Hello and thank you for visiting my blog! I will be using this blog as a primary means of sharing my Peace Corps experience in Guinea. To start, here is a timeline of significant Peace Corps related events from the last year of my life:

October 1, 2011 - Sent in Peace Corps application
November 9, 2011 - Interviewed by recruiter
December 2, 2011 - Nominated for Math Teaching in Africa
January 6, 2012 - Received medical evaluation packet
January 25, 2012 - Medically cleared
February 28, 2012 -  Dentally cleared
May 9, 2012 - Received official invitation to serve in Guinea!
May 14, 2012 - Accepted invitation

It was quite a ride. Waiting for my invitation to come was especially suspenseful. The fact that they called me and told me it was coming didn't help. For about four days I was checking the mail five times per day. I wanted to hug the UPS man when he finally brought it but I was able to refrain. Below is a picture of the beautiful blue invitation packet. It contains a lot of lovely paperwork (some of which I am still completing). Now that I'm finished with finals I can concentrate on buying and packing all the stuff that I need. More on that later...