和平队打开五十·想想大声

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和平队成立于1960年,以消除贫困,促进全球健康和促进自由贸易和可持续发展。 其志愿者到第三世界和各大网站是撒哈拉以南非洲地区。 1960年,非洲是充满希望,最近放弃殖民统治,建立民主政体。 并有很多资源,包括石油,钻石,黄金,矿物质,肥沃的土地,并想学习新技术的接受人口。

1960年中国人均高于撒哈拉以南非洲地区的贫穷。 它是人口过剩。 没有任何宝贵的自然资源。 overfarmed和有重大环境绿化灾害。 它被耗尽的食物,水,并希望。 然而,它拒绝任何美国和平队,世卫组织的援助,联合国人道主义援​​助。

中国2010年比海地的破坏性地震的蹂躏。 和水灾。 疫病。 和饥饿。 和干旱灾害被保存在古村的宁静。 因此,有更多的对非洲的援助。

看到中国打击贫穷涉及发展贸易,基础设施和他们的经济不依赖于慢性讲义和救济。

20世纪最伟大的社会计划,取消300万中国人摆脱了可怕的赤贫,到工作和中产阶级。无视所有联合国援助方案,非政府组织(NGO),像和平队的援助和教育方案。

现在,中国是比任何非洲国家更丰富的移动从第三届世界第二和现在的第一届世界财富和技术。 中国目前预计在十年内将超过美国经济。

依赖于非政府组织,联合国和埃塞俄比亚饥荒救济演唱会制成一种慢性,依赖状态乞讨屑西非洲。 中国帮助非洲打电话,而不是让你的iPhone。

现在,非洲干旱,内战折磨,政变达,强奸和抢劫,不稳定,海盗,恐怖主义,人口过剩,爱滋病,部族暴力,疟疾,世界一流的腐败,地下种族灭绝“,”革命“。 是的,请把你的美元! 和一代的消息仍然是,派遣更多的钱!

kumbaya“感觉好项目”是一个粗野,朴素西方做善人,谁想要访问孤儿院,并说:“有,有签名。 粮食援助本身是一个丰富的中西部农民的农业补贴。

非洲可能是最差的一群,比1960年的所有这些援助项目开始之前。 也许reducation贫困以及意义援助的老战术是对长期不可持续的,无益的。

....而是试图贸易及COMMERECE。

虽然对援助dependcy是一个值得解决的问题,我想提2点回应。

两个和平队“三个目标是跨文化的交流,其三分之一的技术援助。 人们显然打算帮助impovershed人生活通过某种形式的技术援助,健康或更好的生活,不知何故,但和平队美国国际开发署。

第二,而中国没有完成一个重大的经济转变,在其中所发生的方式和侵犯人权的行为去,完不使中国争取其他国家的典范。 我想指出,三峡大坝,一个主要的环境和人道主义灾难作为一个​​例子。

克里斯汀,和平队的厄瓜多尔,2000-2002

我不认为我有一个适合你希望听到故事的主题故事,而是想与大家分享几点意见的情况下,你认为他们可能适合呼叫者的stories.My组之间在1972年被送往马来西亚作为一个匆匆的回应印尼突然调用许多科学教师家庭。 和平队和马来西亚希望马来教经验丰富的美国科学教师,使他们能够取代失踪教师。 他们不知道什么语言水平是足够的,但意味着没有老师每周推迟一个星期。 我来到教室,没有老师教6个月。 我的语言能力是不够的,但学生们绝望和我们一起努力,以改善我们的状况。 这些学生必须参加考试,在今年年底确定的结果,如果他们继续或回家。 这是我们的招聘口号是“这是最困难的工作,你永远爱你。”confirmed.on是在2007年的几个马来西亚的50周​​年之际,“老男孩”被邀请参加庆祝活动。 我是能够满足几个我以前的学生。 这是一个感人的救灾学习,许多已经能够克服令人难以置信的障碍,去成为医生,教师,商人,工程师,并在parliament.I代表也有力地提醒他们惊人的热情好客和慷慨超出了你可能会遇到在美国。 当他们把自己的家园几乎没有,他们会打电话给我,一个陌生人,并为我提供茶水和水果。 他们有很多的时候,他们会提供一切以我为我的使用,并提供自己的时间,如果free.This其他招聘口号是“你会得到更多比你给的。”Kasih confirmed.Terimah,罗恩Myersgroup 39,马来西亚1972-1974

