The Five W's-An introduction

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Who
        My name is Ben Dulaney and on February 12th I received an invitation to join the Peace Corps in Botswana. I’m a Biology major with an Anthropology minor from Carroll College.
What
        While there I will be serving as a Health Capacity Volunteer in an HIV/AIDS clinic. I would tell you more, but I honestly don’t know. When I ask the currently volunteers what I might be doing they just say that it depends. Every site is different and every position unique in it’s own way. This is both slightly terrifying and wonderfully exciting.
Where
        Botswana Africa! Yeah crazy right. If you have no clue where that is just remember where South Africa is and it’s the country just north.
When
        Below you can see my timeline of events leading up till now. More officially I will be leaving on July 25th for Philadelphia. There I will begin staging and leave for Botswana a few days later.
Timeline
Submitted Application- Nov. 8th 2018
Considered for Botswana Health Capacity Volunteer- Nov. 14th 2018
Invitation to interview- Nov. 24th 2018
Scheduled Interview- Dec. 6th 2018
Original interview date- Dec. 17th 2018 (Postponed due to mandatory meeting)
Rescheduled interview date- Jan. 3rd 2019 (Postponed due to Government shutdown. Grrrrr)
Government reopens!- Jan. 25th 2019
Rescheduled interview date- Feb. 1st 2019
Invitation- Feb. 12th 2019 3:20pm
Medical Clearance- April 29th
Legal Clearance- April 30th

What to expect
           Updates
This is going to be where I update friends and family on what I’m doing and how things are going. These will be more long form posts or transcripts from the podcast I will be doing.
Podcast
Yes, I’m doing a podcast! This will be my primary way to update people on what I’m doing, but I also want it to be more than just about me. This podcast is about the Peace Corps and educating people on what this organization stands for. I want to have stories, interviews, and how does one go about joining the Peace Corps. The first episode will be posted later this month.
Instagram
@Bentherebotswanathat
Clever name right? Photography has been a huge part of my life for the past 2 years and I have no intention of stopping while in country. Even better this will give me the chance to explore photography in a way like never before. It will be daily updates and stories of the people around me.

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