Volunteer Profiles: Life in the Peace Corps

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Enrique O.

North Macedonia NGO Advisor

Peace Corps Volunteer

"…[E]very day ends the same way: going cafe-hopping with friends after work and sitting on patios for endless hours, talking about nothing and everything. It’s something I’ll miss a lot when I return to the U.S."

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Featured Volunteer Profile

Dylann N.

Lesotho HIV/AIDS Youth Health Advocate

Peace Corps Volunteer

"My service has given me an overall mindset shift; I have become more resilient, more determined, and more creative. I will take these traits into my personal and professional life after service."

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Featured Volunteer Profile

Giselle W.

Thailand English Teacher

Peace Corps Volunteer

"The biggest highlight has been the growth I’ve seen in my students, not only in their ability to pick up the language and understand when I speak in English, but also in their confidence to try to speak with me or guess answers even if they are incorrect."

Read about Giselle's experience