Peace Corps

What contribution would it make? In an ever-changing world, Peace Corps Volunteers have met new challenges with innovation, creativity, determination, and compassion. From AIDS education to emerging technologies to environmental preservation to new market economies, Peace Corps Volunteers have helped people build better lives for themselves. Their work in villages, towns, and cities around the globe represents a legacy of service that has become a significant part of America’s history and…

The Peace Corps for myself stands for a way to further educate; further, educate others, and myself included. Having an education in Healthcare Administration, being in healthcare is much like being an educator to peers and contributing to improving the health of the majority. This opportunity will be a real test to be more compassionate to others and have the hands-on experience with diverse cultural backgrounds while knowing I am making a difference. After traveling abroad in high school, I…

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…

better learners. I volunteer in teaching children how eating healthy and exercise has significant importance in life. I also work in teaching children how to swim and be safe in and around the water. These are some of the reasons why I want to be a Peace Corps Volunteer. This experience is a once in a lifetime opportunity that would help better me in the field that I would like to go into. I specifically want to work with parents and children to help decrease the risk of obesity starting…

Peace Corps Life is definitely not easy, although many people see volunteers pictures of beautiful beach sunsets, views, scenery, and think that our life is more of a whimsical vacation than anything else, those are often fleeting moments of happiness that we cling too during the vast amounts of difficult cultural and language situations being navigated everyday. I have spent the first few months just finding my footing; where I belong in the organization, how I fit in, and sitting in on…

Joining Peace Corps has been on my mind for a number of years; however, I have always been hesitant due to my own self-doubt. I questioned my ability to live away from my family for such a long length of time, and I was worried about what would this opportunity mean for the professional ladder I was trying to climb. However, life has recently taught me that although there are challenges, I do not want to live a life of regret. My family means a lot to me. I have three nephews who have…

Kennedy issued the Peace Corps Program on March 1, 1961, the hearts and minds of Americans and the underdeveloped world have been positively impacted. A millenial of Americans are accentuated to the philanthropic program each year, which intensifies how significant this program has been for the entire planet. Since most Americans pursued to enumerate mentally, socially, and nationwide, serving abroad with the Peace Corps assisted their identity crisis. The sole mission of the Peace Corps ever…

1. How did you become interested in the Resident Assistant Job? I first heard of this position while working with AmeriCorps National Civilian Corps. Many of the Team Leaders had previously been RA’s prior to their current leadership position. One of my goals is to become a Team Leader for AmeriCorps. So I felt this was definitely a right step in that direction. The RA position is quite similar to the Team Leader position. I was already an Assistant Team Leader for my teams, so I received some…

meaning an active conservation of a bond between nations, "the maintenance of international peace and security by the deployment of military forces in a particular area" (Dictionary.com, 2015). By definition, a united nations act of force. To breakdown those four words one has realise the true meaning of such; a truce is violently acted upon, but when one steps in, it is no longer keeping the peace. To make peace, is to suggest that two or more nations were/are already at war with one…

The protection and human security of civilians is one of the primary purposes of the UN department of peacekeeping, yet evidence for whether or not they are actually effective in prevention of civilian deaths is a topic that has been controversially debated since the end of the cold war when peacekeeping interventions escalated. While the UN has been criticized for it’s failures, there is no doubt that some of their peacekeeping missions have been highly effective in the protection of citizen…