Jason Pearce

I realized that some of you did not get my email on Thursday, August 22, saying that I was heading home. So here it is:

—–Original Message—–
From: jasonpearce
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 11:04 AM
To: jasonpearce@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [jasonpearce] Close of Peace Corps Service

Friends and Family,

Well, I am being sent home and will be leaving at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. I will have to update you all on the conditions of my departure once I arrive to Raleigh in a few days.

–Jason

As you might imagine, my Thursday was a very busy day. I had tons of government Peace Corps forms to fill out, several medical tests to complete, had to close my account at the bank, visit the post office, and meet with just about every Peace Corps Guyana department. I also had to (and wanted to) tell as may friends (Guyanese and Peace Corps) as I could goodbye. I was lucky to have a lot of support.

Friday was just as crazy. Peace Corps picked me and some of the GUY8 volunteers up at 2:30 a.m. We then had an hour drive to the airport and made it in time to catch our 5:30 a.m. flight. The rest of my day was spent hoping from one airport to the other: Georgetown to Barbados to Miami to Atlanta to Raleigh.

So I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to update you all via my Monologue the last few days. But I hope this helps you get caught up. I’m sure I’ll provide you many more details regarding my last few weeks as a Peace Corps trainee shortly. Thanks again for all of your support.

I arrived back to Raleigh, NC, safe and sound this past Friday. It was a long trip after a very draining two weeks, which is why I spent most of the weekend relaxing and trying to unwind. Here is my new contact information:

Jason Pearce
3809 Midlakes Dr
Raleigh, NC 27612
(919) 787-4142
jason@pearce.net

I’ll be spending much of this week organizing information regarding the early termination of my Peace Corps service in Guyana for purposes of appealing the country director’s decision. I haven’t decided if I will appeal his decision yet or not, but I should at least get started on organizing all of the information that might be useful for my case.

I will also have to decide if I want to seek a new assignment with the Peace Corps, or just give up on the whole idea. I’ll likely reapply sometime this week, for we all know how long it takes them to process applications. This way, if I am offered a new assignment, I can just decide then if I want to take it or not.

In the meantime, I’ll likely begin my job search. So if you know anyone, anywhere in the world, that needs a web developer, please let me know.

Thanks again for all of the kind emails, letters, and phone calls of support that I have received from my friends and family. Your support is very comforting and is appreciated.