For spring break this year my mom and I traveled to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic to visit our newly relocated family. This was the first time I had been to this part of the island for an extended period of time, as my family were previously all living in the capital, Santo Domingo. Punta Cana is located on the easternmost tip of the island, has one of the longest stretches of white sand beaches in the Caribbean, and might be one of the most beautiful places I have ever experienced. Continue reading “The Dominican Republic”
Month: March 2010
Paperwork Paperwork PAPERWORK
Just got back from a trip to visit the family in the Dominican Republic, I’ll write about that (as well as my hellish trip home) in a few days. But for now there’s lots of catching up to do, as I returned home to find these two lovely packages at my doorstep:
Along with happy little official acceptances and a few pages of information on the programs, both of these packages are chuck full of paperwork. The more daunting of the two is the Peace Corp packet, which is filled with medical papers that need to be filled out by 4 different type of doctors – my primary physician, dentist, gyno and a psychologist to verify that I’m either sane (or crazy) enough to go through with this.
Bahhhhhhh
Africa
Two pretty major things happened today.
First, I found out I didn’t make it through the second round of the Teach for America admissions process. Although I was disappointed, I wasn’t completely surprised (the surprise was really more that I got through the first round, seeing that TFA has a 9% acceptance rate), and to be honest, I was relieved. Training for TFA would have started in July, which meant I would have had to bail on my commitment to Canyonlands for the summer, as well as any potential travel plans for the next 2 years. I mostly applied because I didn’t want to close any doors, but I’ve had so many open doors to choose from lately, that I’m kind of glad one closed by itself.
Then, two hours later, Ally, my Peace Corp recruiter called.
They want me to go to Africa. Continue reading “Africa”
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