Peace Corps

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wearemolecules
.allie. (wearemolecules)
tired of dwelling on that shit and not being happy. i want to do the peace corps when i graduate college. my nursing degree could get me into like, HIV ...
dirty_flamingo: Day 3--Peace Corps--Vegan
dirty_flamingo (dirty_flamingo)
Peace Corps update, if you can call it that. Will and I have decided that we...
broken_2_smile: in a world where you can do anything, i'm making my own way
broken_2_smile (broken_2_smile)
re there's more............
ms_violet: now's your chance to boss me around
Empress of Elvis [Costello] Impersonators (ms_violet)
live in the next month. I don't care about buying, renting, crashing, traveling, joining the Peace Corps, joining the circus, whatever. Now's your big chance to give me a big fat...
porkisbadforyou: the word of the day is:
porkisbadforyou (porkisbadforyou)
peace corps sucks. i hate my recruiter and the whole goddamn process. fuck that! you know why they...
enealio
Neal, King of Mac & Cheese (enealio)
thinking about for some time.  I went ahead and pursued it.  My application to the Peace Corps has been submitted.  If accepted, I'll be leaving September 2006.  Am I crazy?......
popeyechicken: Guinea journal, 17-20 July 1995
Popeye Chicken (popeyechicken)
n......
mixolydia: whats your favorite dish
you are about to witness the strength of aeon flux (mixolydia)
apathy is pretty fucken sick. i need to do something concrete- more and more, the peace corps is looking like what i need to do. i dont wanna carry signs...
call_me_al: idle thoughts
a.l. (call_me_al)
peace corps at any point in time? if yes, why didn't you go for i...
missjungle: And Now....
missjungle (missjungle)
Peace Corps person, TONIGHT!! Any-hoo, wish me luck. Also, I am having the following, very disturbing symptoms and...
randomlypsycho
Jimmy (randomlypsycho)
Nanette. She told me some really interesting stories about when she was in the Peace Corps in Mozambique. She has three children, Elizabeth (who we all call Lizzie), ...
benhimself
Ben (benhimself)
e whole "What I'm going to do with my life after graduation" thing, is the Peace Corps. My dad suggested them and sent me a link to the website, which ...
avad (in 10percentclub): Womens Bread and Sewing Microbusiness/ Honduras
avaD (avad)
Peace Corps Partnership Project for my most recent 10% donation (from paycheck): Womens Bread and Sewing Microbusiness Location HONDURAS ...
katie1238
Katie (katie1238)
hey, I'm getting money finally.  Yay for money.  Also, got all my stuff into the Peace Corps, so soon I'll be having my interview!  More yay!......
lpfeffer: because today's the day i got over you
Lisa (lpfeffer)
he said he'd spoil me. i love that kid. it's too bad he's joining the peace corps and going to el salvador... he said i'll be his one and only ...
kitkatcor: a visitor from montana
kitkatcor (kitkatcor)
cup. And Stephanie made some fried potatoes, and we made pancakes (from the peace corps cook book, add more flour). Now that my class is finished I am...
cyanth
Keri (cyanth)
back into drawing practice, getting used to not having a car again, looking into the Peace Corps, looking seriously into MCATS/prospective medical school applications, Florida residency, new sense of personal ...
c_double: Transition
The returned Peace Corps volunteer (c_double)
in DC as well. DC betta be real nice or I'm gonna be pissed. The Peace Corps called me about placement. When one wants you everyone wants you. ...
shippygem: *amused*
Gem (shippygem)
Nearby, summer_c (Catherine Bell) gets mad at wordsare_fading (Henry Winkler) and decides to join the Peace Corps. Parental discretion advised.What's Your LiveJournal Sitcom? (by rfreebern) hehe...its funny because I'm a Hot ...
keni
Kendall (keni)
Peace Corps. I am so ready for it to be a year and a half from now.........
mona_noke: Siggraph! day one
(princess) Mona-noke (mona_noke)
goodbyes to Colin before we parted ways - him going to Oregon and eventually the Peace Corps, and Me going to LA, and we agreed to meet within a year and go...
thebigreddog7: Long weekend...
