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I normally don't post things like this on Facebook but ironically, I came across a fantastic video from the Peace Corps a few days ago...

As many of you know, I want to join the Peace Corps after college but many don't really know how I could "waste" my time serving or "why" I would do such a thing...

Well, on the video, a Caucasian volunteer stationed in the Dominican Republic took a bus and was immediately asked whether or not he was a Peace Corps volunteer by the driver( based on his skin, eyes and hair color- he was clearly an outlier in the community). The volunteer politely agreed and minutes later, after making the first stop the bus driver hugged the volunteer and thanked him for the service another volunteer did 12 years ago...

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