The Time has Come the Walrus Said ...

to speak of many things .... like my Peace Corps interview! (Sorry I just watched Harriet the Spy so that is stuck in my head)

So my interview was yesterday at 1 pm in Rosslyn, VA. which is about a 45 minute drive from my house. My dad drove me because he knows the area better than me and I hate driving in the city. We got there early at about 12:30 so we sat and waited and I tried to not hyperventilate (the anticipation before big events always makes me more nervous) and I finally went in the office at 12:45. But, I ended up having to wait til 1:10 because he was having problems with his computer (which I understood later was a bigger deal than I thought because he typed up all my answers)

Finally, I go back in his office and I start to calm down a bit because he seems awesome, and he goes over the process (which I already knew) and then checked to make sure all my info was the same and asked me about my regional preferences. I'd actually be thinking about this for a while and was kind of struggling with it, obviously I told him flexible first but I would prefer Central/South America or SSA.

Then he said we were gonna start the actual "interview" part. Basically every question he asked me was one of the ones I found online so I was pretty prepared, and he was great because he would say the question the way he was supposed to but then at the end he would re-word it to a way that made more sense. It was awesome because throughout the whole thing I felt really confident and could tell that he liked me.

Then once the questions were over he goes ok ... I have no problem nominating you here are the four programs available to you which one do you want? I was like oh we are doing this now haha, and I get to pick?! There were two that I really liked and I kind of struggled with which one to choose. In the end I chose Central/South America, Aug/Sept 2011, Health - Water and Sanitation. The other program I could have chosen was in SSA, so both my prefered regions part of me wishes I chose the other one and part of me LOVES this program. But, I think everything will work out in the end and I will love wherever I go.

Now just waiting for my Medical Packet, he said it should come pretty quickly!!!!



Now I leave you with a HILARIOUS video I saw yesterday so you guys will be in as good a mood as I am : )