The Competitive Applicant.

I tend to worry, which is a bit odd for an eternal optimist.  As far as the Peace Corps is concerned, I worry about not being competitive enough as a nominee.  I updated my PC resume yesterday to include my current volunteering and just felt under-qualified!  I went to school full time while working 40 hours a week to support myself, so I had little time for volunteer work in college.  I did little random bits here and there, usually by helping the local We the People class prepare for competition, planning drives, or doing the here or there day of random volunteer helping, but never anything on-going. 

I have noticed most people's recruiters tell them to get some volunteer experience in this field or that, but not mine.  I took the initiative to find something regarding ESL to get experience in my nomination field.  This whole thing got me wondering if I was already considered competitive (for whatever reason.)  The verdict? I just discovered via PC Wiki that my degree is considered a nice plus for Secondary English Education assignments!  So that has me feeling a bit better and less worrisome about my qualifications.

After my tutoring session today with Jodi (my Chinese ESL student), I definitely realized how helpful it is to have a linguistics background when teaching someone to read and pronounce a language, so that too eased my mind on where I stand with PC.

In other news:
In preparation for my move to Florida at the end of this month (which I am 80% sure will happen), I discovered a new place to volunteer in the middle of the forest!  I need to start packing soon, so thank goodness my dryer is getting fixed this week so I can begin going through the millions of pieces of clothes I own to figure what to donate and what to keep.  Selling furniture, on the other hand, is a pain in the ass.  Le sigh.