Peace Corps

[Poet of Gore]

You're not thinking of raping anyone in the Peace Corps are you, Bme?

is "graping" frowned upon?

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[Bme26]

I served for 3.5 years in Panama, first for two years as an environmental health volunteer helping a community mobilize to build an aqueduct (no water, no electricty, but had a great time), then as a regional coordinator looking for new communities for volunteers to serve, maintaining relationships with the local government, and providing support for volunteers.
I've really taken to the lifestyle here, and have stayed in the Eastern Panama regions and worked with various local organizations for the past couple of years.
To answer a previous question of yours, I picked Eastern Europe or Southeast Asia as regional preferences, but was told that my Spanish was too good to not go to Latin America. It seems that PC is much more competitive now (ie there were people in my training group that did not speak any Spanish when they came down), but it seems that the newest groups are better prepared in that sense.

Would also do it again in a second, and ask away/PM me.

That sounds like a great experience! I'm actually hoping to be placed in Central or South America myself. My spanish is about an upper intermediate level and I've lived, worked and studied in Chile/Argentina. I'm open to different areas as well. My interview is next Monday, so I'm hoping I'll find out a lot more then.

I appreciate your input....I'll touch base with you when things progress and I know more. Would love to hear more about your experience.

 

[Bme26]

Have you read The Ugly American ts?

Also is the PC doesn't work out for you, hope it does, look into americorps like a poster above mentioned.

I've never heard of the Ugly American. Off of a brief search, is it about leaving a good impression abroad?? if so, I definitely know what they mean. I've seen my fair share of Americans gone crazy abroad.

 

[Omegaboy13]

I'm an Americorps alumni. I couldn't meet the crazy health requirements for the Peace Corps. It's hard as hell to get in, and a lot like the military in the sense that you are "deployed" for "X" amount of time. Usually 2-3 years if I remember correctly, and you only get to go home for crazy circumstances.

 

[Bme26]

I'm an Americorps alumni. I couldn't meet the crazy health requirements for the Peace Corps. It's hard as hell to get in, and a lot like the military in the sense that you are "deployed" for "X" amount of time. Usually 2-3 years if I remember correctly, and you only get to go home for crazy circumstances.

Ya man, I'm aware of how it works. I feel I'm prepared to go wherever they send me, but I dont think anyone could fully say they're ready till they get there. As far as the health requirements, fortunately I dont foresee any red flags. We'll see how it all works out.

 

[Omegaboy13]

Ya man, I'm aware of how it works. Ultimately, I feel I'm prepared to go wherever they send me, but I dont think anyone could fully say they're ready till they get there. As far as the health requirements, fortunately I dont foresee any red flags. We'll see how it all works out.

One of my ex's got turned down because she had anxiety. Said there was no guarantee she'd get medication to help with it(which she actually didn't need). I know you know how it works, just weird to think that the great majority of people think the Peace Corps is easy to get into. You could end up in Samoa or something living it up, but will most likely end up in Africa doing AIDs awareness classes or some shit in Djibouti. Never know where they'll place you.

 

[Jumpy]

You're not thinking of raping anyone in the Peace Corps are you, Bme?

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[HappyHaHa**]

What exactly are the requirements?

I've heard you need an associates. Are there exceptions to that rule? And what are the health/physical requirements?

 

[Bme26]

What exactly are the requirements?

I've heard you need an associates. Are there exceptions to that rule? And what are the health/physical requirements?

It's probably easier to just read it off of the website: http://www.peacecorps.gov/learn/howvol/lookingfor/

If you're interested, you might want to attend an information session as well.

 

[Daverisimo]

What exactly are the requirements?

I've heard you need an associates. Are there exceptions to that rule? And what are the health/physical requirements?

From what I know, you typically need a bachelor's.

 

[Doughbelly]

One of my ex's got turned down because she had anxiety. Said there was no guarantee she'd get medication to help with it(which she actually didn't need). I know you know how it works, just weird to think that the great majority of people think the Peace Corps is easy to get into.

Not to pick on any one person but it's always interesting to me that many people who lack any technical, medical, administrative, managment or any other relevant education, training, skills or experience think they can be an asset for an organization instead of a liability.

 

[Bme26]

I had my interview on Monday and have been nominated to move forward in the process. The next step after the interview was to look at a list of countries I was eligible for and choose my top three. Honestly, I thought I would probably be placed somewhere in Latin America since I have experience living in different parts of South/Central America and speak spanish, but there were no available openings anywhere within Latin America.

The list had about 20 countries; half or so were in Africa (Ethiopia, Cameroon, South Africa, etc) and a couple in Asia (China and Cambodia), and a few others like Tonga, Fiji, Lithuania, and Ukraine.

I was asked to pick my top 3 from the list and email them to my recruiter. I will also need to complete some medical and dental packets they will be sending me.

Now the research begins....