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The Complete Guide to Joining the Peace Corps

Author : Sharlee DiMenichi
Publisher : Atlantic Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1601382847
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Guide to Joining the Peace Corps written by Sharlee DiMenichi and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Peace Corps, one of the great symbols of relief and assistance in countries around the world, is an opportunity for men and women of all ages to give a small part of their lives in the effort to help those much less fortunate than them. In 2007, the Peace Corps announced its highest volunteer number in 37 years with more than 8,000 volunteers and the Corps continues to grow as more people jump at the chance to help around the world. Many people want to join and help in the Peace Corps, and more than 160,000 people have, since it was established by President Kennedy in 1961. But, many more wonder what it involves and what they need to know before they can volunteer and sign up for the world famous Peace Corps. This informative book will guide you through the process of not only deciding whether you want to join the Peace Corps, but of showing you everything you will experience and need along the way. You will learn all of the basic lingo and necessary information needed to start the application process. You will be shown the specific qualifications to join and what you can do to boost your chances of submitting a winning application. Advice for older volunteers as well as those who are married or worried about entering another country as a minority or different sexual orientation is included in a special chapter about preparing for the Peace Corps mentality. Once you have applied and are ready for your Peace Corps commitment to start, you will learn what you should bring for two years abroad and what kind of training the Peace Corps will provide to you. A full list of the countries you might travel to and the languages you will need to learn are included, alongside the vital medical and safety information that you will need to remain safe during your travels. Learn how to stay in touch with home through the proper channels and how much travel and free time you will be permitted. Social interaction is a vital part of any volunteer commitment and you will learn how and when you can get to know you fellow volunteers and the rules for interaction with the local nationals. Finally, the process of returning to normal life will be hard, but this book will walk you through everything you need to know, including the procedure for coming home early and a full section on how to adjust to your life once more. You will also find information on incorporating your new outlook on life gained from the humbling experience of your travels into the life that you left back at home. For those interested in joining the Peace Corps who feel overwhelmed by everything it represents, this book will take your hand and walk you through every step of the way.

Unofficial Peace Corps Volunteer Handbook

Author : Travis Hellstrom
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557570980
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (575 download)

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Download or read book Unofficial Peace Corps Volunteer Handbook written by Travis Hellstrom and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

It Depends

Author : Kelly Branyik
Publisher : Write with Light Publications LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780980236675
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book It Depends written by Kelly Branyik and published by Write with Light Publications LLC. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It Depends" is a Peace Corps guide dedicated to present and future volunteers preparing for their first, second, or even third Peace Corps Journey. The title was inspired by the phrase often used by Peace Corps staff when volunteers asked questions about what to expect during their service. The Peace Corps staff always settled on the same answer, "It Depends." This guide draws from past volunteers' individual experiences as well as the author's personal journey and presents real stories, ideas, experiences, and advice on how to make the most of the Peace Corps lifestyle, experience, and journey. The author will take you through the Peace Corps life from start to finish, from considering Peace Corps to closing out your service. This guide is short, informative, fun, and will get any person considering Peace Corps excited to start the adventure and assist current volunteers in finding their next passion in life once their passion for Peace Corps has been completed.

When the World Calls

Author : Stanley Meisler
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807050512
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book When the World Calls written by Stanley Meisler and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the World Calls is the first complete and balanced look at the Peace Corps’s first fifty years. Revelatory and candid, journalist Stanley Meisler’s engaging narrative exposes Washington infighting, presidential influence, and the Volunteers’ unique struggles abroad. He deftly unpacks the complicated history with sharp analysis and memorable anecdotes, taking readers on a global trek starting with the historic first contingent of Volunteers to Ghana on August 30, 1961. In the years since, in spite of setbacks, the ethos of the Peace Corps has endured, largely due to the perseverance of the 200,000 Volunteers themselves, whose shared commitment to effect positive global change has been a constant in one of our most complex—and valued—institutions.

