Finally Found Support!

Hey, y’all!

So, I think I mentioned in a previous post that I didn’t have a lot of support for my decision to apply for the Peace Corps.  Out of everyone I know, the only people who seem to be excited for me are a cantankerous old doctor (who I ardently admire), and another young doctor in her residency who almost went (she was assigned a country, but was unable to leave and had to decline)!  Well, that changed today, because I (uncharacteristically) reached out to someone I had attended high school with for a short amount of time, and asked her to join me for coffee a few days ago.  Well, we met up today and I’m happy to report that I had a FANTASTIC time!  I usually don’t like to approach someone first, it really makes me nervous, but how could I resist when we have so much in common?  I’m so glad I now have someone my own age to go through this process with.  It was awesome being able to answer some of her questions, because as I’ve stated before, I am a research machine.  A tried and true nerd on crazy weird levels.  Yup – That’s me!  And in return, she shared some of her hysterical stories from the times when she was an Au Pair in Germany!

Anyway, that’s about it.  I did end up sending an email to the Lodging and Hospitality Association of Montana in order to find some internships out of state.  I want to travel if I can, so why not get paid for it, am I right? 🙂  I’m planning on sending more emails about where to find internships in Louisiana, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia later.  But for now, I’m going to see how this email turns out.  Hopefully it isn’t tacky to ask for information on where to find internships… I’ll keep y’all updated.

Well, it’s 11:05 right now, and I’m an old lady!  Have a good night everyone! 🙂

Tests, Tests, Tests… And Resume building?

Hello there!

In case you forgot I existed, I’m Lisa!  And I’m writing about my journey researching, applying, and (hopefully) entry into the Peace Corps!  This past week, I’ve been snowed in, yelled at, and about as bored as someone can get!  And you know what I forgot about?

School.

So, these past two days have been filled with studying for two exams I totally forgot about.  To make matters worse, I haven’t updated my resume for the Peace Corps Recruiters coming to my campus tomorrow.  Yikes!  At least I have a Keurig, because I’ll definitely be using it tonight.  I mean, because why not do it after I get home from all of my various activities instead of right now?  That totally makes sense, right?  XD

To be fair, I am using my time to learn about grant writing.  Apparently, there’s a little grant writing involved after you’ve made it to the Peace Corps.  How else are you going to finance a secondary project?  😛

Also, my mom found another great resource for me!  Apparently, one of the patients in our clinic just got to the medical part of her application!  So my mom, being the awesome woman she is, mentioned that I was looking for more information about the process!  The wonderful person left her business card with my mother, and now I can contact her!  I’m so nervous and excited!!!

Anyway, I’m off to study econ!  I’ll set the date and tell you how it goes later!!!