HELLOOOOO FIJI!!!
Or should I say Bula!! Can't believe it!! I'll be leaving September 4th for 27 months to Fiji!!! :)
The unfortunate part is that I am in Ghana still so I haven't actually received my invitation just a welcome packet, and job assignment!! I will be working as a Community Health Promotion Facilitator! Working with several different outreach programs with a long range of items to educate communities on!
Of course the over achiever in me has already looked up information from WHO, the Peace Corps Fiji Program Evaluation, and the Fiji Health Systems Review. Yea I'm awkward like that. The opportunities are endless! Can't believe I ended up in Fiji when I was so sure I'd be in Africa!! Everyone keeps telling me we've hit the Peace Corps lottery and I can't help but agree. Not only will this be a great experience but if I live in a more rural village, and when family arrive they can see both sides and still get an actual vacation out of it too!! Now I know since there are 8 weeks away something could happen to not go through but I'm hoping for the best!!
Just want to give a shout out to everyone who has been following or supporting me through this process! Thank you so much for everything :) can't wait to see what the next few years bring!!
Showing posts with label Health Extension Peace Corps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health Extension Peace Corps. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Dreams...they do come true!
Not to put all my eggs in one basket as I am still two months away from when I could possibly leave... But after speaking with my placement officer and getting the questions such as: How is your family support, where are you in terms of safety and precautions, what have you been doing to live the life of a volunteer, really everything that they should but after the phone call and a check with legal my placement officer emailed me the most amazing news, I did the happiest happy dance I've done in years:
Hi,
I checked with the Legal Eligibility Office and was informed that your ticket was/is not a problem. So, I am clearing you for Peace Corps service and issuing you an invitation to serve in a Peace Corps health assignment departing for the Pacific Islands September 4th . However, there is one condition. I will need a final transcript that has the words “degree conferred” and the date by the first week of August at the latest.
Your invitation should arrive in 5-10 business days. After reading through your invitation materials, please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Otherwise, please follow the detailed instructions in your invitation packet on how to accept your invitation.
Thanks for the information regarding your address. I suspect that our mail room will not be too keen about sending a packet to an addresses in Ghana without numbers. Therefore, I would be inclined to use the P.O. Box address, as it seems a bit “safer” if you will."
seriously can't believe this...
Sometimes I really do wish I was a crier. I feel amazing. I know it's all speculation and things could happen to make me not be apart of it but... Im on cloud 9 right now so I'm just thinking about all the positives. I probably won't be too crazy until I'm on that plane over and have fully be swore in after training to know that everything is real, but until then I'll be in my dreamland just happy to know that my dreams are coming true. <3 thank you everyone for their support. It's been an amazing ride just to get this far. I love you daddy, my life would mean nothing without you.
Hi,
I checked with the Legal Eligibility Office and was informed that your ticket was/is not a problem. So, I am clearing you for Peace Corps service and issuing you an invitation to serve in a Peace Corps health assignment departing for the Pacific Islands September 4th . However, there is one condition. I will need a final transcript that has the words “degree conferred” and the date by the first week of August at the latest.
Your invitation should arrive in 5-10 business days. After reading through your invitation materials, please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Otherwise, please follow the detailed instructions in your invitation packet on how to accept your invitation.
Thanks for the information regarding your address. I suspect that our mail room will not be too keen about sending a packet to an addresses in Ghana without numbers. Therefore, I would be inclined to use the P.O. Box address, as it seems a bit “safer” if you will."
seriously can't believe this...
Sometimes I really do wish I was a crier. I feel amazing. I know it's all speculation and things could happen to make me not be apart of it but... Im on cloud 9 right now so I'm just thinking about all the positives. I probably won't be too crazy until I'm on that plane over and have fully be swore in after training to know that everything is real, but until then I'll be in my dreamland just happy to know that my dreams are coming true. <3 thank you everyone for their support. It's been an amazing ride just to get this far. I love you daddy, my life would mean nothing without you.
Monday, June 18, 2012
PLACEMENT OFFICER!!!!
Ahhhhhhhhhh omg!
I just received this email:
Hi,
Greetings from the Peace Corps Placement Office. My name is B and I am your Peace Corps Placement Officer. I believe that you are overseas now; however, I would like to arrange a time for a final interview for Peace Corps Suitability. Please let me know a number where you can be reached and a time this week (or next) when you are available to speak for 30min or so. I can call internationally, and am usually in the office from 8:30 AM EST through 5:30 PM or so.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Then we confirmed to talk Wednesday evening after I get done with my after school club I have here in Ghana!! Ohmygosh!! I'm so excited!! I'll keep you posted for more news!!!!
