I will actually be posting tomorrow or Tuesday, because it is the new week and it'll be December. I hope the holiday was a much needed break for you and your families as it was for me.
The 28th marked the 6th month since my nomination. So that means 6 months till May...meaning 6 months till my potential Peace Corps Service. If all is right where I am thinking...I have my fingers crossed so that between the next 2 weeks I should hear something. Hopefully before Christmas. Still thinking either Ukraine, Romania, or Armenia. Who really knows though...only time will tell.
I am learning Russian still and it's amazing. I am doing well on the verbal and on the auditory part of the learning process. Writing I am ok, but spelling I suck. Grammar is just stupid period. I need to actually get back to that. I also thinking of taking a masters course at American University next semester...start on my masters. Will cost me a pretty penny. Hoping that I can do that. The course I'd like to take is called, Quantitative Analysis of International Relations. I think it sounds awesome.
Well I probably should be get going, I'd like to read a little bit and do some financing. Maybe even add to my Amazon wishlist!
Have a good one.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Anticipation
I'll call this Blog, Anticipation.
It's been another week things are getting exciting! The country has chosen that Obama/Biden shall be inaugurated on January 20th, 2009. I think that change is what we will get. Hopefully it is all positive change. I hope Obama does not renege on his words to expand the Peace Corps along with the budget. Hopefully he is a man of his word. I also spoke to my Placement Officer last Thursday. He was happy I had called- he was trying to get me on board with a Central Asia March invitation (only 2 months earlier than my May Invitation) but couldn't because they (the countries) didn't need any more business volunteers. He said he would be sending out invites within another week or two. As the invitations began to come in for other people such as Romania- it made me wonder. What is the possibility that I will go to Romania? I loved it there when I was visiting in April. Be almost coming full circle. I must say I have narrowed it down again- countries - if I stay on course and receive a May Invitation. Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania are the top choices right now for the May departures because Albania, and Kyrgyzstan Republic are leaving in March. Romania is already slated to leave in May so that is still very in. Armenia has been known to leave in May in previous years. Ukraine usually leaves in Feb. but those departures were consolidated from 3 departures to 2 or maybe 1. Moldova can bounce around between May-July departures it looks like in quarters past. Georgia is usually a June departure but who knows where that will be in 6 months. Azerbaijan is usually a June departure...basically I have no idea where or when I will be leaving per usual.
I'll update you all as soon as something changes! Have a good one!
It's been another week things are getting exciting! The country has chosen that Obama/Biden shall be inaugurated on January 20th, 2009. I think that change is what we will get. Hopefully it is all positive change. I hope Obama does not renege on his words to expand the Peace Corps along with the budget. Hopefully he is a man of his word. I also spoke to my Placement Officer last Thursday. He was happy I had called- he was trying to get me on board with a Central Asia March invitation (only 2 months earlier than my May Invitation) but couldn't because they (the countries) didn't need any more business volunteers. He said he would be sending out invites within another week or two. As the invitations began to come in for other people such as Romania- it made me wonder. What is the possibility that I will go to Romania? I loved it there when I was visiting in April. Be almost coming full circle. I must say I have narrowed it down again- countries - if I stay on course and receive a May Invitation. Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania are the top choices right now for the May departures because Albania, and Kyrgyzstan Republic are leaving in March. Romania is already slated to leave in May so that is still very in. Armenia has been known to leave in May in previous years. Ukraine usually leaves in Feb. but those departures were consolidated from 3 departures to 2 or maybe 1. Moldova can bounce around between May-July departures it looks like in quarters past. Georgia is usually a June departure but who knows where that will be in 6 months. Azerbaijan is usually a June departure...basically I have no idea where or when I will be leaving per usual.
I'll update you all as soon as something changes! Have a good one!
Monday, November 3, 2008
Election Eve
I ended up getting a 81 on my Russian midterm. Not bad. I am getting pretty good at the language which I am happy about! I went to a Troika Party two Friday's ago and spoke a good 30 minutes of Russian. This past weekend I went to Vermont and had a blast of a time. Now back in Maryland. The Eve of the election. Probably the biggest election of times to come. It's scary because this election directly effects myself and others like myself as we embark on our Peace Corps Service. I have been swaying back and forth and I have my mind made up. I won't tell you who I will vote for till after the election. I'm sure it will be an interesting day tomorrow. Speaking of Peace Corps, I'm going into my 3rd month of being medically cleared. I should call my placement officer this week, to see the status of my file. Hopefully I will hear something by the end of this week. I'll let you know how that goes.
Cheers.
Also a post from last week:
I must first apologize for the delay in updating progress for this blog. I have been medically cleared for I have no idea how long, I think August 2nd is the official date. I have been passing time while I wait for my invitation to serve into the Peace Corps by taking Russian and participating in a phenomenal internship. Russian is a lot easier than I originally thought, but still has difficult moments. I’m taking it at the local junior college, and saving a ton! I have a midterm on Monday, so we’ll see where I stand after that. Right?
