My Peace Corps cohort landed at the airport in Skopje, North Macedonia, at about noon local time on Monday, Sept. 26. After we were tested for COVID-19, we went through passport control, which went smoothly because they’d made arrangements for us to go through a special line. A bus took us to our hotel and… Read More »
I’ve met my Peace Corps cohort at the hotel where we had our staging. This is essentially one evening plus one full day of orientation before we get on the plane for North Macedonia. Among other things, we went over a whole bunch of scenarios that Peace Corps volunteers have been through and discussed how… Read More »
Medical clearance is all done except for one final COVID-19 test, so I’m preparing to go to a hotel in a suburb of Washington, D.C, on Friday, Sept. 23, to meet my cohort going to North Macedonia for Peace Corps service. We’ll get a bunch of information Friday evening and Saturday, then board a bus… Read More »
Following are the details of the assignment I’ve accepted in North Macedonia. They emailed them to me in three mega-paragraphs. For easier reading, I’ve broken those up and added boldface lead-ins, but I haven’t edited it otherwise. I’m posting this here because these details don’t appear on the website linked to above and in my… Read More »
Woo-hoo! I finally heard from the Peace Corps about an assignment. They emailed me on Friday, April 29, about serving in North Macedonia and after a week of learning more, I accepted. The approximate date of departure is Sept. 25, 2022, though the exact date is subject to change. North Macedonia is part of the… Read More »