TheBigRedDog7 (thebigreddog7)
ent into the other hall that is opened this summer. Then I did laundry, Peace Corps stuff, and made cookies for the new CSDs on Sunday. I didn't ...
greenie_em: haha these are great
Megg (greenie_em)
reenie_em (Robert De Niro) gets mad at leprechaunpride (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and decides to join the Peace Corps. On the other side of town, tis_arse (Harry Belafonte) breaks candyzaza (George Clooney)'s ...
xo_relient_k: plans for the future
xo_relient_k (xo_relient_k)
peace corps get married. ......yeah thats all i got.......
icanpretend: gettin older too
icanpretend (icanpretend)
's happened to me before. Alcohol + testicals = bad news. I'm ready for the peace corps. Or boulder where people only beat people up if the earned it. I'm ...
srtd518ja
srtd518ja (srtd518ja)
peppers --One thing You'd Like to Achieve: I'd like to go to college, and or join Peace Corps // Ver.3 --What is your most overused phrase?: "how are u dearie" --Your first thoughts waking ...
linerandfringe: i am so fucking inspired.
linerandfringe (linerandfringe)
show others everything i know. i want to be a teacher, social worker, join the peace corps... i want to gain so much emotional/mental strength that i could even survive being ...
kairos103: err
Sounding my barbaric yawp (kairos103)
Peace Corps. And the guitarist knows a guy with recording equipment so we're going out...
secret_samadhi_
secret_samadhi_ (secret_samadhi_)
on earth are her priorities? lol I'm still thinking about doing another tour in the Peace Corps. I've been a lot happier since I left my cubicle farm job. ...
cutsxtoxheal
cutsxtoxheal (cutsxtoxheal)
Peace Corps......
taraesands: ça va!!
taraesands (taraesands)
I have my journal working and connected to my website I am a much happier Peace Corps Trainee!!! I feel so much more in touch with everyone- whether that is ...
phrancesin: cherish the good days...
phrancEsin (phrancesin)
want a contract position for like two years and then move off to the Peace Corps. I do need something to hold me over in the interim, and I...
saveferrets
Stephen (saveferrets)
dinner when I was little. 2) Never in my life: would I join the Peace Corps. 3) When I was five: my family got its first computer, a TI-99/4A. ...
iowayankee20: Disclaimer
iowayankee20 (iowayankee20)
Peace Corps.......
mattbritton: Skip Step 2
mattbritton (mattbritton)
thing I noticed was the spotlight pointing straight into the front windshield of the Peace Corps car that was taking me, a language facilitator, and four stagaires up to Ti...
chase_dream
chase_dream (chase_dream)
you pray for me to get one of the few spots open next month for Peace Corps volunteers? Or if you hope, could you hope for me? I'm still trying ...
pixxie_janis (in hogwarts_ch)
pixxie_janis (pixxie_janis)
I would like to be in a Model U.N. and plan to join the Peace Corps once I graduate. 4. Which of the characters do you most relate to? Ronald ...
amelie1986
me (amelie1986)
to be a better person or a more complex person. I'm thinking of joining the Peace Corps after I get out of school. There really isn't anything else that s...
philip12179: Come on ear
philip12179 (philip12179)
WYTSDF*&%&$KHOHFY%*@WYTEWCJMBKBCDC&%$&I#!!!!!!!!!! Its been leaking blood-wax type junk for about a week now. Of course the peace corps doctors haven't helped. They figure I COS in a week, I can......
maxwelldemon96: Grrrrr........
