Peace Corps

Every year I spend half of my summer hiking the Rocky Mountains of Montana with my mom and the other half climbing the Cascade Mountains of Washington State with my dad. I have grown up in two different states because of my parents divorce. However, I don 't have an innate sense of pride for one state but a pride for the two separate and unique mountain ranges that have shaped who I am today. When I am in the free and open space of a forest with the cool summer breeze flowing through my hair and…

As you might notice from my title, I have decided to place my interest on two different readings; The Good Man and Still I Rise. Both of these reading are wonderful pieces that spark my interest and exert the qualities from Marywood’s core values. The readings are extremely similar and different. The both show Empowerment, Excellence, and show a great deal of respect, but they show all of those qualities in different ways. To start off, the readings are similar because of the strong core values…

Did you ever wonder how countries that had some major accident rose back from such disasters?! The peace corp, that's how. The peace corp is the best organization in america for the 1960’s. The peace corp will help countries financially or physically when other countries turn their backs. First, the peace corp helps other countries when a natural disasters hit.The program was established by Executive Order 10924, issued by President John F.Kennedy on March 1, 1961, announced by televised…

There are few things more life changing than joining the Peace Corps, and it isn't just your life that you are changing. By joining the Peace Corps you are bringing aid to the millions across the world that need it, gaining important leadership skills, and strengthening the bonds across the entirety of the international community. The Peace Corps is one of many organizations dedicated to bringing aid to those in need, but they have been doing it longer than most. They have been at it for more…

make a positive impact on not only myself but, more importantly, on the communities around me. The value of service, as well as the capacity to create sustainable change, are the driving factors that have intrinsically motivated me to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer. This drive began when I was a child. My father is the Project Developer for a non-profit organization in Miami, FL and since my childhood, he has instilled within me the concept that I have the unique opportunity to help others…

FULL TIME APPLICANT ; PART TIME SUB The Peace Corps is a United States government agency that was launched during the optimistic years of the Kennedy administration, and in large part can be seen as a product of the growing concern for social justice that was emerging during that era. No doubt, it was also conceived as a tool to be used in the context of the geopolitical concerns of the times that were posed by the cold war in order to help win the hearts and minds…

After university I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya where I taught in two local schools, facilitated adult teambuilding/leadership training, worked on youth malaria education, facilitated HIV/AIDS education, taught life skills, coached youth sports and much more. I loved my time in Peace Corps and not a day passes where I don’t think about my friends, my students, my host families and my fellow teachers. When I joined I thought of Peace Corps as pause from “normal” life, which would…

Narrative- On 13Feb17 at 1306 hrs. I, Deputy Halbasch, was asked to speak with Cristin Burmayer in reference to her daughter, Sara Evans, skipping school on a regular basis recently. Cristin informed me she wished for Sara to be placed at Evergreen Shelter in Bemidji as Sara once again skipped school in Walker. Cristin stated she had to depart this morning for work before Sara was to get a ride to school from her friend, Madison Zismer. Later in the morning, Cristin found out from the school…

Sanj took a deep breath and pressed submit. The application for her awaiting trip to Dominican Republic had been sent to the organization Rustic Pathway. Her heart started beating rapidly as if she had completed a marathon. Her eyes were entranced by the scenic photos of Dominican Republic. Her smile stretched from ear to ear. In a few weeks, she will be leaving her suburban home and begin her nine days’ exotic journey. Sanj’s international travels only had been to India and England with her…

The file of Sara Ann came into the agency today after she was placed into the care of her grandmother and the grandmother was having difficulty dealing with her behavioral problems. They referred her file to this agency in order to seek guidance for proper placement for her. Sara Ann is an 11 year old girl who had been living the past 6 months with her grandmother after her mother passed away from a drug overdose and her father has been in prison for the last 8 years on drug charges. Sara Ann…