Comments | jennrotten: So I'm thinking of joining the Peace Corps

jennrotten

So I'm thinking of joining the Peace Corps

Apr 17, 2008 14:41

I've started but not completed my application. It's a two year commitment, and it seems smarter to do it now, instead of after retirement. I don't know if they'll take me, I don't have a degree, but they've apparently become more flexible about that. Also, I can't take the cats with me, and I'm worried that 13 year old Darby won't live through ( Read more... )

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mayabutta April 17 2008, 20:25:56 UTC

Isn't there a long wait-list for it anyway? Or is that not true anymore?

jennrotten April 17 2008, 20:36:36 UTC

It takes them 6-9 months to decide if they want you, 9-12 months if you're a married couple that wants to be stationed together. They ask you on the application when you'll be available, so I told them a year from now, since I will have to find cat housing, pack my stuff, sell a lot of it, put it in storage, etc.

mayabutta April 18 2008, 12:15:54 UTC

I take it that means you signed up!

mayabutta April 17 2008, 20:26:25 UTC

I definitely think you should go for it! It would be an amazing experience.

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jennrotten April 17 2008, 21:32:03 UTC

Yeah, the grumpuss is 13. And I would get 48 vacation days over 2 years, so I would love it if you visited.

jennrotten April 17 2008, 22:38:45 UTC

I wonder if they'll let you and Chris bring turkey overseas.