I have officially applied from the Peace Corps’ Internet communications manager position. It would be so ironic if I were to get this job, or even get interviewed, since the Peace Corps kicked me out of Guyana due to my personal website and online content. We’ll see.
On September 5, 2002, I sent an email to Sylvie Mortimer of the Office of Placement, Business Desk, regarding my request for reinstatement or re-enrollment to Peace Corps service, or transfer to another country, without having to submit a new application. Please scroll down to read that email if you haven’t already done so. Today, I [...]
Criminal activity in Georgetown, Guyana, counties to be a concern for some of the volunteers still stationed there. I recently received this email from one of them who currently lives on the same street that I lived on with my host family during training. It is also just three blocks away from where I would [...]
I have received some wonderful feedback and advice regarding my appeal of the Peace Corps’ decision to send me home. One friend in particular found a DC Federal District case involving a Peace Corps volunteer who was terminated for expressing his political views. Here is his email and an excerpt from that case:
In addition to sleeping, eating, taking hot showers, and playing video games on my Xbox; I’ve spent the last two weeks organizing my case to appeal the Guyana country director’s decision to terminate my service early. While I haven’t decided to appeal his decision yet, it seems likely that I will. In typical fashion, I have [...]
