In September 2008, Ryan and I picked up and moved from Seguin to Dallas. I had a job with the King Tut Exhibition and Ryan was working in security. We started to explore and research ways for us to go abroad to volunteer. (We actually looked at a couple places before we moved, but got really serious once we were in Dallas) We did not really care what we would be doing, we just wanted to do our part in helping out another country. So in January 2009 we applied to the peace corps. By February both of our applications were complete and we submitted them, not realizing how long this journey would be. Our first speed bump was our marital status. We were told we had to be married for one year before we could depart with the PC. So we decided this was fine with us and moved back our anticipated leave date to the summer 2010. Ryan and I got married in April 2009, but waited until June/July to take our honeymoon. After we returned from fabulous Peru, I started getting all the legal paperwork done, changing my name, etc. Right before we left for Peru, our recruiter called us to schedule an interview. We had our interview set for when we returned. So in July we went to downtown Dallas and had our interviews. We both thought they went really well and we were very optimistic about the future. We left the interviews on a high note, only to hear bad news in August/September. We got a call that said we did not receive a nomination, but was asked if we wanted to try for the next round of nominations. Of course we said yes. After this we had to fill out lots more forms and information for them, trying to get more experience to make us qualified for positions with the PC. Both of us kind of thought we were not going to get another chance at getting a nomination, so we both starting making and deciding on our plan "B's". BUT... in January our recruiter called and told us we had received a nomination! I would teach English and Ryan would work in Youth Development. All we know right now is that we should be going to Asia, which can always change, but hopefully it won't. So now that we are up to speed, Ryan and I have received our medical paperwork and have now scheduled all of our doctor's visits. Within the next two weeks we will be visiting several doctors and working on completing all of the intense paperwork. So until then... we will be back at work, reading, volunteering, and getting ready for all our x-rays, blood work, etc. Have a great night!