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: [email protected] Subject: [jasonpearce] Close of Peace Corps Service Friends and Family, Well, I am being sent home and …
Monthly Archives: August 2002
Very draining two weeks
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 [email protected] I’ll …
WWF rescinded their invitation to have me serve as a volunteer
This is a quick update regarding my status as a Peace Corps Trainee. I did not meet with the country director at 3:00 p.m. yesterday for he was out of the office. The meeting was rescheduled for 8:00 a.m. today (Wednesday, August 21, 2002). The country director said that after meeting with my counterpart from …
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I was not sworn in. I remain a trainee.
Dear Friends and Family, On Friday, August 16, 2002, I was supposed to be sworn in as a Peace Corps volunteer with 22 other GUY10 trainees. While my 22 colleagues were sworn in on Friday and have already left for their respective sites throughout the country, I was not given the invitation to swear in …
One more week left of training
We have only one more week left of training and we couldn’t be more pleased. Well, actually, no more weeks left of training would be better; but I think we can all make it. After all, if there is one thing I have learned in the last nine weeks it would be patience. This past …