The Peace Corps Volunteer's Handbook

Author : Travis Hellstrom
Publisher : Hatherleigh Press
ISBN 13 : 1578266467
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (782 download)

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Download or read book The Peace Corps Volunteer's Handbook written by Travis Hellstrom and published by Hatherleigh Press. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE PEACE CORPS MAY BE “THE TOUGHEST JOB YOU’LL EVER LOVE,” BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO LEARN THAT THE HARD WAY. The Peace Corps Volunteer’s Handbook is both your guide and your companion. Learn from the experiences of outstanding former Volunteers, while cataloging your own experiences with the Peace Corps from the very beginning of your service to the end. Designed to be with you each step of the way—from applying to Peace Corps, starting your service, adjusting to your host country, and making your way home again—this handbook combines the best parts of a guidebook with all the creativity of a personal journal. This is the handbook every Peace Corps Volunteer wishes for, something no one has provided before—a chance to set down on paper all the amazing experiences the Peace Corps has to offer, right next to the memories of the Volunteers who came before. What are you waiting for?

Peace Corps Experience

Author : Lawrence F. Lihosit
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1469760908
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book Peace Corps Experience written by Lawrence F. Lihosit and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tell your Peace Corps story, but first study this book. Robert Klein, Peace Corps Oral History Project, Kennedy Library The ultimate how-to book for former Peace Corps volunteers and staff who have hesitated to write about their own experience. This book explains what a memoir is, how to write, publish and promote.

Peace Jobs

Author : David J. Smith
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1681233320
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (812 download)

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Download or read book Peace Jobs written by David J. Smith and published by IAP. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a guide for college students exploring career options who are interested in working to promote peacebuilding and the resolution of conflict. High school students, particularly those starting to consider college and careers, can also benefit from this book. A major feature of the book is 30 stories from young professionals, most recently graduated from college, who are working in the field. These profiles provide readers with insight as to strategies they might use to advance their peacebuilding careers. The book speaks directly to the Millennial generation, recognizing that launching a career is a major focus, and that careers in the peace field have not always been easy to identify. As such, the book takes the approach that most any career can be a peacebuilding career provided one is willing to apply creativity and passion to their work. ENDORSEMENTS: The 30 profiles and other examples of career options across disciplines in Peace Jobs should be a required resource for all high school and college career offices. Packed with valuable realistic examples of how students, from a wide array of backgrounds, connected their passion with a paid career, it answers the ever present question “but what job can I get in peacebuilding”? Jennifer Batton Co-Chair, Peace Education Working Group and Chair, North America, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict Coordinator, International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education If changing the world is your calling, David Smith offers the guiding framework to channel passions and talents into meaningful employment. In Peace Jobs, millennials and others can discover ways to apply their social conscience to traditional and transformative career opportunities. Tony Jenkins, PhD Director, Peace Education Initiative, The University of Toledo Managing Director, International Institute on Peace Education Coordinator, Global Campaign for Peace Education

Nonformal Education (NFE) Manual

Author : Peace Corps (U.S.). Information Collection and Exchange
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Nonformal Education (NFE) Manual written by Peace Corps (U.S.). Information Collection and Exchange and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Culture Matters

Author : Craig Storti
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780964447233
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book Culture Matters written by Craig Storti and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2011-02-11 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peace Corps Information Collection and Exchange Publication No. T0087. Provides a map to guide Peace Corps volunteers through their cross-cultural experience and also a way for them to record thoughts and feelings as they live and work in a host country. Contains a variety of exercises, as well as stories and quotations from Volunteers who have served in the past, from experts on cross-cultural training, and from the kind of people a volunteer might expect to meet in a new country.

