Posted June 4th, 2003 by Michelle

Here I am writing twice in the same day. But I have big news: my recruiter just called and said that he had been speaking with the placement office in D.C. He was telling a woman there about me, and she said that I didn’t have to show proof for my French class but that it would be a good idea to go ahead and do a refresher. She also said that the program in September looked fine, but that it was a really basic assignment, no different than what they had been doing in that area since the 60’s. However, she suggested another program, one with only a couple of slots, still in French-speaking Africa but rather than working with a farming community, I would be working with women’s groups, teaching them about nutrition, organic farming, soil conservation, and forestry. He said, “I don’t want to pressure you, but this sounded so perfect, and I just thought I’d let you know-” and I cut him off and said, “Yes, yes, a resounding yes!” So he said that I was officially nominated for this position. I wouldn’t leave until the 9th of December, which is longer than I’d like to wait, but this seems too wonderful to pass up.

All that is left is the health exam. The forms will not be mailed to me for a couple of weeks, so I need to sit back and relax on the whole process as it is mostly out of my hands now. When the forms come, I’ll have my dentist and doctor fill them out and then it will truly be no longer up to me. I’ll mail the forms and wait to be officially “invited”. But it looks pretty good, and they know where they want me. I need to find a way to see “The Return of the King” before I go. That’s all I will want for Christmas.