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RPCV phone home: cold calls from Nicaragua
While serving as a business technology Volunteer, Brian had the freedom to create some of his own secondary projects. When he tried to make what he thought would be a simple phone call home, he...
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Let’s text about sex(ual health)
Yesterday I googled “safer sex.” You’ve possibly done it too. Most people have. Perhaps you wanted to double check something that your friends were talking about or maybe you were simply curious about...
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This is what I consider real-life graduate school
Life in Nicaragua as a Community and Youth Development Volunteer can be rough on only 10 gallons of water a day, but Azikiwe Chandler wouldn’t have it any other way.
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What does your family think about service, PC Trainee?
“The first time for them was a challenge. This time … their response was, ‘what else is new?'” Dave Ronan is on his second tour as a PCV: 20 years ago Dave served in Belize. Before his first time in...
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Happy Earth Day!
Across the globe, PCVs celebrate Earth Day every day with a variety of innovative projects. Check out our infographic to learn about 10 grassroots projects put together by PCVs!
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“Say It Loud…”: Black in the Peace Corps
Before coming to Nicaragua to serve in the Peace Corps, I imagined that it would be similar to my study abroad experience in Ecuador: teaching English, speaking Spanish and indubitably changing lives....
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What it’s like to serve as a queer Volunteer
“I don’t want to go to Nicaragua,” I grumbled to my mom as I sat in the passenger’s seat, wrinkling my nose. She had just asked me if I was excited about my new Peace Corps assignment. I still wasn’t...
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A Peace Corps “taster” for American undergrads?
Peace Corps Nicaragua Volunteers Tim Kruth and Evelyn Cervantes, Peter Hach (Volunteer Support APCD) with other participants of our photo essay camp at a closing ceremony hosted by the U.S. Embassy in...
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11 sunrises worth waking up for
Whether you’re a Volunteer in Costa Rica or Cameroon, Jamaica or Georgia, Tonga or Togo, there is one constant of Peace Corps service: you’re going to see some pretty awesome sunrises. 1. “Magical”...
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13 types of houses Volunteers call home sweet home
In Mongolia, you might live in a ger; in Swaziland, it could be a rondavel. Just as each Volunteer experience is different, so is each house. Here’s a look at some of the different Peace Corps...
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8 reasons Millennials make great Peace Corps Volunteers
Millennials – that tech-savvy, selfie-taking, debt-ridden cohort born between 1980 and the mid-2000s – are now the largest generation in the U.S. workforce. Welcome. Despite all the negative things...
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Two is twice as tuani
Like any applicant and wannabe Peace Corps Volunteer, hours were spent scouring the Internet and talking with any RPCV to gather information and get a glimpse into what was to come. We were looking for...
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13 times music was the universal language
We may not all speak the same language, but we can all appreciate a good beat. 1. Locals and Volunteers make a music circle in a hut in Panama. 2. When not working with a rural water supply program in...
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17 smiles to start your day
Sometimes all it takes is one smile to make a Volunteer feel right at home. 1. BURKINA FASO “This is a photo of a young girl in my village of Burkina Faso. Upon arriving, it was difficult to make...
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Vulnerability is not weakness: Breaking the silence around mental health
“Hi, I’d like to see if I could… take a mental health day…” I said, my voice shaking as I spoke to a Peace Corps medical officer (PCMO) over the phone. I wasn’t even sure what I was even asking for. A...
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#BaldIsBeautiful: Why I’ve decided to shave my head
This December, my husband and I will have a lot less hair on our heads. I’ve donated my hair twice before. I tend to like long hair, and used to be rather attached to it. My junior year of college I...
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Capturing the Nicaraguan people in six portraits
In August 2014, I moved away from home to teach English in Nicaragua. I’ve also painted more than I ever have in my life here. While I’ve had an on-and-off-relationship with art, painting is my...
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Tales from the TEFL Certificate Program: “We are learning together”
Volunteers earn credential for Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) during Peace Corps service TEFL Volunteers at three pilot posts began their training in 2014 with online courses, and in the...
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Tales from the TEFL Certificate Program: Volunteer Voices
Volunteers earn credential for Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) during Peace Corps service TEFL Volunteers at three pilot posts began their training in 2014 with online courses, and in the...
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6 reasons why Peace Corps blogging is meaningful work
As countries around the world seek to advance and connect, Peace Corps Volunteers of the 21st century have access to technology than their predecessors never dreamed of. But with the power of access...
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