Joining AmeriCorps

Author : Matthew Hudson-Flege
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Joining AmeriCorps written by Matthew Hudson-Flege and published by . This book was released on 2021-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Peace Corps and Citizen Diplomacy

Author : Stephen M. Magu
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498502415
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Peace Corps and Citizen Diplomacy written by Stephen M. Magu and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 50 years, more than 225,000 Peace Corps volunteers have been placed in over 140 countries around the world, with the goals of helping the recipient countries need for trained men and women, to promote a better understanding of Americans for the foreign nationals, and to promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. The Peace Corps program, proposed during a 2 a.m. campaign stop on October 14, 1960 by America's Camelot, was part idealism, part belief that the United States could help Global South countries becoming independent. At the height of the Cold War, the US and USSR were racing each other to the moon, missiles in Turkey and in Cuba and walls in Berlin consumed the archrivals; sending American graduates to remote villages seemed ill-informed. Kennedy's Kiddie Korps was derided as ineffectual, the volunteers accused of being CIA spies, and often, their work made no sense to locals. The program would fall victim to the vagaries of global geopolitics: in Peru, Yawar Malku (Blood of the Condor), depicting American activities in the country, led to volunteers being bundled out unceremoniously; in Tanzania, they were excluded over Tanzania’s objection to the Vietnam War. Despite these challenges, the Peace Corps program shaped newly independent countries in significant ways: in Ethiopia they constituted half the secondary school teachers in 1961, in Tanzania they helped survey and build roads, in Ghana and Nigeria they were integral in the education systems, alongside other programs. Even in the Philippines, formerly a U.S. colony, Peace Corps volunteers were welcomed. Aside from these outcomes, the program had a foreign policy component, advancing U.S. interests in the recipient countries. Data shows that countries receiving volunteers demonstrated congruence in foreign policy preferences with the U.S., shown by voting behavior at the United Nations, a forum where countries’ actions and preferences and signaling is evident. Volunteer-recipient countries particularly voted with the U.S. on Key Votes. Thus, Peace Corps volunteers who function as citizen diplomats, helped countries shape their foreign policy towards the U.S., demonstrating the viability of soft power in international relations.

The Insider's Guide to the Peace Corps

Author : Dillon Banerjee
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 0307768538
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Insider's Guide to the Peace Corps written by Dillon Banerjee and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2010-11-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So, you want to join the Peace Corps . . . If you are interested in joining the Peace Corps, you probably have questions that run the gamut from "What is the application process like?" to "Is the Peace Corps effective as a development agency?" In this updated second edition, former Peace Corps volunteer Dillon Banerjee shares candid facts and insights about the experience in a practical question-and-answer format. With input from recently returned volunteers who served across the globe, this thorough guide presents valuable information including: • What Peace Corps recruiters look for in your application• Items you should--and shouldn't---pack for your two-year trip• Useful gadgets and technology that help volunteers stay connected from far away• Real answers to personal questions about culture shock, safety, dating, homesickness, and more Whether you're thinking of joining or have already been accepted and are preparing to leave, The Insider's Guide to the Peace Corps will help equip you for the unique challenges and rewards of the volunteer experience, regardless of your program area or country assignment. It's essential reading for anyone interested in "the toughest job you'll ever love."

Alternatives to the Peace Corps

Author : Caitlin Hachmyer
Publisher : Alternatives to the Peace Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780935028317
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (283 download)

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Download or read book Alternatives to the Peace Corps written by Caitlin Hachmyer and published by Alternatives to the Peace Corporation. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make Your Commitment Count! Want to work on a volunteer project that really matters but don't know where to start looking? Alternatives to the Peace Corps is the original resource for finding community-based, grassroots volunteer work-the kind of work that changes the world, one person at at time. Whether you want to volunteer at home or abroad, and whether you can spend two years or two weeks, Alternatives to the Peace Corps will help you find a volunteer experience to match your highest ideals. Thoroughly revised, expanded, and updated in its 12th edition, Alternatives to the Peace Corps has: listings for over 100 carefully selected national and international organizations tips on researching and evaluating organizations help with budgeting and fundraising an extensive resource section full of books, websites, and organizations for further reading and research and much more.

