This isn’t my first “rodeo” with the Peace Corps. I applied in 2005 and was nominated to go to Kazakhstan to teach English. I didn’t ultimately wind up going for two reasons: 1. I needed to have a lot of dental work done and I was really scared of the dentist and, 2. I got a Fulbright Fellowship to study in Austria for a year.
Yeah, my fear of the Dentist won out. Well, that and I was in my 1st year of graduate school and really needed to finish the class work. The point is that I have been through this process (for the beginnings anyway) before.
So I started my new application in July of 2009 with a plethora of new experience that I had gained from teaching English in Austria for a year to both children and adults. I have also gained experience from working in Congress and managing restaurants since my application in ‘05. Hopeful for the future, I submitted my application in earnest, and….
Nothing happened.
For some reason my application didn’t go through. So I called the Dallas PC office and was told I had done something incorrectly, so I reviewed my application and tried again to no avail. So after a few weeks of getting the same results from the same advice… I kind of gave up. I spoke to my wife and decided we needed to focus on our debt and I needed to focus on finished my never-ending thesis.
Fast-forward to today, my wife has her application in. The Recruiter and I are trying to figure out what went wrong with my application. Once that is fixed, my wife and I will get access to the “Application Toolkit” and we should get our packets in the mail. Keep your fingers crossed. I may have to re-do my application. 
Hopefully, I hear something in the next day or so.
Very instructive – continue to spread the word. Getting excited about an update. For too long now have I had the need to begin with my personal blog. Guess if I wait any longer I’ll never ever take action. I’ll be sure to add you to my Blogroll. Many thanks!!