May 16, 2014
I’ve had
my invitation for a whole two days. I am still ridiculously excited! At the end
of September, I am going to Kenya to teach Deaf Education. Samoa to teach literacy. It’s all I ever want
to talk about, and I have to reel myself back, or else I will exhaust all my
loved ones. I’m trying to cut back to bringing it up only once every hour…
Tough stuff.
If there
are any future PCVs out there who want to know about my application process,
here is my (rough) timeline.
May 2013- Finished the online application and the Health
History Form
June 2013- Had my interview with a recruiter (this was way
less stressful than I anticipated. We met in a small restaurant, and he typed
my answers up for me. He said he would nominate me when he found a special
education opening).
August 2013- I bugged my recruiter for that nomination
(apparently most countries are not asking for special education teachers)
September 2013- I was nominated for an English teaching
position in July 2014 (no country or region mentioned)
October 2013- I received my legal kit and sent it in
November 2013- Asked my recruiter why no one had received my
legal kit (I was told it was because of the government shut down)
December 2013- Received an email from placement saying that
my legal kit was destroyed and I needed to do it again (morale of the story:
when they say “don’t use USPS,” they mean it!)
January 2014- Sent in my legal kit (again, using FedEx this
time!)
April 28, 2014- Received and sent in my placement questionnaire
(the email also had additional questions like, would you be willing to serve in the Pacific Islands or Africa? Would
you be willing to work in special education or teacher training?)
May 14, 2014- Received my invitation! Exactly 16 days after
sending in my questionnaire, I found out where I will be living and working for
two whole years!
June 23, 2014- New invitation! Samoa!
October 3, 2013- I leave for staging (assuming everything runs smoothly from here).
