Throughout orientation, I continually wondered where I would be assigned?

“I will never go to graduate school… I am done with school and won’t need it…” 

When I moved to my site,  I was expecting my students to have very little background knowledge in biology.

“My goal in the classroom is to erase the mindset that math is hard,” shared Peace Corps Response Volunteer Lakshmi.

A shock, a dream, a once in a lifetime opportunity for anyone, let alone for 44 girls from Morocco and Liberia. 

After the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, Rebecca Monnier is getting her second chance at being a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia.

In June 2015, the Peace Corps returned to Liberia through Peace Corps Response to help rebuild communities in the wake of the Ebola epidemic. 

When serving abroad, all Peace Corps Volunteers face challenges of new living arrangements, novel foods and different attitudes.

Peace Corps Volunteers trek through mountains, deserts, fields, rainforests and rivers to get to their service sites. Here’s what commuting looks like for 11 Volunteers and returned Volunteers around the world.