It's official....

My Peace Corps application is now inactive. I had originally planned to go through with the interview, but I just gave up because I could not seem to connect with my recruiter via phone. I've decided to just go ahead with my new job and put in a few years with that agency, then go back and apply to the Peace Corps again. Like I told my recruiter in the email I sent, hopefully I'll be able to serve at that future date with a few more applicable job skills than I have now, and therefore be better able to serve PC and the community in which I'll be placed.

I'm still 100% determined to serve in the Peace Corps at some point. It's just worked out that I won't be doing it as soon as I'd originally hoped.

On the job front, everything's looking good. I completed the drug screening, the video based test/interview thingy, and the TON of paperwork that they sent me, so now I'm just waiting for the background investigation to clear. Reportedly, that can take from anywhere from a couple of months to close to a year or more. Of course, I'm hoping for the lesser time span. I'd love to go out there and start now, but I guess I'm going to have to patiently bide my time. Not my strong point, unfortunately.