Archive for September, 2002

I am requesting immediate reassignment

September 26th, 2002 by Jason Pearce.

It has been three weeks since I emailed the Peace Corps office requesting reinstatement or re-enrollment to Peace Corps service. I have yet to receive a response other than a brief email saying that they are working on it. Today, I decided to send them another email. Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 13:27:30 -0700 (PDT) [...]

Internet Communications Manager Application (PC2-103w)

September 24th, 2002 by Jason Pearce.

It’s official, the Peace Corps has confirmed receipt of my application for their “Internet Communications Manager Application (PC2-103w)” position. I received this generic post card in the mail yesterday. Dear Applicant: We have received your application for a staff position with the Peace Corps. The vacancy announcement number and the date we received your [...]

Many volunteers aren’t enjoying their jobs

September 20th, 2002 by Jason Pearce.

I kind of took a week off from working on my Peace Corps appeal. Mostly because I’ve been spending my time at my dad’s office helping his company update its website. It’s been a great distraction and I have enjoyed the work. But it has also distracted me from my job search, which is becoming [...]

Learning how quickly mold grows

September 16th, 2002 by Jason Pearce.

Here is another volunteer’s take on my early departure, as well as other excerpts about what it is like to be a Peace Corps volunteer. From: “hidden” To: hidden Subject: riding a roller coaster Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:16:15 -0700 I have been on an unbelievable roller coaster.  the last 4 weeks have [...]

Letters to the Peace Corps DC office

September 13th, 2002 by Jason Pearce.

Some of my fellow colleagues in Guyana have written a few letters to the Peace Corps DC office regarding my termination. Others have also been asking me who they can send letters to, should they decide to do so. This weekend, I plan on adding a page to my site that will give a list [...]