Well nothing like getting things going....I've scheduled my interview for Monday. As in 3 days from now. Holy crap.

Finally a step forward...got an e-mail from my recruiter about scheduling an interview! Small, but significant, step in the right direction. Now begins the somewhat daunting task of interview preparation. The interview is what determines whether or not I'll be nominated for service, and that is slightly terrifying. My mind is racing a million miles a minute, wondering about all the possibilities and thinking about the potentially huge changes that could take place in my life in the next year.

The beginning.

Two weeks and 1 day since I submitted my Peace Corps application. I'm terrified of being rejected. It's hard to think about what I might do if I'm rejected because this is all I want right now. I know I'm a good candidate and my experience complements everything having to do with the Peace Corps, but I can't stop thinking about every little reason why I might be rejected. I received an e-mail yesterday from my recruiter requesting more information, most of which I had already sent. This is going to be a long process. I knew that going into this, but being at the beginning is a little painful. I've spent hours looking at other people's application timelines and studying the Peace Corps application timeline wikipedia page. I should find out soon if I'm invited to interview, which is a good first step...I just hope I'm invited to interview. I hope I can look back at this a year from now and laugh at my incessant worrying and doubt.