Federal Background Check-Expediting

So if you are having trouble with your federal background check. For example: The process is taking to long, your information/fingerprints were lost or you are having trouble getting a straight answer about your expected date to receive the check, you have the option of contacting your local congress person. This can make the process much smoother and often expedite your documents. When I sent my CRC in February I was not expecting to be waiting until mid April to hear back. I called numerous times and was given different information each time. Finally, I contacted my congress women. Here's how.

1) Go to your local congress person's website
2) Search for an area that talks about "Help with a federal agency" For Wisconsin that's located here
3) Fill out form, often you can email it or fax it to make the process easier. Provide all information about the process: the day you sent it, the day it was said to have been received and all interaction with the FBI office in West Virginia.
4) You should receive a call from your local representative in 1 to 2 business. Mine called the same day, within 2 hours. She had checked on the process, asked for a solution and assured me it would be sent out within two days. It was!
5) Send a nice little thank you for all of their help!

Sending EPIK Your Documents

Sorry the sound is a bit off...such is life! :)
A few things I should have noted in the video:
-Make sure you have 2 sets of Transcripts for each degree
-Make sure your application includes a passport quality photo
-Don't be afraid to attach additional resources onto the lesson plan in your application, to demonstrate your teaching style
-Make an extra copy of every document you have, just for your own personal use

Rugby and Requests

Woop! My CRC finally arrived from West Virginia this afternoon, big ups to Tammy Baldwin and her office for all of their help. This was possibly the icing on the cake for today, after a very tough rugby match in new position (Lock and Flanker). I can honestly say I have never been so sore in my life, feels like I was in a car wreck or something. Sometimes I wonder why I do this to myself. Haha, yet I have started doing some research into playing rugby in Korea. Don't know where I'll be placed yet, but I found a  video by these lovely ladies. "The Seoul Sisters" It made me smile!

BBoys and Business

So close to having all of my documents completed! Exciting! CRC is on it's way back and will be sent overnight to be apostilled through Pro-Ex, My masters degree (which I had to send to the UK) is already on it's way back to me and should be here thursday  Also, my final set of UK transcripts arrived! Woo Hoo! Looks like I should have everything I need here by Friday.

So in the meantime I'm gonna lay back and enjoy some Korean BBoy Action!

 

Jinjo Crew. I'm pretty much in love!

And then there's north Korea...

Wow....nutty as a fruitcake. Still a bit worrying, though as North Korea threatens to reduce South Korea to ashes.

FBI Frustrations

Tammy in action! :)

So after a 4th day of nagging the FBI records request, I called this morning to find out that the 3 representatives I had spoken with previously, had lied to me. The man admitted that my record check hadn't been started...or completed and I could expect to wait a few weeks. I've been waiting since February 21st, mind you. So I found the contact of my local congresswoman and sent a request to have her speed up the process. She had a special form, just for this type of issue. Big Ups, Tammy! Hope it's smooth sailing from here on out!

UPDATE 2:16 P.M
My congresswoman just called to let me know she has spoken with the FBI and they will be sending out my request by Wednesday! :) What a baller. Very excited!

Goals Before Korea

Alright, I figured it might be wise to set a few goals before Korea.
1) Learn how to use chopsticks much more proficiently, start eating with them regularly

Otherwise I'll be stuck using these

2)Stick to my Korean class and learn basic conversational Korean....I may even get Rosetta Stone

3) Never in my life thought I would say this, but- lose 10 pounds so I can actually find and fit into Korean clothing.I'm an advocate for the thick ladies, but I think the average size in Korea is a size 2...wow.

4) Get a head start on paying my student loans

welcome to the real world!

5)Get used to paying with cash

6)Acquire more dress clothes/blazers (although my friend Sammy says the shoulder pads are gross, haha)

7)Get a good quality camera like the Nikon 1, J1 for traveling

8) Get some sample lesson plays together

9) Start phasing out good Wisconsin cheese because it will be harder to find

Not quite the same, is it?

10)Become more adventurous with trying new foods

Not sure I'm brave enough for the blind taste test, platter yet