The Origin of Love (maxwelldemon96)
ly that there's no help. If a news team can get to the Southerners, the Peace Corps can get to them. I don't care how many shots were fired or ...
edenrugcenter
Matt (edenrugcenter)
to help the world. But, come on, liberal happy American chick. Don't join the Peace Corps abroad; there is a desperate 3rd world country right here in the U.S. ...
navoi_street: White gold?
navoi_street (navoi_street)
Peace Corps. I wrote a letter to my host family, since I haven't been able to...
crack_hour
crack_hour (crack_hour)
in a long period of time. which is nice. vanessa left for Bolivia for the peace corps for two years. my brother left for Paris for the semester. and Hannah ...
katrinket: get 15 minutes of sunshine each day
katrinket (katrinket)
bought a subscription to this program called Rosetta Stone because the advertisement said the peace corps uses it. Which is probably a lie and not even a good reason to...
kenyajoe
kenyajoe (kenyajoe)
this be a real blog post I would be in Kenya discussing life in the Peace Corps. I'm just a few short days away from my staging event in Philadephia. ...
taobabyluv: Peace Corps.
Ms. Ann Thrope (taobabyluv)
wait an extra 3 months before I could get cleared. My medical contact at peace corps. told......
kimbohnet: Call me crazy...
kimbohnet (kimbohnet)
Peace Corps website and found this ad they put out a year or so ago. ...
darkknight0618
Chris (darkknight0618)
day, travmaster52314 (Peter O'Toole) gets mad at rjpalmer1986 (Mayim Bialik) and decides to join the Peace Corps. That night, tenorman85 (Harvey Fierstein) uses mep225 (Mimi Rogers)'s wallet. Then, orionsfaith (Nicole ...
danceofeternity
Learning to Live (danceofeternity)
my life, but it's a big deal to me. I talked to my recruiter today, For Peace Corps, and she is nominating me for the region of the Pacific Islands. She ...
running_it_off: It's a New York minute, under a New Mexico sky.
running_it_off (running_it_off)
run (except for the 2 miles of treadmill in the morning) excuses" 1. I had my Peace Corps interview and a histo exam. (yay interview...boo exam) 2. Due to said exam I ...
ande2413: So you thought I'd given up...?
ande2413 (ande2413)
for the long reprieve. Lack of Internet access is taking a toll on my Peace Corps updates. You'll be happy to know that I'm still in good health ...
teachmetospeak: The boys
teachmetospeak (teachmetospeak)
do with my future. Said I wanted to do Teach for America, then the Peace Corps, then grad school. Nowhere in that list is fighting against the dominate ...
gingeralexe: One measly kid...
gingeralexe (gingeralexe)
t Abandon...it was cool. Today I did nothing at work and was considering the Peace Corps...I wanted to do that in college but thought 2 years was too much, ...
nana_s
Nadia (nana_s)
the fact that I have a draft due tomorow that I haven't finished and a Peace Corps application that I should have done by friday, I just wanted to take ...
vivg
vivg (vivg)
or 4 of us living together and i don't know what to do after i graduate, peace corps, law school, teach for america, Outdoor education at Kern, Masters in education? ...
now_im_average: An eye for an eye until the whole world is blind
now_im_average (now_im_average)
about my future and I think I've made a decision. I want to join the peace corps. I will stay in for two years, and then go to college. Now, ...
invictus_1: Unscientific poll--Please offer your opinion
Nora Hickman (invictus_1)
recommendation. She's given it before for a job (I quit after a week.), and Peace Corps (We all know how well that turned out.) I'm afraid she thinks......
ontic_keith: three 6's and a pair of nuns, no I'm not glad to see you and yes, this is a gun
ontic_keith (ontic_keith)
An old one. I spent about 2 hours today filling out an application for the peace corps, which seems like a good idea. I also spent 2 hours attempting to ...
carodej: The day Wyatt joined the Eristocracy.
Carodej the Sybarite (carodej)
contemplate the merest possibility... [16:18] nykcowhamF1: ;-) [16:18] wammonF1: here 'tis - I applied for the Peace Corps [16:18] wammonF1: just had my interview [16:18] wammonF1: was wondering if I could use you as...
ktbearus: sittin' pretty in T-stan :)
katie (ktbearus)
Peace Corps or the US government, just mine. *HUGS* Well, I found out were I will...
