Today was an awesome day. I got an email from my Aunt this morning saying she would love to take care of my cat while I'm gone. My dad made my flight reservation and I made a reservation to bring my cat, so it's all set! I am so relieved to have a safe place to leave my cat while I am gone and be assured she will be waiting for me when I come back.
AND Candice is in to take over my room Dec. 1!! Everything worked out! The major things, anyway. Uh, except we have to go over the hurdle of telling our landlord. I am already knowing she is going to throw a fit. Hopefully Candice's credit is good.
I still have to deal with getting rid of 1/2 my stuff and moving the other 1/2 to my mom's for storage. And do my updated resume and aspiration statement. And learn French.
So...now that that weight is off, the other weight is on!!
I feel that the next LESS THAN six weeks (!!!) are going to be full of turmoil and anticipation.
Today we started an email ring with 9 of the volunteers going in December. We know of one other but don't know her email address, which makes 10 total. We are wondering if our group is going to be the expected 35 or so, or if it will be a much smaller group, probably due to budget cuts. I would say you probably only have contact with 50 - 70% of the people who end up going, so since we know of 10, I bet we will have at least 20.
Things are moving forward.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
And the Preparation Commences
Today I called and accepted my invite. I feel it still hasn't sunk in.
My two biggest worries right now are a) finding someone to take over my room (we have a lease until August 2009); and b) finding a safe place to leave my cat while I am gone (I want her back when I return!)
We haven't really started looking very hard on the roommate front (waiting to hear back from a friend if she wants it), but I am scratching the bottom of the barrel for who can take care of my cat.
I emailed my aunt the other day, but she hasn't responded. She's really my best last hope, so I really hope she says yes!!
Tomorrow I really have to do a first draft of my resume and aspiration statement and go to Kinko's to get my passport photos taken. Once that's out of the way, maybe I'll be able to concentrate. Maybe. :)
My two biggest worries right now are a) finding someone to take over my room (we have a lease until August 2009); and b) finding a safe place to leave my cat while I am gone (I want her back when I return!)
We haven't really started looking very hard on the roommate front (waiting to hear back from a friend if she wants it), but I am scratching the bottom of the barrel for who can take care of my cat.
I emailed my aunt the other day, but she hasn't responded. She's really my best last hope, so I really hope she says yes!!
Tomorrow I really have to do a first draft of my resume and aspiration statement and go to Kinko's to get my passport photos taken. Once that's out of the way, maybe I'll be able to concentrate. Maybe. :)
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Guinea it is!!
The FedEx man came this morning and I have my official invite!! It comes in a big blue folder, not a binder, but hey - it's here!
IT'S GUINEA!!! We stage December 1 (probably Philly??). My recruiter called me today so excited that I was finally invited. She has been so awesome through the whole process and I feel privileged to have had her for a recruiter.
My program is Agriculture and Forestry and I will be an Agroforester! WOOHOO LET'S PLANT SOME TREES!!!
I feel like it still hasn't sunk in. I am staring at my big blue folder and it still hasn't sunk in.
I, in fact, cried a little when I opened the package. Does that make me a pussy? :)
After doing some research yesterday, it appears that the December Guinea program takes Agfo, SED (Small Enterprise Development) and Health (Education comes during the summer). SED and Health train in Forecariah and Agfo trains in Maferinya, so we will be a bit segregated...so, if there really are only 3 Agfo volunteers in this group, Jessica, Danyelle and I will be VERY close!
I think I'm going to throw up. I need some applesauce.
My mind is going in fifty directions all at once and I can't een concentrate enough to read through my materials!!
One more time, WOOHOO!!!!!
IT'S GUINEA!!! We stage December 1 (probably Philly??). My recruiter called me today so excited that I was finally invited. She has been so awesome through the whole process and I feel privileged to have had her for a recruiter.
My program is Agriculture and Forestry and I will be an Agroforester! WOOHOO LET'S PLANT SOME TREES!!!
I feel like it still hasn't sunk in. I am staring at my big blue folder and it still hasn't sunk in.
I, in fact, cried a little when I opened the package. Does that make me a pussy? :)
After doing some research yesterday, it appears that the December Guinea program takes Agfo, SED (Small Enterprise Development) and Health (Education comes during the summer). SED and Health train in Forecariah and Agfo trains in Maferinya, so we will be a bit segregated...so, if there really are only 3 Agfo volunteers in this group, Jessica, Danyelle and I will be VERY close!
I think I'm going to throw up. I need some applesauce.
My mind is going in fifty directions all at once and I can't een concentrate enough to read through my materials!!
One more time, WOOHOO!!!!!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Invited!!
Well, I talked to my PO today and she told me she decided to invite me for December!!! I am on a rollercoaster of emotions right now. I have a MILLION things I need to do. First and foremost, I need to wait for my invitation packet to come via FedEx (hopefully in the next couple of days!), review it, and then decide if I want to accept my invitation.
Barring any major hang-ups, I plan to accept. It is CRAZY to say and CRAZY to think, but I want to do it and I know it will be amazing.
The invitation should be to do Agroforestry in Guinea, staging December 1, but obviously all of that is subject to change until I have the packet in my hand. I say packet, but I've heard it's a huge blue binder.
From the little research I have done, it seems like your primary project is to plant 5000 trees in your 2 years to combat deforestation, but other projects are always up to you, like gardens, nutrition classes, millet grinders, crop diversification, etc... I can deal with planting 5000 trees.
It's really happening now and I can hardly believe it. Can't wait to have that big blue binder in my hands.
Barring any major hang-ups, I plan to accept. It is CRAZY to say and CRAZY to think, but I want to do it and I know it will be amazing.
The invitation should be to do Agroforestry in Guinea, staging December 1, but obviously all of that is subject to change until I have the packet in my hand. I say packet, but I've heard it's a huge blue binder.
From the little research I have done, it seems like your primary project is to plant 5000 trees in your 2 years to combat deforestation, but other projects are always up to you, like gardens, nutrition classes, millet grinders, crop diversification, etc... I can deal with planting 5000 trees.
It's really happening now and I can hardly believe it. Can't wait to have that big blue binder in my hands.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
So now it's not looking like December
Well, my PO said she would be able to make a decision about December by Friday, and that has come and gone, and no toolkit update. So unless something happened like a computer glitch, or she didn't want to submit until Monday or something, it's a no on December. I emailed her asking about 4pm her time yesterday, no response. So...not optimistic.
So I am going to call her Monday and see what the game plan is. If I should keep learning French. If I will still be going to Africa. If I will be going at all!
Basically, this opens me up to take a more long-term job in the meantime. Hopefully something that pays well!! Also takes the pressure off of knowing what's going on with my show.
But still. Major bummer.
So I am going to call her Monday and see what the game plan is. If I should keep learning French. If I will still be going to Africa. If I will be going at all!
Basically, this opens me up to take a more long-term job in the meantime. Hopefully something that pays well!! Also takes the pressure off of knowing what's going on with my show.
But still. Major bummer.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Getting closer to knowing...
Well, I just spoke with my PO. I called because my dad has been asking about me visiting for the holidays and it is about the right time to be buying plane tickets. She said that she will know about December by the end of the week. So if I haven't heard from her by Friday, I will give her a call on Monday to get a final answer.
As far as my TV show goes, it was pitched to two major networks, who both liked it but did not buy it in the room (however they did not turn it down, either). There are three more pitch meeting set up, but no one will hear anything for at least the next 2 weeks as all the executives are in Europe for some TV thing. One of the guys they pitched to said this would be a good show to replace something mid-season that is tanking, as it can be ready to shoot in like 2-3 weeks from greenlight. Since the new season just started, a show could tank in the next 3-4 weeks. TANK, TV, TANK!!! haha...
I am currently unemployed, since the Emmys ended Friday before last. I was hoping the show would sell in the pitch meetings last week so I would have a definite date of employment again, but that has not been the case. Luckily for me, in the awful economy the government has extended unemployment benefits so I will have a few weeks of unemployment insurance I can collect. But that's only about half what I could make in a week if I were actually working, so it's time to look for work!!
As far as my TV show goes, it was pitched to two major networks, who both liked it but did not buy it in the room (however they did not turn it down, either). There are three more pitch meeting set up, but no one will hear anything for at least the next 2 weeks as all the executives are in Europe for some TV thing. One of the guys they pitched to said this would be a good show to replace something mid-season that is tanking, as it can be ready to shoot in like 2-3 weeks from greenlight. Since the new season just started, a show could tank in the next 3-4 weeks. TANK, TV, TANK!!! haha...
I am currently unemployed, since the Emmys ended Friday before last. I was hoping the show would sell in the pitch meetings last week so I would have a definite date of employment again, but that has not been the case. Luckily for me, in the awful economy the government has extended unemployment benefits so I will have a few weeks of unemployment insurance I can collect. But that's only about half what I could make in a week if I were actually working, so it's time to look for work!!
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