Return to Bafia, Cameroon

Author : Paul Hamel
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book Return to Bafia, Cameroon written by Paul Hamel and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his compelling memoir, "Return to Bafia," Paul J. Hamel takes us on an unforgettable expedition to a remote African town as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1969 to 1972. Far removed from the comforts of modern life, Bafia lacked internet, television, phones, electricity, running water, and paved roads. Hamel's enthralling narrative unveils his remarkable metamorphosis during this time, leaving an enduring impact on his life. Through introspection, Hamel describes his life-altering adventures that continues to shape his perspective even decades later. He delves into the lessons learned: self-reliance, appreciating the little things, selfless giving, and the profound joy of making a positive difference in others' lives. In 2013 Paul returned to Cameroon, accompanied by his sister, Darleen Guien, to witness the changes that have occurred over the past half-century. The contrast between his Peace Corps days and the present adds depth to his reflections. "Return to Bafia" is an inspiring testament to the enduring impact of the Peace Corps experience, igniting the spirit of adventure and encouraging a broader appreciation for diverse cultures. Through Paul's story, readers embark on a journey of self-discovery and the remarkable capacity for positive change within us all.

Eritrea Remembered

Author : Marian Haley Beil
Publisher : Peace Corps Writers
ISBN 13 : 9781935925163
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book Eritrea Remembered written by Marian Haley Beil and published by Peace Corps Writers. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighteen Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Eritrea share their fond experiences in this Horn of Africa country. Edited by Marian Haley Beil Contributing authors: Marianne Arieux, Mike Bannister, Leo Cecchini, Tom Cutler, Harold Freeman, Walt Galloway, Tom Gallagher, Cathie Hulder, Paul Huntsberger, Wayne Kessler, Cynthia Tse Kimberlin, Neil Kottler, Kurt Peterson, Joann Feldman Richards, Mary Gratiot Schultz, Lois Shoemaker, Judy Smith and Kate Yocum

The Lost Pleiad

Author : Kelly Branyik
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733626590
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Pleiad written by Kelly Branyik and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She set out on a journey to find home, and ended up finding two. Which one will she choose?Anya Allen has always felt out of place on Earth and strangely felt more connected to the stars. Stargazing has been a life-long hobby for Anya but there is one constellation she favors above all others; Pleiades. As befuddling as this connection was, she still spent years convincing herself everyone felt just as lost in the world. But at 30-years-old, her strongest desire to belong takes her on a journey to discover who she really is and her true place in the Universe. As her online research awakens her introspective curiosity, she discovers truths about the star cluster that evokes a possibility she only vaguely suspected; she might not be from planet Earth. How can that be?Motivated to get answers, Anya seeks assistance from a duo of lightworkers, who introduce her to metaphysical travels that will shoot her to the one place she had only ever imagined. As her abilities to move between two worlds intensifies, so does a budding romantic bond with one person who knows and accepts her better than anyone, Sam. Suddenly, Earth was feeling like the home she had always yearned for.Their deepening love threatens to disrupt Anya's desires to visit a world unknown and find the place she truly belongs.Through a series of interstellar travels, Anya finally finds the home she has always longed for but which world is she actually destined to live in?

Daily Life in Turkmenbashy's Golden Age

Author : Sam Tranum
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781453855164
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (551 download)

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Download or read book Daily Life in Turkmenbashy's Golden Age written by Sam Tranum and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2004, Sam Tranum moved to Turkmenistan, an isolated, totalitarian petrostate bordering Iran and Afghanistan, to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer. That same year, the Economist magazine predicted his new home would be the worst place in the world to live, despite the fact that its leader, known as Turkmenbashy, insisted that his country was experiencing a Golden Age. This is the story of Tranum's nearly two years in Turkmenistan, dodging secret police, exploring ancient Silk Road cities, covertly teaching classes on democracy and human rights, and learning to appreciate fermented camel's milk.