I did three tours as a volunteer. Next to my college education it's the best thing I have ever done. There are dangers but, there are more dangers living in Chicago. PC is well worth the 27 month commitment. It's not easy but, it's worthwhile.
How do I join I dont have much except that I am a college student doing a bachelors in chemical engineering. What exactly did you do for them to call you and accept you
frantz altidor Thanks for your response. Are you a US citizen? Your senior year in college fill out n application for Peace Corps, www.peacegorps.gov then send it in. between now and then check out the website and see what it offers. Chemical Engineering is something that can be put to use in PC. maybe, teaching math or chemistry as examples.
manbigus yes I am an American citizen but I'm not a senior yet but one Moore year I will be so I'll definitely start applying to it and thank you so much I'm forever grateful
frantz altidor Do you speak a language other than English? Or, have you even taken a semester in a foreign language. I took 1 semerster of French in college and they started looking at French speaking countries. Drop me a note in the months/years to come regarding Peace Corps. I loved my tours as a PCV and, if I wasn't paying off a house mortgage I'd reapply.
I feel as though all of the large and rich world powers such as the US, China, England, Russia, Germany, etc. should all come together and unite with a global Peace Corps, I feel as though focusing on providing a better understanding a better understanding of Americans is not as necessary as a better understanding of your fellow man from all corners of the earth. Also, with the united economic resources in these countries, much more help could be provided.
It's not all about money! I would rather volunteer for 2 yrs and then work...rather than get out of school go straight into work....get married...get old...retire...then die. I have to have something I can at least be proud of once am old and in my death bed.
would you recommend going to the peace corps before collage or after collage? Im 18 and planing on going into the peace corps but i have not gone to collage.
Hi, My experience is that they won't take you without a college degree. I don't know if that requirement has changed. What job do you want to do? Where do you want to go.?
i was going to go to collage to become a teacher *to tech language* when i saw that they wanted teachers and people 18+ started looking into it here and there it really seems to vary from place to place, i don't really mind being sent any ware or every ware, but being over seas would be neat.
Well, let me know if they need a degree first. You do need references. When I signed up they wanted 8. I am sure the process may have changed. Where do you live? Have you done any volunteer work before?
Jacob Ramage I just got accepted to serve starting in July. The application process is long and thorough, but easily navigated because their communication to you (the applicant) is excellent. The initial application takes a solid hour by itself (not including preparing your resume, if you don’t already have one). Also, while I don’t think it’s technically required, you’re pretty much expected to have a bachelors degree (or about to graduate, if you’re applying for a position that starts after graduation), at a minimum. I’d be happy to answer questions about the application process, since it is still fresh to me.
When I decided to join Peace Corps youtube wasn't there to hype me up. These videos are well done, informative and show the professional attitudes that make up Peace Corps Volunteers. PCVs not only change lives and attitudes they change YOUR life and attitude.
@@roselynholloway7863 my level was taco burrito, paella, but then i had a few college credits that made me eligible for a placements in Latin America. Peace Corps is good at many things and teaching you the language of your host country is one of the best things they do and one of the best things you can do for yourself and your service.
they really should mention the bachelors degree that 90% of the applicants need. or the 2 to 3 year work service in business or more for the last ten precent
This is so beautiful :D Sadly I'm not a US citizen, but I can still do this kind of things through other organizations. I don't care, I'll find a way. I trust the universe will show me the place where I have to be, exactly when I have to. :) peace&love&spirit to all! :D
Definitely, some degrees are more useful to them than others but a degree in general gives you a good shot. I got into the Peace Corps, and I had a degree in engineering.
Serving as a Peace Corps volunteer you will leave a piece of your heart with the people you meet--and take away something of the soul of the place to warm your memories as long as you live. Sometimes you can go back and marvel at how the place has changed--or not. There's a clip from my trip back with two other RPCVs after 45 years on youtube under the name, TheAdvaitin. Look for India17.mov.
My question is, do volunteers travel in a group with others, or are they just thrown into the country without knowing anybody? I'm just really confused at that bit.
Generally you go to the country as a group, spend about 8-12 weeks of in country pre service training together, and then after that are placed in different areas and are generally on your own.
I’m a PCV in Armenia and I have a site mate (another Peace Corps volunteer) in my town. We are not allowed to live together, but we can do group projects. In a few of the larger towns, in Armenia, there can be three to five volunteers living and working there.
You can tell them that you are a volunteer, that much is a given I think. However, some people do not know what the Peace Corps is and may confuse the title of Corps as being a military service.