作为一个24岁RPCV回到美国,我发现,而准雇主总是正式在我的服务留下深刻的印象,他们不知道什么类型的技能,它给了我,将我申请的工作有关。 我花了几年和许多挫折,能够准确地表达我所学到的教学生活在西非农业技术,以及如何能够帮助我在职业生涯在21世纪的美国。

我还发现,虽然我离开,我的同龄人大部分继续或开始从大学的路径关系和职业有关,我回来的时候,我觉得在这些方面远远落后。 是较少谈论有关和平队服务的事情之一是消除自己完全从你的影响圈短短三年内,不是一次,而是两次是多么困难。 一旦离开家时,然后再次离开时你的新家海外。

在1990-92年,我是一名高中英语老师在一个孤立的,外岛贝鲁,在太平洋中部的基里巴斯共和国的珊瑚环礁上寄宿学校的学生。 “我的洁白的沙滩是500步骤从我的两个房间的混凝土房子的茅草屋顶,墙面少睡在后院平台。 我有我的脚裸,持久性的皮肤感染,我的童年身材苗条,由于饮食的鱼,大米和椰子,别的不多厚茧。 我不会出卖我的经验,没有任何东西或任何人。

最好的一天:我唱歌/跳舞,去填补了党在结束我的服务。 老师告诉我的最珍贵的礼物,我给了他们是不是我的认真,敬业的教学,也不是我的库富集的努力,也没有我的课程,更新项目。 这是我已经坐了尖啸,与他们的音乐悲伤的守夜,薄露兜叶垫在社区会议大厅的水泥地上,36个小时,当同事的孩子死于痢疾。 我当时就知道我为什么来。

最糟糕的一天:我有一个尚未确诊的情况下,贾第虫,但不管它是什么,症状是不方便,臭豆腐和凌乱。 校长吸掉学费,留下500青少年非常饿了。 没有想到我的学生的家庭作业,是一个有益的锻炼,尤其是当发电机的晚上照明是如此薄弱。 下雨硬性的,因为它总是那样,在的锡教室屋顶,淹没了我的拼写测验和听写段落。 我已经离开吃的是垃圾,罐头豌豆和坚硬的机舱饼干“。 没有人会卖给我任何新鲜的鱼,即使我头定居。 每周12座飞机的到来,使邮件尚未看到了一个月。 我为何来?

最好的时刻:啜泣劳瑞,我长大的女儿,从旧金山酒店电话,作为本集团正准备登上我们的机场出发的公交车开始在国内培训。 突然,我充满了疑虑,担心和不确定性。 劳给了我一个激烈的勇气,我知道她不觉得要么口头剂量。 关闭我去了,从来没有后悔任何再次。

最糟糕的时刻:学习,我最明亮,最积极的学生人死于肝炎,而我是外出度假。 他是无意识的,他在飞机上时,他们把资本岛上的医院。 他独自一人,他去世时,没有人能告诉我,他被埋葬的地方。 验收是一个长期的未来,和泪填充。

在完成我的服务后,15年来,我管理的400多名志愿者在九个和平队国家新的职前培训。 什么膨胀,丰富的机会。

和平队经验塑造了我的生活。 我在一个典型的消费驱动的美国,并实现多少可以完成这么少出来。 我是在刚果民主共和国时,它是扎伊尔,渔业项目。 这是一个非常精心组织的计划与大力支持从当地governnment和良好的信誉与我的村民(和周围的村庄)。 我们建鱼塘,放养和提高罗非鱼,收获和出售,他们pondside或与当地材料市场。 我们的大部分池塘建代替铁锹和手推车用砍刀和草篮,他们是约200平方米,深1米。 鱼ominvores及plantivores,因此可以维持在池塘浮游生物盛开到池塘建成了堆肥locallly提供的材料和饲喂。

这是苦,辣的工作,我,我的体重下降了约20%(我是在良好的状态了,我开始),我染上疟疾和其他热带疾病。 我不会为任何交易的经验。 我不仅学习生活技能,为我的这一天,我现在的工作,为鱼类和野生动物服务机构,为鱼类病理学家和热爱我的工作。 我敢肯定我不会,我今天没有我的和平队经验。 50岁生日快乐。

89-91扎伊尔,渔业

最喜欢的志愿者,我的和平队的经验是改变生活。 我担任资讯科技教育在多米尼加共和国的志愿者。 我的立场是在从多米尼加/海地边境约50公里的一个农村学校的计算机实验室。 实验室成立汽车电池运行时有限电或停电。 我的“作业”是计算机软件和硬件的基本知识教给学生和社区成员。