_wandering_jew: December 19, 2003
_wandering_jew (_wandering_jew)
3 or 4 days. I've grown up from being a Trainee to a bona fide Peace Corps Volunteer. Sio, let's see, where was I. Probably bored in Lilongwe, as I ...
martimusfink: first post!
martimusfink (martimusfink)
peace corps application and hopefully service! i've never used LJ but browsed it. i mostly want this to...
cafejunkie: uuurrrggg
cafejunkie (cafejunkie)
ight now. my family never calls me, which sort of makes me the anomoly in my peace corps contry. whenever I call (on MY limited income, mind you) they are ...
buffyvskippie: mary did you know?
buffyvskippie (buffyvskippie)
breakthrough today, which makes me feel a little better about my current confusing situation. peace corps. amazing. that's......
somwhatdamagd: this is what it takes
somwhatdamagd (somwhatdamagd)
bluntly and groggily saying: "it's snowing, get up, foo." cooool so im thinking of joining the peace corps and saying fuck'it to college. not sure. we'll see, i'd rather travel the world...
imnot_the_actor: Me in Africa!
Kevin Cline (see what I mean?) (imnot_the_actor)
regards to helping Africa than Oprah ever could. I talked with a representative of the Peace Corps today at MU about signing up when I graduate.......
__fiorebella: Whoa
TiffanyWilliams (__fiorebella)
Peace Corps Application for review. Wow. Omigosh...I'm so nervous...so many of those questions were...
chopin_is_love: dday...
Cait (chopin_is_love)
th my in this fateful hour. but IF worse comes to worse... I have a back-up plan. The Peace Corps after college. :) Please pray for me to not only have the mental stability ...
mshedwig (in comingout)
mshedwig (mshedwig)
my problem is with comming out at work. I have an internship at the Peace Corps. Under no circumstances am i trying to come out to my WHOLE ...
thegreep: Work
The Greep (thegreep)
ormal people would regard as a negative. I talked to my new boss at Peace Corps and he told me that I would start on the 6th of September ...
guineasara
guineasara (guineasara)
Peace Corps Guinea Invitee, Greetings from Conakry, Guinea. On behalf of the Peace Corps Volunteers, staff,...
tor_t: Ratios
tor_t (tor_t)
is a 1:2 to 1:3 ratio of guys to girls. Is that pretty standard for peace corps? If so, I wonder why.........
pcvkim: BTW
pcvkim (pcvkim)
Peace Corps Volunteer yet.... First you're an applicant then a nominee then an invitee then a trainee THEN a volunteer....we have...
cinema_princess: yay wisdom teeth
cinema_princess (cinema_princess)
because she was telling me about how her daughter was thinking about joining the peace corps and I was telling her that I really wanted to do it and she...
joellehart: Stealing a moment off of work...
Joelle Hart (joellehart)
hand. Boss no.3 came in from a trip, and we had a long conversation about Peace Corps,......
sarainc
sarainc (sarainc)
that will stun everyone because I’ve been so excited and enthusiastic about joining the Peace Corps. It might also seem like a rash decision because I wasn’t there for very...
twomeyjl
Jeanine (twomeyjl)
guaranteeing me less of a queasy day ahead. Also I find out where and what my Peace Corps assignment will be. In March I will be leaving for Albania to teach ...
cathryn_brieske: Air Inshallah
cathryn_brieske (cathryn_brieske)
fun. Air Mauritania is affectionaltey known as Air Inshallah (if God wills it) by Peace Corps volunteers because of Mauritania's fatalistic view towards flying... "If God wills it, then ...
davesslave: Out of Africa with the Unfriend Antoinette
Dave's Slave (davesslave)
of how difficult this holiday was, Doug, Cheryl, and Mark ended their stint with the Peace Corps......
rozvisick: productive me
rozvisick (rozvisick)
peace corps application. my interview is thursday, wish me luck. i dont know what...
wildelven: Woo hoo! I'm cleared for the Peace Corps!