I mentioned before that I had been working with a phenomenal internship. I am working with the National Peace Corps Association, more specifically their More Peace Corps campaign. I work on a variety of things including Facebook, Myspace, Youtube, Blogs, and a wide range of Public Relations/Marketing work. It’s really fascinating. With all of the presidential campaigns and the elections soon- it has been a great place to work with!
Other than that I am spending time living at home, and working to pay off those loans. Last Thursday, I received an email from my Placement Officer with the Peace Corps saying that within the next 3-6 weeks I should hear something. He said that if I don’t hear anything that I should call around the second week of November. So getting closer to finding out is definitely something I have looked forward too! I don’t mind where I get placed because I know deep down I’ll be happy anywhere- as long as I’m helping and learning- you can’t go wrong. I am planning a trip to Vermont one last time to see people before I leave (as it will be expensive to make numerous trips). I am also trying to either go to Louisville to see my cousins there or to Montreal- as a weekend trip at some point to. Those are the last bit of trips that I want to have before I eventually leave.
I have a feeling that I will still be bound for Eastern Europe in mid-May, which has probably been pushed back till mid- June because of budget cuts. In one of my emails- I had told my PO (Placement officer) that I was open to earlier departures because I am ready (not that I’m trying to jump the gun). I know that in March there is Central Asia, which is Russian speaking. We’ll see. I am still thinking that given my nomination, and my experience that I think I will be placed in Ukraine, Moldova, or Romania. Which would be phenomenal. (Even if I get placed here- learning Russian now helps since those Moldovan, Romanian, and Ukrainian all at some point adapted from Russian as well as it is spoken there also). If I were to be placed in Central Asia for March- I would have to put my finger on Albania, Kyrgyz Republic, or Kazakhstan. (In actuality, I have no idea- Hah!) All of which are absolutely crazy to think about. It will be awesome to learn so much about a place that most of the inner circle would even dream about or even say the name correctly. I am looking forward to the surprises in my life that lie ahead of me. This road that I have decided to take- is by no surprise- a road less traveled. I think this is a long enough blog for the week. I will get another entry in a week, and I’ll give you all to follow the progress. I’ll let you know how I did on my exam! Cheers
Cheers.
Also a post from last week:
I must first apologize for the delay in updating progress for this blog. I have been medically cleared for I have no idea how long, I think August 2nd is the official date. I have been passing time while I wait for my invitation to serve into the Peace Corps by taking Russian and participating in a phenomenal internship. Russian is a lot easier than I originally thought, but still has difficult moments. I’m taking it at the local junior college, and saving a ton! I have a midterm on Monday, so we’ll see where I stand after that. Right?
I mentioned before that I had been working with a phenomenal internship. I am working with the National Peace Corps Association, more specifically their More Peace Corps campaign. I work on a variety of things including Facebook, Myspace, Youtube, Blogs, and a wide range of Public Relations/Marketing work. It’s really fascinating. With all of the presidential campaigns and the elections soon- it has been a great place to work with!
Other than that I am spending time living at home, and working to pay off those loans. Last Thursday, I received an email from my Placement Officer with the Peace Corps saying that within the next 3-6 weeks I should hear something. He said that if I don’t hear anything that I should call around the second week of November. So getting closer to finding out is definitely something I have looked forward too! I don’t mind where I get placed because I know deep down I’ll be happy anywhere- as long as I’m helping and learning- you can’t go wrong. I am planning a trip to Vermont one last time to see people before I leave (as it will be expensive to make numerous trips). I am also trying to either go to Louisville to see my cousins there or to Montreal- as a weekend trip at some point to. Those are the last bit of trips that I want to have before I eventually leave.
I have a feeling that I will still be bound for Eastern Europe in mid-May, which has probably been pushed back till mid- June because of budget cuts. In one of my emails- I had told my PO (Placement officer) that I was open to earlier departures because I am ready (not that I’m trying to jump the gun). I know that in March there is Central Asia, which is Russian speaking. We’ll see. I am still thinking that given my nomination, and my experience that I think I will be placed in Ukraine, Moldova, or Romania. Which would be phenomenal. (Even if I get placed here- learning Russian now helps since those Moldovan, Romanian, and Ukrainian all at some point adapted from Russian as well as it is spoken there also). If I were to be placed in Central Asia for March- I would have to put my finger on Albania, Kyrgyz Republic, or Kazakhstan. (In actuality, I have no idea- Hah!) All of which are absolutely crazy to think about. It will be awesome to learn so much about a place that most of the inner circle would even dream about or even say the name correctly. I am looking forward to the surprises in my life that lie ahead of me. This road that I have decided to take- is by no surprise- a road less traveled. I think this is a long enough blog for the week. I will get another entry in a week, and I’ll give you all to follow the progress. I’ll let you know how I did on my exam! Cheers
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