Timeline

October 2018

27th submitted application
28th submitted Health History Form

November 2018

5th interview request
6th all references submitted
8th Skype interview
14th asked if I was interest in another program with greater need/earlier know by date
27th offered to serve in Liberia
29th turned down offer in Liberia

December 2018

21st offered to serve in Tanzania
22nd accepted invitation to serve
23rd began medical clearance process
28th mailed in fingerprint cards

January 2019

18th mailed in passport and visa applications
24th notified background investigation was initiated
25th submitted all medical documents

February 2019

19th no fee passport issued

March 2019

10th notified an additional medical documentation was necessary
19th submitted additional documentation
20th group conference call with more information on what to expect the next few months
20th received dental clearance
22nd notified additional medical information was necessary
25th submitted additional documentation

April 2019

2nd notified additional medical information was necessary
6th submitted additional documentation
11th received legal clearance

May 2019

8th group conference call
8th given access to PC Onboarding with additional tasks
19th received full medical clearance (FINALLY)
30th last group conference call before staging
30th received staging schedule and international flight information
31st received flight information to staging in DC

June 2019

7th received information on arrival in Dar es Salaam and what to expect the first few weeks in country

July 2019

7th fly out to Washinton DC for staging
8th fly out to Ethiopia and then Tanzania!!
9th arrive in Tanzania and get settled in at a hotel in Dar es Salaam
14th leave Dar, arrive in Korogwe
19th move in with host families

August 2019

4th hike Mashinde
10th day trip to Lushoto
30th site announcements!
31st depart for site visit

September

1st-8th visit my site and other shadow current volunteers at their sites
8th return to homestay
15th move out of homestay and into guest house (motel) in Korogwe
18th swearing in ceremony
19th depart for site!
21st FEMA Club trip to Soni

October

21st Trees, trees and more trees dropped off at school, planting all day
26th Halloween pary in Lushoto

November

28th Thanksgiving Day. Travelled to my friend Abby’s for Thanksgiving day
30th Thanksgiving celebration with PC volunteers in the North at Same

December

2nd-7th Early Service Training (EST) for the Education 2019 cohort in Morogoro!