This process is complicated! We passed legal and thought we were just waiting for our invitation. Then yesterday we got a phone call asking if we would be interested in Mexico. Evidently our medical approval wasn't totally clear - we have to go to a country with extra medical support and the program we were nominated for doesn't qualify. We said yes to Mexico, but that's not certain either, plus it leaves on August 18th, which would be a huge amount of work to make.
I understand that they say not to quit your job (which I did) until you get your invitation, but when you are being asked to sign a one-year contract with a 90-day notice period and you care about the place you work and making sure they can find someone else, it's difficult. For older couples, six weeks is not much notice to pack up 35 years of stuff and arrange to rent our house.
I wish medical had told us that we were no longer qualified for the African program, whatever it was, that we were nominated for. Now I hope Mexico accepts us (it's a special program and that's not for sure) because we could be in big trouble if they don't. There may be some departure dates this fall, but we know it's difficult to find positions for both of us in a program. The next batch aren't until February. Aghhh!
Adventures in Mexico
At a tequila distillerywith the daughters over Christmas
What a lovely family you have.
ReplyDeleteIt is difficult being an older volunteer -- putting a hold on years of living in the U.S. But you'll be fine. I leave for Burkina Faso on Monday, and I've managed to do it with less than five weeks' notice. Best of luck. KathyDavisPeaceCorps.blogspot.com
We accepted our invitations to the Mexico program about 2 weeks ago after being nominated there last November. We are really excited! We are from Colorado. My backgrounds is IT and Kelly is public health and nursing.
ReplyDeleteIf we can answer any questions please contact us. Hope to meet you at staging.
Brian & Kelly Johnson