More than 1500 coherent words on what I packed for two years in Madagascar from the kind of suitcase I had to everything I put in said suitcase; don’t say I didn’t warn you. Pre-packing (is that even a thing?) I found out in July 2017 that I’d been accepted into Peace Corps | Madagascar. That…
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Thoughts before I go
One week to go It’s about a week until I go. You see, in theory, I should have something heartfelt and sincere to say. Perhaps a few final thoughts I care to leave behind? A legacy? A farewell? [Wait, I’m not dying]. But I don’t. I’ve got nothing. I’m still working… being a nurse and…
Application, timeline, and clearance
It was nearly 18 months since the time I first submitted a Peace Corps application until I got on the plane to Philadelphia for staging. November 2016: I officially decide to submit a peace corps application nearly 20 years after hearing about the program for the first time Did something happen around this to make…
Peace Corps Interview
Interviews are not my favorite thing. Now coming from someone who has blogged for 10+ years this next statement may seem a bit out of context. I don’t really like talking about myself. I don’t like tooting my own horn, and I really don’t like talking about ‘failures’. Any interview can be daunting, but getting ready…
Invited to Serve
The Peace Corps’ sent my invitation to serve on July 27, 2017 via e-mail. I no longer obsessively checked my email like I did the first few weeks after my interview. I popped in randomly to check my email only to be disappointed by the lack of updates. My check-ins got further and further apart….
Let’s try this again
It was just another Saturday afternoon. I was procrastinating with writing a paper in health policy. Tennessee vs Florida was playing in the background when I clicked on over to the Peace Corps website. I thought why the hell not? It’s now or never, right? I can already hear what you are saying… “The Peace…
My one travel regret
I have made it a point in life to not regret the past. Sure there are things that I wish had not happened, but I also think that for better or worse, these life experiences have shaped me into the person that I am today. That being said, my one regret is that I didn’t…