Originally posted on June 15, 2010 on fallinpoetry.blogspot.com
I was definitely having some second thoughts for a while about whether or not I really wanted to apply to the Peace Corps at this point in my life. I have had the vast majority of my application done for close to two months and only had a few sentences left to finish on my essays, but for some reason I just kept putting it off. I recently realized that there is no ideal time to join the Peace Corps. You will always be leaving someone behind. You will always miss your family and friends. There is always the potential that you will miss a friend's wedding, a sibling's graduation, a birth, a death...the list goes on and on. Eventually you have to hit a point where you decide to apply anyway. For me that point was a week ago.
It only took me a day to finish both of my essays and this time I really thought critically about why the Peace Corps, why now. I think that my essays are stronger for it. I sent out requests for my letters of recommendation and 2 of my 3 letters have already been returned. I ordered transcripts from Madison and Iowa State and mailed them to the Chicago office. I also completed the 100 question initial health screening survey. Then I hit submit. It is done. The process is started.
Total time invested to date= 19 hours
Total cost so far = $25 for transcripts from Madison and Iowa State
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