I’m now officially car-less and jobless!! That’s right; I sold my car today to a lady that I work with at Cardinal. So, not only am I unemployed, I’m also without a ride!! I was sad to see the car go, because it’s been a good car for the past seven years! However, I’m glad [...]
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So, today was my last day at Cardinal. My teammates had a huge potluck for me, and I literally ate all day! They gave me a card along with $60.00 to go toward getting a cell phone in South Africa. Kim (my previous supervisor) drove in from Louisville to attend and gave me a card [...]
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Wow…how exciting, I received my staging packet today!
Staging is going to be in DC on Saturday July 12-Monday July 14th. I’ll be flying out the Louisville airport early Saturday morning and arriving in DC around noon. I’ll be taking a shuttle or taxi from the airport to the hotel in Georgetown that I’ll be staying [...]
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Pre Service Training Location
A current PCV from South Africa posted the following excerpt on the PCV Central site. He obtained the excerpt from the most recent PC newsletter:
“SA18s will spend a few days at the college in Marapyane before they move into homes in and around the surrounding villages. A homestay coordinator is soon to [...]
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A fellow PCV posted a message on the Facebook site for my PC group (SA18), that the staging for our group will be in DC from July 12-14, and we will depart for South Africa from DC on July 14th. He said that he received this information from the South Africa Desk in DC, so [...]
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I’ve received several emails and phone calls from friends and family in regards to their anxiety regarding my PC service. I posted one of the emails I received from a close friend at work below. I believe her email sums up most of the fears\worries that my family and friends have voiced. So, I posted [...]
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Peace Corps Mini Application Timeline
7 October 2007 Submitted my Peace Corps application online
13 October 2007 Received application packet from my recruiter
30 October 2007 Phone interview with my Peace Corps recruiter
2 November 2007 Nominated for Peace Corps Service-Africa
13 November 2007 Received Medical Screening Kit
27 November 2007 Mailed completed Medical Kit to Peace Corps
12 December [...]
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Peace Corps: News, Photographs and Stories
