Azerbaijan!

I am going to Azerbaijan to co-teach English to children ages 7-16. Staging is at the end of September and then pre-service training runs through the beginning of December. My actual service will be December 2009-December 2011.

I am thoroughly excited and definitely nervous!

This blog is written by a couple currently serving in Azerbaijan: http://bakutothefuture.blogspot.com/

Azerbaijan on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/search/?s=int&w=all&q=azerbaijan&m=text

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http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=azerbaijan

Invitation!

This morning I received a lovely surprise in my email..."your application status has been updated." WOOHOO! Unfortunately my toolkit doesn't tell me where I am going; for that, I must wait for the mail to arrive. Archaic! The package was sent from DC yesterday so I hope it will arrive by Saturday. I am so anxious to know where I am going! And when!

All I Need Is A Little Patience

I am doing my best to be patient while I wait for my invitation. I keep worrying (because I'm good at it!) that something will go wrong and I'll be deferred to Jan 2010. Aiigh! It is ironic to me that I must learn to be patient with the large bureaucracy of Peace Corps when I work as a semi-bureaucrat. We get what we give...

These letters are interesting reads. They are remarks from current/retired US Foreign Service Officers on how their PC experience relates to their FSO experience.

http://afsa.org/fsj/oct08/fromThe.pdf

http://afsa.org/fsj/nov08/fromThe.pdf