Advocate of Uncertainty (wildelven)
to the Office of Medical Services. You have been medically and dentally qualified for Peace Corps service. Your application will now be considered by the Office of Placement, which matches ...
ms_lady_j: It's official
ms_lady_j (ms_lady_j)
Peace Corps due to health problems. I had already rejected them on the basis that things...
enigmaticz: Goals in Life
enigmaticz (enigmaticz)
acation Asia, Europe, Australia. _ Drive Nurburbring, or a course w/ equal intensity. _ Go on a peace corps / missionary. _ Live in the mountains monk-style for a year, alone w/o technology. _ ...
actionjb: Peace Corps
Jax (actionjb)
gonna start posting on here again because it looks like I'm gonna be joining the Peace Corps. I know. Completely crazy. Yes. Some people already know and some people don't, ...
case737: Interview
case737 (case737)
Peace Corps interview with Emily in just under 2 hours (10am). I will find out sometime in the next 2-3 weeks. I'm not ready.......
jdoyle: Movin' Out
jdoyle (jdoyle)
to my plans after college. They aren't excited about my interest in joining the peace corps. I understand why they......
nm811
DIAMOND EYES. (nm811)
peace corps.......
sprinklesontop
Leslie (sprinklesontop)
peace corps interview, and it went well overall. the questions caused me to be quite self-reflective,...
good_time_jane: i want to go play with sherlock
good_time_jane (good_time_jane)
ouraged this, ha), but i can't do that. i was going to join the peace corps, if i only got into usi BUT THEN I FOUND OUT you have ...
meganabroad: The rest of my life
meganabroad (meganabroad)
next 3-5 years of my life, and I don't know what I want to do. Peace Corps or no Peace Corps? Which law school? CCS or no CCS? Crazy!!! And ...
pixiebelle219
"Hey brown eyes" (pixiebelle219)
and.... yeah. :( sadness. on another note i think i want to join the peace corps. i cant wait to get out of here. i never thought i'd...
shwiggitude
shwiggitude (shwiggitude)
on of twins)......
thedoomedthing
the shmoogely bop (thedoomedthing)
id you know that you need at least an associates degree to get into the peace corps? I would love to do that even though I know I'm probably too ...
staceynyu07
..and my imagination (staceynyu07)
my final semester here. ive always had a fascination with Nepal. and since the Peace Corps suspended their program there, that is where I choose to spend next spring. ...
mrquadermass
Mr. Quadermass (mrquadermass)
it's untouched original form. It's chaynz entry detailing her recent adventures in SPAIN!  In the PEACE CORPS!!Ok,......
glass_chimera
glass_chimera (glass_chimera)
the thought of being just another english teacher there. I will probably join the peace corps or something, but exactly what is irrelevant. Fear of movement is destructive. Change ...
ammedley: brief WAIST update
ammedley (ammedley)
from Dakar. WAIST (West Africa Intramural Softball Tournament) was a blast. We (Peace Corps Mauritania) won again! I sported a mow-hawk for the weekend. Now its...
angeia: To the place I love
Mary (angeia)
Boston, L.A., or New York (sounds nice, ne?) -Try to find a job.. -...or volunteer with the Peace Corps And lastly, but most importantly... travel the world! (even more!) Very tentative plans, though some sort ...
docjen: All you have to do is die & pay taxes
.·:*¨`*:·.Jen.·:*¨`*:·. (The Avant-Garde Patriot) (docjen)
the name of Reading, PA. -------------- Now off to get ink done on my fingers for the Peace Corps. Interview date: March 9th.......
dismalxrequiem: Oh no, it's the Intergalactic Council of Catholic Bishops!!! xO!
dismalxrequiem (dismalxrequiem)
slept through Trig, today... I write some biographical stuff in French... (The word for Peace Corps is HUGE, in French... :-x)... