Timeline

Before the blog began:
  • I was born.
  • I went to school.
  • I graduated high school.
  • I went to college.
  • I graduated college and got a bachelor's degree.
  • I went to college some more.
  • I graduated with a master's degree.
  • I wanted to go to law school.
  • I procrastinated and started working full time (which has helped guide me to join the Peace Corps.)
  • I started the Peace Corp process.
Peace Corp Specific - From beginning the application to beginning of blog:
  • Volunteer Application Submitted - 8/18/2009
  • All Three Reference Completed - 8/19/2009
  • Health Status Review Application Submitted - 8/29/2009
  • Additional Reference Needed & Submitted - 10/14/2009
  • Spoke with Recruiter and Scheduled Phone Interview - 10/16/2009
  • Phone Interview (Re-enforced that a business advising non-foreign language position is infrequent) - 10/29/2009
  • Additional Agriculture Experience Forms Needed - 12/4/2009
  • Forms Submitted - 12/9/2009
  • Random Email Stating Toolkit was Updated (I checked it, and it stated that I had been nominated.  However, I checked it again after waking up fully so I didn't think I was dreaming, and it was back to its original status) - 12/23/2009
  • Officially Nominated - 12/28/2009 - August, Sub-Sahara Africa, Business Advising, A lot Unknown
  • Received Medical Packet in Mail - Early January 2010
  • Finished Medical Packet and Received by Peace Corps - 2/25/2010
  • Additional Dental x-Ray needed, resubmitted, and cleared - Mid March 2010
  • Contact from Peace Corp for Additional Information - Throughout March 2010
  • Final Medical Clearance - April 1 or 10, 2010
  • Additional Legal Forms Needed & Resubmitted - April 19, 2010
  • Final, Complete, Heading to Placement Officer Status - April  22, 2010
  • Updated Resume Requested from Preliminary Placement Office - May 26, 2010
The Blog Begins.........