当我第一次在抵达该国,在培训过程中,我被劝告和平队的工作人员,以改变我的外表,他们告诉我,为了成功,我基本上进入衣柜。

我尽力改变我的外表,增长了我的头发,穿裙子和女性化的衣服,即使它让我感到很不舒服。 也使我很难适应在一个非常极化性别文化是相当运动的女性。

我离开了和平队,“提前终止”后,约9个月的服务。 这是一场毁灭性的决定,我退出,兵团作为一个和平的志愿者是一个儿时的梦想。

虽然我只在国内9个月,我长大显着作为一个人,并取得了,我已经使用的技术技能,以进一步推动我的职业生涯。 进出和平队是我生命中最本质的活动之一。 我爱我生活和工作,我仍然保持联系,有几个学生通过Facebook的多米尼加共和国。

唯一的希望是,我有和平队办公室和工作人员一直在寻找我的位置,在那里我可以取得成功,并提供额外支持同性恋志愿者更多的支持和帮助。

和平队有三个,其中两个涉及到文化的交流,其中涉及到开发工​​作的基本原理。 从2003-2005年在危地马拉作为和平队志愿者,我发现,它取决于和平队国家主任,项目负责人,以及这些原则是最强调的个人义工。 一些和平队的批评,直接关系到它的使命。 和平队志愿者都渴望并愿意为实现和平陆战队的使命。 如果国会认为,志愿者太多注重文化交流,那么他们就应该改变的使命/宗旨。

如果国会希望和平作物艾斯潘诺拉Cooperacion或联合国的方案,像其他国家的发展组织,如功能,那么国会需要提供更好的专业培训,或聘请只有在特定的技能或专业学历或经验的志愿者。 举例来说,我是唯一的经验丰富的专业策划城市/镇的20名志愿者在危地马拉带来了我的类来实现1996年“和平协定”的要求,下放政府管制小镇选举,两个市政局的培训,并支持新成立的镇规划处。

和平队被称为最困难的工作,你永远爱......这是真的,但人们往往喜欢它更多的时间越长,经验已经从。 我的网站和工作任务,需要巨额的自我激励和研究,以帮助社会上最。 由于大多数和平队志愿者,我被投进一个社区的小方向,几个模糊的接触,我的工作分配的模糊的概念。 时,并通过与社区成员的交谈,我发现社会的实际需要,上班去了。 我回到家,筋疲力尽的努力。 现在我回头看工作经验,与敬畏,我期待在怀旧的友谊,社区和国家。

我在1995-1998年曾在坦桑尼亚。 我教数学与物理桑给巴尔。

我说我出它超过我了。 我有,体验undestand这样一个不同的文化。 桑给巴尔99%是穆斯林。 是相当发达的主要城镇和农村城镇范围从井水和无电间歇性的电力和自来水间歇。 我亲眼目睹了这么多的善良和相互交织的支持。 家庭是非常重要的大部分所有权是不同的。 这是更多的集体(但是改变)。 类一个学生买了一本书,但它会改变了一年的手,通过人借它,研究它。

学生,而我在那里更好地执行国家的考试。 我不会声称这是我的教学技巧的运作,我希望它是,但它可能只是我的学生。 我也这样想,我打开他们的头脑,以不同的方式来处理问题和解决挑战。

我认为个人的成功,在他们的时间了和平公司的义工经验的措施,是取决于他们通过我所说的5个阶段的理解方面取得进展多远。

5阶段的认识

将我生病了吗? 我会吃什么? 多么质朴的条件是什么?

我不能相信他们这样做。 难道他们不知道这是更好,如果他们做到这一点? ...

他们为什么这样做的事情吗? 他们是如何发展?

当地人做到这一点,我给它一个尝试。

这是当你融入自己的舒适区的文化知识和人民。 尊重他们的是什么,但也知道你是舒适的地方就行。

和平队后,我传达我学到的技能,以及如何在“现实世界”的翻译也有问题。 一个例子:我被公司总裁的采访,他说,“这是对你真好,你在帮助非洲,但你对福特和通用汽车工作这项工作的人竞争。”

和平队的经验转换很好的美国企业。 现在它是一个全球性的经济,我来,我曾与其他文化的了解和好奇。 我的理解是什么样的环境中工作,在第二语言,并能够更有效地与我的外国同事沟通。 和平队教我的谦卑和团队合作的价值,这转换到做事情(即使它是你下面)。 这仅仅是几个我看到和平队发挥在我的职业生涯的方式。

和平队在西北地区有一个显着的影响,尤其是在我们的民办高校。 俄勒冈州的私立学校 - 威拉米特Universtiy,刘易斯与克拉克学院和波特兰大学 - 都是在排名前15位的“小校”的毕业生,毕业后成为和平队的志愿者。

此外,和平队有一个既定的研究员/美国回返方案,建立与研究生和专业课程的合作伙伴关系。 和平队志愿者研究员计划从奖学金援助中受益,并保证学校符合一定的标准,利用其独特的技能和应用作为他们攻读研究生学位。

Willamette大学的工商管理硕士课程(这是为企业,政府和不以营利为目的的管理认证)是最新的研究员,美国计划在俄勒冈州(和在该地区唯一的MBA方案)。 和平队志愿者对他们独特的经验,他们正在学习的影响政府的管理知识,并通过体验项目不以营利为目的的组织。 这有助于进入就业市场,在志愿者的和平队经验回转型。 研究员/美国计划是一个美妙的利益返回和平队志愿者。

罗素约斯特 - 塞勒姆,或

他们说,在和平队志愿者去南美洲回来,作为造反派,去亚洲的志愿者作为神秘主义者,和谁去非洲的志愿者回来笑。 我3年在尼日尔,西非一些我一生中最富有的年迄今,与我住的人教我这么多,比我给他们带来的。 他们是一些世界上最穷的人,也是我所见过的最快乐的。 我仍然想念我的家人,并期待着再次访问某一天。

JENN布伦纳,波特兰,或

我来自一个阿拉伯国家。 这里是很多人认为和平队志愿者:虽然志愿者themeselves有良好的意愿,他们所有的信息收集和发送报告或其他形式用于inteligence目的,美国政府...

第二个想法是,我们必须停止声称,个人电脑,帮助世界人民,它可以帮助美国人学习新的东西,并得到激发,但其影响,他们走到哪里几乎是不存在的。 你打算如何帮助青年融入社会,你不知道(我指在保加利亚的夫人),美国人有自己的青春奋斗融入社会的贫民区,这是令人怀疑他们能够实现,国外...

我记得在过去告诉她在非洲偏远地区thaught孩子建立一个花园一台PC志愿者......这听起来类似卡夫卡......我总断开......你认为在非洲关心花园路郊区人的子女在这里做吗?

人们可能想象的是,花园里的蔬菜和食品 - 傻你,你以为它是翻领花 -

这就是被称为断开

所以对于一些人来说,好到国外去 - 以显示自己作为一个开放的和理想化的人 - 人不应该被看到,即使这里的街道上,他们是一个坏榜样 - 人谁是两面派,误导,猜疑,认为自己好多了,他们都不愿意去帮助别人

我是一个从1979-81年,在牙买加,WI圆环和土壤保护和林业项目,在一个偏僻的高原村在该国工作。

我觉得最喜欢的志愿者,我觉得我多出更多的经验比我能够完成。 另外,我觉得我已经完成了PC服务的目标之一,让别人知道是什么样的生活和工作在第三世界国家。

,和平队后我去工作的公共利益集团,州众议员,得到了在公共管理的研究生学位,再工作7年中东欧和非洲的国际项目。

我已经从我的和平队经验获益良多,并知道它塑造一个人的职业生涯,我跟随我signifcantly。

我已经重新建立友谊与同牙买加志愿者目前谁住在杰克逊维尔,OR。 重要的是,30年后,我的和平队经验仍然是通过这种关系的积极。 2009年,我们与另一同胞志愿者从附近的帕洛阿尔托,加利福尼亚的小团聚中西部重新连接。

我希望本月晚些时候检查和平队的经验俄勒冈州历史学会展览。 我相信它会带来一些有趣的回忆和感情。

我曾在上沃尔特,现在布基纳法索从1967-1969。 我们是在国家计划的第一和平队,被分配到三个部门,打井,农业和公众健康。 我们的节目开始了密集的语言训练探索在达特茅斯,然后在和平队在维尔京群岛的培训中心。 我们所有的时间,我们在瓦加杜古抵达外国服务3级(6级),而取决于我们被分配到地区的当地语言讲法语。 作为一个良好的挖掘机,我是负责任的证明材料,在我的整个地区的村庄创造大直径井和动力。

The impact on my life has been imeasureable. in 1986 I founded Friends of Burkina Faso, a non-profit that supports development in BF and connections among returned volunrteers and the country. in 1993 as President of FBF I was invited to return to BF by the government as part of their effort to improve relations with the US, and in 1994 led a group of friends of Burkina on a return trip, where we visited villages where we had worked, visited with old friends and built a school.

Today Friends of Burkina Faso supports a number of local grass roots projects focused on girls education and village development.

Peace Corps is an incredible experience and opportunity to learn about yourself, America, and your host community. It is one of America's greatest resources to give perspective to its citizens. Hardly a day goes by that I don't think of something related to my Peace Corps experience. there are so many opportunities to pass on the patience and open mindedness that I gained.

I forgot to this: I would like a response about whether the info is used for inteligence purposes or not?

再次注意如何PC志愿者发言时,总是有更注重自己的个人满意,他们很少或从来没有具体说什么,他们在他们的地方取得。 他们通常使用含糊不清的条款时,描述使用的经验的话:“社区”,“很多”,“积极”,“健康”告诉我们如何:在例子和故事,不只是含糊其辞。 不要说结果,说这是什么......

我教我由卫生部制定有关六大健康重点社区的具体健康信息。 我帮助促进性别培训,领导,社会团体,包括教师,妇女团体,学童规划。

具体为你足够多的? 我可以继续下去,可能很多志愿者。

和平队已成为大多数联邦机构一样,在其生命周期,充满官僚机构任人唯亲和巨大浪费。 曾在2004-2005年担任我发现,大部分在我的“下课”的人承认他们在那里,以确保其未来的应用,法律或商业学校被看好。

和平队志愿者相同喜爱机构每年分配中的合作精神“你对我很好,我们将指派另一位志愿者”。 许多志愿者们几乎没有一次分配给他们的网站,而其他与义工partied每个周末。 一名志愿者住在高层贴切。 大厦,拿起每天早晨和推动以高层办公大厦。 他被分配到他APT(电视和所有)每天晚上赶回。

世界的确是平的,和今天的允许立即和不断的世界各地的通信技术,它不再为代表和平队提供服务的个人美国人。 这个国家好得多花费其预算和人力资源服务,家庭非常贫困的社区。 美国计划的教应给予一个巨大的金融增加。 国际和平队的概念是浪漫的,但不是在所有它是什么提出。

哇! 对不起,你的经验是不是你希望的一切,但我坚决不同意你的指控,每个人都将电脑垫自己的简历。 大量的志愿者,我被送到我们的烟头,包括我自己,工作,做最好的工作和影响我们的社区做出行为的改变和学习新的技能。

我是一个RPCV,从2004年至2006年担任。 当我说我退货志愿者,我常常一个问题:怎么样? 这是一个看似应该用一个词来回答的问题,但没有成一个字,一句话甚至一个对话的方式把所有的精彩和所有可怕的。 我可以说的是,它消除了在美国,我们许多人往往找到舒适的经营范围内每天麻木。 例如,服务的最低点感觉就像你生命中的最低和孤独的低点和高点一样,没有其他的感觉很好,我曾经觉得之前的感觉。 我还发现,男性和女性往往有完全不同的经验,即使在同一国家内和,安全一直是一个关注(这可能是国家依赖)和饲料,同时在服务这方面我的一些最低的低点。 然而,随着岁月的流逝,我发现,我不会改变任何东西我的经验,我怎么会看到这些经验的不断发展。

例如,我在我的社区开始了奖学金项目开始的第一年,10个孩子,今年超过75个农村和贫困的孩子们给初中和高中的全部乘坐奖学金。 我是最成功的项目,不再可以贡献自己的行动,因为当地人民在发展中不可或缺的,并采取了项目推进的。 该项目已成为社会的项目。 如果你想检查它,你可以去:http://www.becasuspantan.com/

近30年前,我父亲突然去世,他40,我的母亲,不顾一切地找到一份工作,决定加入和平队! 我们不仅令人难以置信,她感到自豪,但已经不能预见的长期利益。 她曾提出一个相当偏执的南部的母亲,和我的母亲已经notibly损害自己。 当她开始教她在加勒比海的安提瓜分配中,我们发现在她的惊人变化。 她送她新的黑人学生和朋友的家庭照片,她发出黑色的小娃娃,我的孩子,她拥抱加勒比音乐。 正如我看现在,她变成84这个星期,我看到和平队作为礼物,不仅向世界,但涉及到每个家庭。 的经验,创建了一个新的遗产,为我们的家庭,打破了长期以来的传统偏见和偏执和灌输在我们所有的验收,好奇心牢不可破的决心在新的和未开发的,更大,更广泛的认为我们的世界日益缩小。

