Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Oh, the places you’ll go…

It’s now been almost three weeks since my medical packet arrived . While I haven’t made too much progress on my packet, I did graduate from college & start a new job.





graduated on May 19. It was a beautiful day– sunny & warm. The week prior was filled with lots of fun senior activities that kept me busy and tired. It already seems so long ago. After graduation I immediately started my job as a staffer for Cynthia Dill who is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Maine. While it has already been a hectic week, I’m loving every moment of it!
I have been doing some work trying to track down paperwork for all the supplemental forms they asked for, my knee, orthotics, etc.– with only some luck. It has taken a lot more hounding than I had originally anticipated. I haven’t even had my physical exam yet (it’s scheduled for next week) and I’ve called my doctor the past three business days. I’m beginning to feel a little panicked that it wont get done in time with my busy work schedule combined with the lack of communication with the doctor’s offices. Is this supposed to be my test to see if I’m cut out for the overwhelming commitment of being a Peace Corps volunteer (PCV)?

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

My medical packet has arrived!

I’ve been told the medical process was going to be long, with lots of hoops to jump through, and boy that’s not a joke. I knew I was going to have some extra work to do because I underwent knee surgery in the last year and because I have anxiety, but I didn’t know the extent of the paper work I would need to track down. Plus, there are a few other minor things that I have to get signatures on– having orthotics in my shoes requires two pages of questions.


I understand the reason the Peace Corps needs me to track down all this information, but the stack of forms looming on my desk and the number of doctors I need to call seems quite daunting. I will have my appointments with my doctor and dentist by the beginning of June, hopefully by then I’ll be able to track down all the other information and signatures I will need! Wish me luck!