Kimberly and I had been looking for something exciting to do, something more than just a regular 9-5 job, but were unsatisfied with everything we had found. Either it cost too much or it wasn't what we were looking for. Sometime in July of 2007, Kimberly's mom had emailed her information about the Peace Corp because the daughter of a lady she worked with had just returned and she thought we might be interested.
August '07 - I read the information and was instantly sold. We went to an informational meeting and knew it was for us. We immediately filled out an application, and it was accepted within a couple of weeks.
September '07 - Met with our regional representative for an interview and she later nominated us.
February '08 - We learned that we had been nominated for North Africa and the Middle East for Health Extension.
March '08 - We began getting medical and dental check-ups.
May '08 - Medical and dental information was sent into the Peace Corps office and we were just waiting for clearance.
December '08 - We had been told that if we hadn't received an invitation by the end of the year to contact the Peace Corp's office. Since we hadn't heard anything up to that point, we assumed that no news was good news. In the middle of December we learned that the Peace Corp did not have a piece of our paperwork. Our Medical Officer had left his job and the position had since been filled with two other people. Because of this, notifying us had been lost in the shuffle.
January '09 - We learned that even though we had turned in our paperwork all of the invitations for our country were now gone.
February '09 - Recieved our second nomination, this time for Central Asia. Later in the month received an invitation to serve as Health Education Volunteers for Turkmenistan.
July '09 - We redid our dental check-up since it expires after a year.
August '09 - We finally were fully cleared to enter as volunteers into Turkmenistan.
September 29th - We fly out for Philadelphia for staging and then finally on to Turkmenistan!!
So, that's our story. It's been a long process, but we are now only 2 weeks away and soooooo excited!
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