有机构之前,和平公司,和平公司为蓝本。 注意在约翰·肯尼迪宣布“永久”开始“和平公司”我是活跃在国际上的4-H方案,艾森豪威尔计划“人们在出国以人为本”与美国组农民一个未来。

我去了,虽然在欧洲许多国家,无论是在西欧和“背后的”铁幕墙,认为1964年的“查理检查站”的时代。 我遇见谁没有看到美国二战以来的许多人。 我在一个地区,一个5000公顷的公社,有一个美好的时刻,当我发现二战租借战争结束后已经从英国购买拖拉机产量。 有多达七个伙计运行一个建于20世纪30年代的拖拉机。 因为我的父亲拥有约翰·迪尔经销商,然后,我知道你仍然可以得到该拖拉机的零配件。 因此,一个小时的交谈率先“铁幕”背后的销售第一的约翰·迪尔。

知道我的工资,这一切不是敌人“共产党人”我回来的时候,一个不受欢迎的观点。 我无法保证,因为我此行的绝密间隙,当我在越南为首的美国军队。 这是人们人们的官方文化是如何遥遥领先。

多年来,我一直活跃在扶轮INTERNATION交流计划(高中和大学水平)和波特兰姐妹城市。 所以希望志愿者乡亲的,有计划在这里超越花费两年的和平公司

和我目前的咆哮,而和平公司仍在继续,看看美国军团预算本月初发生了什么事! 你觉得是PBS麻烦,缺乏Americorp在家做什么这里看。

我同意,失去美国军团(和JobCorps)将是对我们国家的巨大损失,我真的希望这不会发生。 我什至无法理解,为什么众议院将削减美国军团。

和平队于1992年在博茨瓦纳提供了对妇女的安全培训可怕。 它下来,以“避免”任何情况下,可能会出现问题 - 这是不可能的。 这无异于“责备受害者”。 年轻妇女,尤其是那些会并没有成长在一个城市,学习“街头智慧”,尤其是脆弱的。 I advise any woman who is interested in becoming a PC volunteer to take self-defense classes in the states before leaving, to make sure your home is secure – which means getting PC to buy you appropriate locks and bars, if necessary – be alert, and to carry a knife and/or pepper spray. [In fact, PC should issue pepper spray to every woman.]

A secure home would have prevented a fellow volunteer from a sexual assault, and my alertness and knife protected me from a daytime mugging. I was walking with a friend – who paid no attention to surroundings. I noticed two men who may have been following us. sure enough, I suggested we stop – at which point, they stopped near us. I stood up on a large rock, rested the palm of my hand on my knife, which was in its sheath (unsnapped), and just steadily looked at them, while calmly saying “Hello” in a firm voice. their “surprise” was that they were not able to surprise us, and they turned back from where they had come.

警觉和寻找自信是成功的一半。 但是,不要指望PC来教你的。

我从来没有在和平队,但我的母亲和我弟弟都在同一时间。 我相信,他们设置了和平队的最古老的成员,在同一时间同一家庭的成员最年轻的和平队的纪录。 被分配给我的母亲,玛丽莲刘汉铨,立陶宛(立陶宛遗产是我们全家),教英语,并制定与立陶宛居民极其密切的关系,实际上几年前带来了立陶宛民歌组的安排美国(所有的人从来没有在美国之前),并把他们带到了西海岸的各个部分,立陶宛民间音乐做演示,其中包括在波特兰。 事实上,有一个从和平队那些担任波罗的海国家在波特兰,只是在2010年下半年的一部分,我的母亲出席团聚。

我最小的弟弟,安东尼,刘汉铨,被分配到汤加,在那里他曾协助当地居民改善农业经营。

这是,根据他们的经验,他们将永远不会忘记。

我和我丈夫在1961-64曾在尼日利亚和平队,在玻利维亚再次在1966-69。 我们的中学科学教师在贝宁,尼日利亚,出生于1962年,和平队婴儿,还有我们的大女儿。 在玻利维亚,我的丈夫在公共卫生领域工作,我是社区的工匠合作的组织者,以及分娩我们的第三个孩子。

我们在的第一PCVs干部,并在加州大学洛杉矶分校的精彩为3个月的培训方案。 非洲是一个“不同机器不一样”的直接冲击,气候和社会学,但我很快就喜欢它。 最凄美悲惨的时刻之一,有2尼日利亚朋友对我们的大门撞倒在贝宁告诉我们,哭泣,肯尼迪被暗杀。 全镇天哀悼。

