Yup, I have finally laid eyes on my invite...fingers, too! So the third time the Placement Office sent it out they sent it FedEx and I got it last night!! Fantastico!
I knew I was going to Ghana as a business volunteer, but now I have a few more dates which I'll post somewhere on the blog permanently. Staging June 1-2, Pre-Service Training June 3-August 12. Dates of service are August 12, 2010 to August 11, 2012. Which means I will close service on my 30th birthday! 30 was always kinda the age where I figured I should start acting like a grown up at least 70% of the time and become less selfish...maybe PC will help with that :)
Now I have to read my packet and call and accept the invite within 10 business days. I'll read the stuff by this weekend and accept next week; next is getting pics and paperwork filled out for my government passport; then do a resume tailored to my assignment and an aspiration statement to send to the Africa desk. Let's just say there's a sh*t ton of paperwork. On a good note, I wrote my will and got the paperwork for my power of attorney filled out this week. Now I need to sign them with 3 witnesses and have them notarized. Getting little things done makes the whole experience a little less overwhelming, even though I am constantly adding to my "To Do" list all the time. In the future I'll add a page for the to do list so invitees can compare and we can see if we're forgetting anything.
So awesome! Long post, but you know...
j
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Congratulations! I too was blown by the additional paperwork we have to do...
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