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Welcome!

This is a resource, forum, and community for women interested in, applying to, serving in, and/or returning from the Peace Corps.
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45 YEARS OF THE PEACE CORPS

“One of the first Volunteers in 1961 said ‘I’d never done anything political, patriotic or unselfish, because nobody ever asked me to.  Kennedy asked.’   President Kennedy asked us all that night forty five years ago.  And we are still saying ‘yes’. “

Deputy Director of the Peace Corps (and RPCV - Tunisia) Jody Olsen - in a speech recognizing the 45th Anniversary of Peace Corps at the University of Michigan in 2005

If you have any questions, comments, and/or suggestions please don’t hesitate to contact on or both of the moderators.

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Melody (TEFL PCV Bulgaria) - Meggan (Health PCV Moldova)

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ATTN: New Members

Please feel free to introduce yourselves :o)

1. Name or Nick Name:
   
2. Education (show your school pride, list major/s and minor/s) Where are you at in the process?
   
3. Where are you going to serve/are you serving/want to serve:
   
4. When are you leaving/did you leave:
   
5. What are you going to be doing/are you doing/want to do:
   

(Check out previous polls in the memories section)

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PCV? RPCV?? Fill out our survey :o)

Dates of Service:

Country:

Position/Program
1. Why did you decide to join Peace Corps?

2. Did you find that your reasons for staying were the same or different from your reasons for joining

3. How long did your application process take and did you have any delays during the process?

4. Did you end up with your nominated position / region?

5. How long did it take you to feel comfortable speaking your newly learned language?

6. Is the training provided adequate?

7. If you could change the training with additions or deletions, how would you do it?

8. What was it like being thrown in with a foreign family?

9. How was the food?

10. Did you have moments where you thought you might ET?

11. Did you feel safe in your environment?

12. If you could give one piece of advice to all PC applicants, what would it be?

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Map

RED COUNTRIES - Indicate where members of pc4women   community have served/are currently serving/or have received an invitation in that country.

(Map is updated on the 15th of each month)

*Africa*

Cameroon, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Senegal, Swaziland, Gambia, Zambia, Guinea,  Lesotho, and Uganda.

*Eastern Europe/Central Asia*

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Romania, Uzbekistan, Ukraine

*Asia*

Bangladesh, China, Philippines, Mongolia

*Pacific*

Samoa, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor

*Latin America/Caribbean*

Dominican Republic, Honduras, Jamaica, Paraguay, Panama, Nicaragua

 *Middle East/North Africa*

N/A yet!

If you have a country to add e-mail Meggan at MEGG9821@YAHOO.COM

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VISIT THE OFFICIAL PEACE CORPS WEBSITE

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How far would you go to help someone?

Would you go to the end of your driveway? Would you cross a street? Would you cross an ocean? To a place 6,000 miles from home?

And how long would you go…

Would you go for a week? A month? A year? Would you go for 2 years?

Would you go if you could use your knowledge to teach someone and, in the process, maybe learn something yourself?

Life is calling. How far will you go?

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This livejournal community is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by the United States Peace Corps or any other organization. Everything contained herein is the opinion and personal expression of the owners and community members.

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DON'T FORGET...

Check out our Memories section for information, links, featured journals,** program info, and insight into the PC from current and former PCV’s!!!
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