I just received this email:
Hi,
Greetings from the Peace Corps Placement Office. My name is B and I am your Peace Corps Placement Officer. I believe that you are overseas now; however, I would like to arrange a time for a final interview for Peace Corps Suitability. Please let me know a number where you can be reached and a time this week (or next) when you are available to speak for 30min or so. I can call internationally, and am usually in the office from 8:30 AM EST through 5:30 PM or so.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Then we confirmed to talk Wednesday evening after I get done with my after school club I have here in Ghana!! Ohmygosh!! I'm so excited!! I'll keep you posted for more news!!!!
Monday, February 27, 2012
And so the real waiting game begins...
Hi again!! I know it's been a while since I've posted and who can really blame me... since the last time I posted my life was going crazy and well it's gotten crazier. I don't know who-where-what-why etc but lets start from the beginning of December and work my way to today.
So in December it was really crazy because I wasn't doing too well in a class, and I had a lot of work going on between my two jobs and my car wasn't working for a good month so I had to figure out rides to and from/to and from everywhere: it was pretty harsh. But then I found out that a couple of Resident Assistants were let go due to alcohol incidents and I received an e-mail saying that they'd like to re-interview me for the position. Well low and behold I RECEIVED THE Resident Assistant position! Woo awesome. Here's the catch, I wasn't allowed to go to Belize if I took up the position. Well I'm glad I did, it was well well worth it but now... I'm just crazy busy. Between Resident Assistant, Student Government Pro Tempore, my third job, being a mentor for emerging eagles, being the diversity night site leader for the alternative spring break, being in Chi Omega and just well you know trying to graduate with all of my classes life has been difficult. Plus trying to get the money to pay back all of my credit cards, save up for Ghana, trying to get my car fixed and then work on paying all my monthly bills: It's been a rough couple of months.
I finally got my act together recently but it's just been a long process. I'm super busy and trying to just figure everything out :)
I'll keep you posted on everything that's going on in Peace Corps life now though.
I'm excited to say that I finally submitted my medical paper work and was total last week that they're reviewing my file!! I even got a nice little check back for all of my medical receipts which was nice and exciting! :) Gotta love the government sometimes.
We'll see how long the wait is. Hopefully I'll find out something early April and get an invitation later in May or June. That would honestly make my life.
LETS ALL PRAY FOR ME PLEASE <3
So in December it was really crazy because I wasn't doing too well in a class, and I had a lot of work going on between my two jobs and my car wasn't working for a good month so I had to figure out rides to and from/to and from everywhere: it was pretty harsh. But then I found out that a couple of Resident Assistants were let go due to alcohol incidents and I received an e-mail saying that they'd like to re-interview me for the position. Well low and behold I RECEIVED THE Resident Assistant position! Woo awesome. Here's the catch, I wasn't allowed to go to Belize if I took up the position. Well I'm glad I did, it was well well worth it but now... I'm just crazy busy. Between Resident Assistant, Student Government Pro Tempore, my third job, being a mentor for emerging eagles, being the diversity night site leader for the alternative spring break, being in Chi Omega and just well you know trying to graduate with all of my classes life has been difficult. Plus trying to get the money to pay back all of my credit cards, save up for Ghana, trying to get my car fixed and then work on paying all my monthly bills: It's been a rough couple of months.
I finally got my act together recently but it's just been a long process. I'm super busy and trying to just figure everything out :)
I'll keep you posted on everything that's going on in Peace Corps life now though.
I'm excited to say that I finally submitted my medical paper work and was total last week that they're reviewing my file!! I even got a nice little check back for all of my medical receipts which was nice and exciting! :) Gotta love the government sometimes.
We'll see how long the wait is. Hopefully I'll find out something early April and get an invitation later in May or June. That would honestly make my life.
LETS ALL PRAY FOR ME PLEASE <3
Monday, September 19, 2011
NOMINATED!!!!
So...
it's September 16th (though it's September 19th as I'm writing this) and I'm having lunch with my wonderful sorority owl pal (I'm in Chi Omega) and I get a voicemail pop up on my phone. I wasn't going to answer it but my owl pal went to the bathroom so I figured I'd call while she was away.