我得到的远远超过我从我的和平队经验的了,在我的整个生活的许多方面。 这是一个美妙的经验。

Hmm..I just called in and was disappointed that the interviewee in Ukraine kind of missed my point. the Peace Corps does a fine job of providing technical training, but I felt that it does a rather poor job of providing support on a personal level– at least in the early 90′s in the Third World for volunteers straight out of college before the Internet age. I think they would do a lot better at creating effective, well-adjusted volunteers if they provided more training upfront, ongoing support during assignments, and opportunities for RPCV's coming home to readjust. It's really hard to leave your culture and jump into a completely different one and then back when you are young and don't really know who you are yet! I hope PC is doing a better job these days of drawing on education and psychology theory and letting folks know that it's OK to have trouble adjusting, that it's normal, and that they are there to help.

Don't get me wrong, my PC service was very valuable and was the springboard for a very satisfying federal career. I'm just not hearing much substantive conversation on the air about the tough stuff:

-Does PC do enough to help volunteers adjust on a personal level?

-Are the projects volunteers do really effective?

-Is our money best spent on PC programs vs. Americorps at home or alternative programs overseas? -Does PC do enough to prepare and support non-traditional vols, like the lesbian woman above?

-Does PC deal effectively with the threat of violence and sexual violence?

We all have our great stories to tell- but it doesn't serve anyone well, especially those considering joining, to gloss over the really tough stuff that a big bureaucracy is not very effective at dealing with.

Sorry If I didn't fully address your point. Regarding PC providing personal support, I believe – at least in my case here in Ukraine – they do. for example, we have grant committees for VAST grants and SPA grants that provide coaches for those writing project grants. we have a number of specialized working groups (technoloy wg, healthy lifestyles wg, special needs wg, small business wg, etc.) that provide training to PCVs in need of specific skills. And these resources are available all the time. I can't speak for RPCVs, but I've heard mixed opinions. in that area I wouldn't say everything's peachy. perhaps it's an area that could use some improvement.

Another thing, Kristin. here in Ukraine, we have a fairly good support system for those struggling to adjust. there is a peer counseling program that has proven to be effective, as well as support from designated PC staff. That said, I know from some PCVs that the outreach programs and other help provided isn't always enough. There's certainly room for improvement.

On the topic of gay/lesbian volunteers, given the level of homophobia that exists here in Ukraine, I like to think we do a good job of teaching about equality – at least to the youth. our gender and development working group provides helpful materials, lessons and more to all volunteers, while also hosting a number of events.

I agree with you that in just an hour-long program we can't get to talking about the more serious issues. But if you'd like – or if anyone would like to – you can message me or email me: millerjchristopher@gmail.com. My blog is borderland-chronicles.com.

I served in Togo West Africa, 1985-1987. Had a funny encounter with a Ghanaian couple. I was taking a walk one evening and encountered a couple also taking a walk. we greeted each other in French. the man then responded with “fine fine” in English. So I switched to English and they asked if I was an English Girl. I responded no, American. the man then said “we Ghanaians just we love Americans.” What state are you from. I replied Oregon. the man, who was aware of the state law at that time that decriminalized marijuana responded. “Oregon, that is where the joint is legal.”

My white skin and red beard scared small children as my wife and I hiked 5 days through the rainforest in central Liberia in the mid seventies. we walked to areas where white people had not been to. As we hiked further into the bush less people spoke English and we didn't know the tribal language. in each village we stayed over in we were given the best sleeping arrangements the village could offer and more food than we could ever eat. we were never asked to pay because we were guests and the tradition is to give guests the best there is to offer. This was the norm in the many villages visited in my work, great generosity from people who had very little. As a Peace Corps Volunteer I also saw the hundreds of small obstacles that kept Liberians from living like me, an American.Working to improve lives in the third world is hard, frustrating work. To be a Peace Corps Volunteer and given the opportunity to make a small difference in lives of these kind hearted people was an important part of my life.

I think living in Third World Country is an education every American should experience. It would teach you gratitude. But you can get an international pen pal in about 10 minutes from a web forum.

How about a Peace Corps using unpaid Interns to ReBuild America? there are some very needy and interesting cultures even right here in America–Appalachia, the South, Southwest Border Region, Upper Midwest, Rust Belt and the Mississippi Gulf.

They even need native English speakers to teach English in America.