Is there an age maximum? I want to go to college first and serve in the Armed Forces, but after that I'd want to join the Peace Corps. In all I'd be about 27 when I would join
Is it a good idea to join peace corps right after high school, and use the money earned to help pay for college? Ex-volunteers only please Edit: To clear any confusion, I am *not* going to (potentially) be doing this solely for money. I love social studies and geography, and I think an experience like this would be amazing to put me out of my comfort zone when I am fresh out of high school to try to experience a different region of the world. It's also a unique way for someone like me, who doesn't like robotic like large company chain jobs, to earn some money in a way which will forever change my life. Just a side-note.
I would love to serve to make this world a better place, however I suffer from obstructive sleep apnea and require electricity while I sleep and require medical supplies monthly. I have a big heart and helping hands. Hope I can get in. I would love to help.
Can someone please educate me. For the 27 months you are there how do you come by money or food for living? Do you bring a large some of your own money that you've saved? Is there a large fee you have to pay before becoming a volunteer?
Mexican Lettuce dang dood. i think you should fix your grammer first. and chilllllllllllllll what did the cops do to you? you sound like you got a stick up your ass
in other countries you stand out a lot. while in Cambodia people were constantly staring pointing and talking about me and other American women. the attention is constant and people can sometimes want to touch your hair flirt and try to push the limits of what is appropriate. one of the girls couldn't deal with that and went home. it's a reality of living overseas, especially in a homogeneous country and can be dangerous. you have to be prepared for it and know how to respond
+Cliff Yablonski I have done 3 tours as a Peace Corps Volunteer. In the time, I have only known 1 woman get raped and, she did something not to bright.
+lisette This lady, an elderly lady, had been in PC for about 20 months and was feeling safe. Volunteers hitchhike, not all but, several. This lady, hitchhiked getting in a car with two males. She told me that the 3 of them were getting along fine, talking about many things, in French. These two guys also spoke Tomachek which she didn't speak. They took a dirt road into a secluded area where they raped her. She hitchhiked alone. When she got to the capital, she went to the medical center and spent several hours speaking with a nurse about what happened. The nurse allowed her to go home on medical leave for 6 weeks. The volunteer, my friend, said that PC took really good care of her and provided her with all the counseling necessary.
+Cliff Yablonski Thanks for your response. 20% is a bit high. I did 3 tours and knew more than 200 girl PCV's. That would means more than 40 were raped. I knew of only one. I knew several girls who fooled around with HCN, Host Country Nationals but, regretted it. They'd talk about how they regretted it. When I was at my 1st site in Kenya, my house was broken into and my money and credit cards were stolen. The guy who broke into my house had a key that the previous volunteer had given him. I never knew this guy had a key. Horror stories, yes. I lived in Washington DC for two years. I can talk about horror stories there as well.
First off I think Peace Corps is a good organization.. I wanted to go I'm 17 now and I wanted to go when I turned 18 but I read up on it and they don't want that soo IDK. They say on there website if you don't have a college degree then you need 5 years of at risk youth experience, Or 5 years Managing experience...Witch no 18 year old would have, And yet you can be 18 to join?? Don't get my hopes up like that Peace Corps.
Was a female in Peace Corps, never raped and didn't know anybody who was raped. I did however have trouble in my first village with my chief's brother who made me feel uncomfortable. Peace Corps immediately took me out of the village and put me in a different one.
Sorry to disappoint. Was a volunteer in West Africa...wasn't raped, and obviously wasn't killed because I am typing this now. I was however pick pocketed (peacefully) when I was dumb enough to put my cellphone in my pocket. I felt safer in Africa than I do in most cities in the U.S. Sorry your friend had a bad experience, but don't try to extrapolate that to the whole program or continent.
I want to join the peace vorps but my past is not a clean one. Im honestly scared that people will judge me because of my past lifestyle. Im kinda searching for my redemption, plus the capitalist life isn't for me
I really want to join the Peace Corps as soon as I graduate from college. What should I study to be a competitive applicant for the teaching part besides a primary/secondary degree in education?
Dear All,I work as Volunteer do I need an experience and if what else if someone from you could please tell me the process because I want to apply for the Job doesn't know what i need though,hope someone is going to help me with this. Regards to All.
I'm thinking about joining the peace corps.I'm a senior in high school and i will be going to college to study German and agricultural/herbalism. Think those are good things to learn if wanting to join the peace corps?
Vamo' a flexear, toda la noche Por la avenida en mi coche En mi lambo, dando clase, a los nenes de la calle Si me topas, no me hables Hazme espacio, que soy grande
A lady who volunteered in Zimbabwe told our class that you spend 3 month training in the language and culture and then 24 months where ever they send you.
looking for unique solutions to the problems teens face { * lack of being involved * lack of activities in the area * lack of putting action to their plans } and yet the solutions remains in the creative minds of teens. Volunteer to plan the St Louis African Arts Festival or Volunteer to make Teen Hut a positive place for teens to hangout and learn African culturethrough education and entertainment { Community Service Hours }
