to serve in the Peace Corps.
Your application will now be reviewed by our Placement Office. If the Placement Office issues you a formal invitation to serve, and you accept that invitation, the Office of Medical Services will contact you again with instructions on obtaining your final medical clearance.
And just like that I'm one step closer to an Invitation! :)