I was a 30 year old PCV in the Philippines in 89-90. we were evacuated out of there due to a PCV being kidnapped. PC handled the evacuation really poorly. You may end up back on the streets of your home town with no place to live, no car, and no money (volunteer). they tried to get people reassigned but many were not. they promised us we would be able to access our complete return pay. various volunteers had been in-country for variuos amounts of time. the PC Director came to the Manila and made a lot promises that were immediately denied when we arrived in hawaii evacuation center. in fact, they never told us why we were being pulled out until we decided to boycott their plans to ship us to our home towns. the Peace Corps is what you make of it. I'm glad I went and I was glad that I had a lot of savings before I went in. the PC eventually backed down and gave us the things the PC Director had promised. the PCVs evacuated out of Liberia and other countries were not so lucky. I hope they have formulated a better policy for such cases. I never tell people not to join the USPC but I do tell them to be prepared.

The great value of the Peace Corps is forging personal relationships across borders and boundaries of race, religion, education, politics, and socio-economic background. no amount of foreign aid for development projects can buy the level of understanding, compassion and friendship that develops between American Peace Corps Volunteers and their host country colleagues. That has lasting positive effects and impacts on personal and community levels for many years.

Like the woman who spoke on air a few minutes ago, not a day goes by that I don't think about my Peace Corps service 25 years ago. I have maintained close ties with my country of service, Tonga, ever since. a little over a year ago I was in Tonga helping with disaster relief efforts in the wake of a devastating tsunami that levelled much of the island where I had lived as a volunteer. Walking down the streets of the capital city I was recognized and greeted warmly with hugs and tears by formers students, colleagues, evacuated tsunami survivors, and people who I'd never even met. the Peace Corps might not alleviate world poverty, eradicate malaria, or end all wars, but showing that we care counts.

Lori Osmundsen – Portland

My husband and I were volunteers in Peru in the early 70′s. It was a life changing experience that allowed us to learn another Language and begin understand the world in a very different way!! It provided us with the opportunity to spend more then 25 years working in development in South and Central America, Africa, and Malaysia. our children grew up with amazing experiences. Of course it was not always easy but rarely was it boring. After retiring and spending another 5 years in Honduras in a wonderful little bilingual school with a non secular social mission I would say one of the most important things the PC provides is an opportunity for Americans to have a meaningful cultural experience without being attached to a religious mission.

I was a Peace Corps volunteer, in my mid twenties, in Colombia, South America, 1975-76, . I was a head nurse in a regional hospital in Tamalameque, Cesar, in the Magdalena River Valley. the people of Colombia were always gracious, but surprised that I was an American. I am Japanese American and sometimes had difficulty explaining that I was a gringa. My experience there was rewarding and challenging and definitely an eye opener.

The materials and opportunities to learn about advancements in medicine were not available there in that remote area. we often lacked running water and electricity–this was in the hospital. there were some patients that would have survived if we had the same technologies and medicines that were available in the US. I realized that we take so much for granted and how wasteful we are in the US.

The patients and townspeople appreciated my presence in the hospital and attempts at teaching health classes, by inviting me to their homes. I never declined an invitation, but found myself getting ill from eating or drinking contaminated food or water. My next class was on the importance of boiling water for drinking and cooking and to wash hands with clean water before handling food! I am not sure who was more appreciative, though, I, for being invited into their homes, or they, for having the honor of me being in their homes (it was explained to me that it was an honor to have the Head Nurse visit your home).

The amount of violence that was prevalent in that region was not a factor that the Peace Corps informed volunteers of. It was unsettling to me to have many patients with stab or gunshot wounds, and I participated in autopsies of apparent murder victims by machetes or drug cartel style executions. perhaps if my prior experience had been in ERs, it would not have been so disturbing. But what was more disturbing, was that the Peace Corps did not warn volunteers that the Magdalena River Valley was an area with high drug cartel activity.

I was to be replaced by a Colombian national nurse after being there a little more than a year, so I had arranged to leave early to return to the states. Just before I left, I was disappointed, as was the Medical Director of my hospital, to learn that the Colombian nurse decided against coming to such a remote area. Everything that was accomplished up to that point would hopefully maintain until they found another replacement.

The graciousness of the Colombian people that I had met was overwhelming. I enjoyed socializing with the people in Tamalameque and will remember the many experiences I had exploring another culture and country. It was difficult returning to the states and readjusting to the differences in cultures and the language. I was still thinking in Spanish and had to pause before replying in English.

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