BOY WAS IT AMAZING NEWS!!! I had been so nervous for weeks that I wasn't going to get a nomination BUT I DID!! And I'm so excited, words can't express my amazement. Though there are stipulations that come with my nomination, I think that it's available for me to complete them in the time their requesting to make me the most competetive candidate for the Health Extension Program in Sub-Saharan Africa. My legal/health/dental clearance papers will come in the mail and once I submit them, with my newly revised resume and hopefuly 30 hours/3 months of experience working with members of the community living with HIV/AIDS I MIGHT BE INVITED!!!! (most PCV'ers don't get invited until February/March once they applied in July/August)
The really funny thing is that I DO believe the Interim Director for the "Center For Living" I worked with over the summer is going for the same program come May. I haven't talked to her in almost two months so I'm not sure but I'm excited to go visit and tell her all about it. I thought I was going to be able to go back to my internship as soon as school started but it's just been so crazy. The second that I think that I'm able to go "this friday" something always comes up :(
But I might switch internships anyway so that I can work towards a more personal relationship with members of the community living with HIV/AIDS. They asked that I get 30 hours or 3 months of more "experience" with the HIV/AIDS community. I have to make sure my CPR/AED certification is done before I resubmit my resume, as well as find a more counseling based internship/volunteer posibilities in the area.
I know it didn't really have that much to do with the HIV/AIDS community but my career & personal development advisor suggested I go through safe zone training to help make me a better candidate for internship possibilities in the future assisting with members of the community living with HIV/AIDS. I'm hoping it will so that I can work on a closer basis.
I am truly passionate about HIV/AIDS awareness! It all started with my biology of human sexuality class (though I didn't pass it the first time). I gained the ability to discuss the subjects comforatbly. Then came the SigEp philanthrophy and the processes behind fund raising for Youth Aids Awareness. I have always had a sincere passion for children, and through SigEp my love for the members of the community living with HIV/AIDS increased even more. Then after I was contacted about a possible internship working at an HIV & AIDS clinic in a town 20/30 minutes north of my place. I was excited and anticipated that the internship would really make me have a relationship with many of the patients that came in. During the summer I wasn't able to get as much experience as I had hoped so that is why now I'm looking to work for a non-profit where I can personally assist the members of the community living with HIV/AIDS, not just file papers and clean floors. Though I'll admit I will never forget my experience at that internship, I hope that it was a wonderful foundation for a future experience at another non-profit.
So until next time! BYYEEE!
it's September 16th (though it's September 19th as I'm writing this) and I'm having lunch with my wonderful sorority owl pal (I'm in Chi Omega) and I get a voicemail pop up on my phone. I wasn't going to answer it but my owl pal went to the bathroom so I figured I'd call while she was away.
BOY WAS IT AMAZING NEWS!!! I had been so nervous for weeks that I wasn't going to get a nomination BUT I DID!! And I'm so excited, words can't express my amazement. Though there are stipulations that come with my nomination, I think that it's available for me to complete them in the time their requesting to make me the most competetive candidate for the Health Extension Program in Sub-Saharan Africa. My legal/health/dental clearance papers will come in the mail and once I submit them, with my newly revised resume and hopefuly 30 hours/3 months of experience working with members of the community living with HIV/AIDS I MIGHT BE INVITED!!!! (most PCV'ers don't get invited until February/March once they applied in July/August)
The really funny thing is that I DO believe the Interim Director for the "Center For Living" I worked with over the summer is going for the same program come May. I haven't talked to her in almost two months so I'm not sure but I'm excited to go visit and tell her all about it. I thought I was going to be able to go back to my internship as soon as school started but it's just been so crazy. The second that I think that I'm able to go "this friday" something always comes up :(
But I might switch internships anyway so that I can work towards a more personal relationship with members of the community living with HIV/AIDS. They asked that I get 30 hours or 3 months of more "experience" with the HIV/AIDS community. I have to make sure my CPR/AED certification is done before I resubmit my resume, as well as find a more counseling based internship/volunteer posibilities in the area.
I know it didn't really have that much to do with the HIV/AIDS community but my career & personal development advisor suggested I go through safe zone training to help make me a better candidate for internship possibilities in the future assisting with members of the community living with HIV/AIDS. I'm hoping it will so that I can work on a closer basis.
I am truly passionate about HIV/AIDS awareness! It all started with my biology of human sexuality class (though I didn't pass it the first time). I gained the ability to discuss the subjects comforatbly. Then came the SigEp philanthrophy and the processes behind fund raising for Youth Aids Awareness. I have always had a sincere passion for children, and through SigEp my love for the members of the community living with HIV/AIDS increased even more. Then after I was contacted about a possible internship working at an HIV & AIDS clinic in a town 20/30 minutes north of my place. I was excited and anticipated that the internship would really make me have a relationship with many of the patients that came in. During the summer I wasn't able to get as much experience as I had hoped so that is why now I'm looking to work for a non-profit where I can personally assist the members of the community living with HIV/AIDS, not just file papers and clean floors. Though I'll admit I will never forget my experience at that internship, I hope that it was a wonderful foundation for a future experience at another non-profit.
So until next time! BYYEEE!
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