First thing first: Where are the journals now?
Vol. I is still on its way to (or in) Madagascar.
Vol. II was sent to Bulgaria 5 months ago. But you know what? It never made it out of Guyana and was recently discovered at the post office. It will be sent to our new Bulgarian PCV, Amy E. Let's cross our fingers and hope it makes it there in a timely fashion!
Vol. III is in the land of the unknown between Kyrgyz Republic and Thailand...STILL.
Vol. IV is also MIA between Paraguay and Peru. It would awesome for it to show up sometime soon!
So I am sure you are thinking: "Well this doesn't look good. How the hell will everyone get the journal even ONCE at this pace?!" Good question. I feel like revising our goals may be a smart move. So here is the back-up plan. Get two more journals circulating the globe to help with the time issue. My mom is rather awesome and has offered to buy these for the project and send them to Jessica H. to send out. The other part of the plan is accepting that since everyone may not get the journal twice during service, we continue it after we return home and fill it in the second time as a RPCV. Not an ideal situation, but it would put a nice end on the whole thing.
In other news, as a bit of a follow-up...
The last post on this blog mentions how Jessica H. will be participating as a MedSep'd PCV. She has recently started a blog about her reason for being medically separated from the Peace Corps: She contracted HIV while in Zambia. I highly recommend you read her blog. It details her story and provides so much valuable information about HIV. I am so proud to call Jessica a friend and think that her openness about such a personal issue and experience is beyond amazing and brave. You can read her blog here.
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
November Updates!
Yes, yes, we are long overdue for an update on where things are with this rather ambitious project, so let me fill you in:
Volume I skipped a person by accident, so it is on its way to Mallory A. in Madagascar and then will travel back up north to Morocco for a brief stay with Ryan S. (last country in Africa for that journal!).
Volume II has left S/Central America and is on a journey to Bulgaria, and will then go to Africa!
Volume III seems to have had quite an adventure! Judson M. mailed it from Kyrgyz Republic to Kyle L. in Thailand back in June only to learn weeks later that it had been sitting at his post office after a failed delivery attempt! He resent it and as of now there is no word as to whether or not it has made it to Thailand, but fingers crossed it makes it there soon and that the second, and not third time, will be the charm!
Volume VI is still in S/Central America and has hopefully found its way to Kim A. in Peru and will soon be sent off to the last S/Central America PCV, Jamie A., in El Salvador.
Now for some bummer news:
A few members of our project have Early Terminated (ETed) their service, so we have a couple of new members to our little project! Jeremy H. will be taking over in Botswana and Amy E. will be our new Bulgaria contact! Currently, we are also waiting on word for newbies in Zambia** and in Ecuador. While I am bummed to have to replace people, I really hope they are enjoying their time back in the "real world" and I am excited to learn more about our new project members!
**UPDATE: Our Zambia PCV, Jessica H. was medically separated and there is a chance for her to be reinstated. However, she will still be receiving the journal a second time even if she is still in the states so that the journal can have a piece about her particular experience as being a MedSep'd RPCV. Yay Jess!
Volume I skipped a person by accident, so it is on its way to Mallory A. in Madagascar and then will travel back up north to Morocco for a brief stay with Ryan S. (last country in Africa for that journal!).
Volume II has left S/Central America and is on a journey to Bulgaria, and will then go to Africa!
Volume III seems to have had quite an adventure! Judson M. mailed it from Kyrgyz Republic to Kyle L. in Thailand back in June only to learn weeks later that it had been sitting at his post office after a failed delivery attempt! He resent it and as of now there is no word as to whether or not it has made it to Thailand, but fingers crossed it makes it there soon and that the second, and not third time, will be the charm!
Volume VI is still in S/Central America and has hopefully found its way to Kim A. in Peru and will soon be sent off to the last S/Central America PCV, Jamie A., in El Salvador.
Now for some bummer news:
A few members of our project have Early Terminated (ETed) their service, so we have a couple of new members to our little project! Jeremy H. will be taking over in Botswana and Amy E. will be our new Bulgaria contact! Currently, we are also waiting on word for newbies in Zambia** and in Ecuador. While I am bummed to have to replace people, I really hope they are enjoying their time back in the "real world" and I am excited to learn more about our new project members!
**UPDATE: Our Zambia PCV, Jessica H. was medically separated and there is a chance for her to be reinstated. However, she will still be receiving the journal a second time even if she is still in the states so that the journal can have a piece about her particular experience as being a MedSep'd RPCV. Yay Jess!
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