Timeline

September 2010 -  PC sparked my interest/ started the application process

10/2010- broke hand and had screws put in

11/2010 - Finished basic app

12/2010

1/2011 –received my PC toolkit user name/password

2/2011 – 8th Phone interview

               15th nominated for Sub-Saharan Africa/ Protected Areas Management/ Sept 2011

               17th Received medical paperwork

3/2011 - worked on filling medical paperwork out

4/2011 – 4th Passed Physical Exam but got another form for ‘incomplete” medical data

5/2011 – Passed Dental and Legal (19^th) PC said I need a current mental health evaluation.  

               counseling session 1

6/2011 – counseling session 2

7/2011 – 14^th deferred for 6 months

8/2011 -

9/2011 –

10/2011 – PC drops deferral/ Medically Cleared (1^st time)

11/2011 –

12/2011- Final phone interview/ placed on medical hold again and had surgery to remove my screw.

January 2012 – waiting on medical paperwork from docs

Feb – 2nd Medically Cleared (2^nd time) AND Program Identified!!!!!

“You should receive the invitation in 5 – 7 business days after I receive confirmation that these details work for you.  Please let me know if you have any additional questions about Peace Corps service. “ 

So  this is a very basic timeline of all the circles I had to run around to finally complete me application and medical. Everyone who knew me when I was going through all of this knew how frustrating it was... but will eventually all pay off! 

Its been 4 days... I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY INVITATION PACKETTTT!!!! YAYAYAYAYAY!!!

Today so far I've learned...

....how to unjam a paper shredder without cutting your fingers

.... a group called OMM is 'boycotting' Ellen DeGeneres (who doesn't love Ellen?!)