we are invited?

"hey!"

"hi, where are you?"

"um, at the convention center, we just got here (us and thousands of others.) what's wrong? you ok?"

"yeah, i'm fine.  we're invited to the peace corps."

stunned silence.

"what?!?!"

apparently this morning our placement officer reviewed our files, called chris for final notes and told him we're invited, to asia in august.

it's surreal.  air, this is, i'm walking on air.

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ah, yes, the email update.  our nomination is now actually leaving in july, so we have to make some decisions while she follows up with our legal hold.

chris now has an official new placement: youth development.

asia. july 1.

asia. july 19.

e. europe. sept. 22


i received this email, set up a phone call with chris and PO for 3 pm, and then sat through (a wonderful!) two hour luncheon for all staff at a convention for 11,000 education reformers.

chris was convinced that the philippines has been moved to july 1.  in our excitement, all thought to what it means that i'll need to work until june 27th at the earliest flies out the window.

if we can't leave in august, let's go as soon as we can!

after a brief five minute phone call, we accept july 1.  she'll be mailing it out next monday or tuesday.

we're invited?!