Marsha Brown called from Peace Corps Travel Office today letting me know the password agency has SUSPENDED MY APPLICATION because the image of my photos were too small and she didn't have time to review them before the were sent. When I set the photos I called her to make sure everything was okay with them and I was assured they would be reviewed and if they needed new photos they would call me.
She said that if it doesn't get worked out before I leave on Tuesday that I can use my personal passport to travel with. THE PROBLEM IS...I can't find my passport. It's stressing me out. We will see what happens.
I still have a LOT to do before I leave but tonight I'm having family dinner with friends. I made TWO loaves of chocolate banana bread and TWO apple pies for dessert. Mmmm the house smells like Thanksgiving.
Either way..I'm soo excited about leaving. I can't wait.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
20 days and counting
i leave for costa rica in twenty days. twenty. that's outrageous.
i'm feeling
excited.happy.nervous.unprepared.
ready.shocked.numb.emotional
crazy.unstable.confident.peace.slightly sad
today i went to d.c. for my last doctors appointment before i leave. i walk into the huge building filled with 100's of offices. I find room 202, knock on the door, and walk into a small three room office. From another room, a young girl, the only person in the office, yells from the other room that she will be right with me and that i should fill out the paperwork on the counter, front and back. i do so and take a seat. another man, dressed in a business suit, knocks on the door and walks in. they have the same encounter as we did. when i'm called into her office we discover a problem when informs me they only take payment up front and absolutely do not accept insurance. i spend 30 minutes on the phone arguing with peace corps and her supervisor. eventually, they got it worked out and i was able go through with the appointment.
It now occurs to me that this seemingly easy task of going to passport health to get my immunization shots quickly became complicated. im sure this is only a glimpse of the frustrations i will face in costa rica. complicated miscommunications will probably be a regular occurrence.
i'm feeling
excited.happy.nervous.unprepared.
ready.shocked.numb.emotional
crazy.unstable.confident.peace.slightly sad
today i went to d.c. for my last doctors appointment before i leave. i walk into the huge building filled with 100's of offices. I find room 202, knock on the door, and walk into a small three room office. From another room, a young girl, the only person in the office, yells from the other room that she will be right with me and that i should fill out the paperwork on the counter, front and back. i do so and take a seat. another man, dressed in a business suit, knocks on the door and walks in. they have the same encounter as we did. when i'm called into her office we discover a problem when informs me they only take payment up front and absolutely do not accept insurance. i spend 30 minutes on the phone arguing with peace corps and her supervisor. eventually, they got it worked out and i was able go through with the appointment.
It now occurs to me that this seemingly easy task of going to passport health to get my immunization shots quickly became complicated. im sure this is only a glimpse of the frustrations i will face in costa rica. complicated miscommunications will probably be a regular occurrence.
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