One of the things that the Peace Corps required is to bring to staging was our WHO cards. The yellow card that says when you were vaccinated for Yellow Fever. I was super responsible and kept this card VERY safe in the eight months leading up to my departure. Last night, before leaving for Philadelphia, I put all of my luggage and my itty bitty purse in the entryway of my house because I wanted it all ready to go for this morning. One of my best friends was over at my house and my mom and Colleen and I decided to go get ice cream because ICE CREAM. 

We left for TEN MINUTES. We came home to find that one of my dogs (BELLA) had gone into my purse and taken out my tissues, wallet, and WHO card!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t add enough exclamation points to this. This card is essential to me being admitted into Malawi. Like, you don’t understand. 

I was BEYOND livid. I don’t think I’ve ever been more upset at one of my dogs. I was panicking. What if they don’t let me into Malawi?! What if I can’t go into the Peace Corps?! This is a real thing. I was so calm (not really) before this. 

I ended up calling a return volunteer and sending a picture showing that you could still, technically, see all of the information needed on the WHO card and we agreed that I would probably be ok. I had found it outside by my trash cans. I had found my wallet, slightly, chewed up on her dog bed. It was one of the scariest moments of my life. Without this, I may not have been able to go to Malawi. 

LITERALLY: MY DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK