Joseph's email November 29 2006 There are those who shy away from challenges and those who travel 9,000 miles looking for them

Joseph did not tell us about his application until right before his 21st bday on October 10. I was interviewing for new jobs and had a interview in Ct on Ocober 11. I drove straight from the interview to see Joe, I thought his friends would take him out on the 10th (thank you Alec, he had a great time! and loved the beer). So on the 11th I took him out to dinner and we talked about the peace corp. He was so happy to be 21, and an adult and to have so many friends; he was bubbling during dinner. I told him the Peace Corp was not a good idea for him; where would he practice the piano; or the organ, and there was very little water in Peace Corp sites. He told me that he had just applied and the Peace Corp was very selective. No worries. At Thanksgiving he came home and told us that his interivew was the next week, we thought. Apparantly the interview was before Thanksgiving, because this email came right after Thanksgiving.

I think I sent this to my family with the byline "What every mother wants to hear"

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[mailto:SDelaney@peacecorps.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:42 PM
To: Joseph Chow 07
Cc: 'Paul St. John Frisoli'
Subject: RE: Your Peace Corps Application

Joseph,

Congratulations! You have been nominated to the Secondary Education Science - Chemistry Teaching assignment leaving for Sub-Sahara Africa in June 2007.

Sub Sahara Africa Region includes the following countries: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Niger, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, The Gambia, Uganda, Zambia

Now you will receive a packet from the Office of Medical Services in the next 5-10 business days. Be sure to get going with these forms and turn them around at your earliest convenience. Once you are medically cleared you will hear from Placement 6- 8 weeks before your program departure date regarding your formal invitation - this can happen sooner but it depends on when you are medically cleared.

Should you have any further questions please feel free to contact me. I have also copied your Recruiter Paul Frisoli on this email.

Susanne Delaney

Recruitment Coordinator, RPCV, Paraguay 1994-96

New England Regional Peace Corps Office

10 Causeway Street, Room 450

Boston, MA 02222-1099

Phone: 617 565-5548

Fax: 617 565-5539

Email: sdelaney@peacecorps.gov

www.peacecorps.gov

"There are those who shy away from challenges and those who travel 9,000 miles looking for them"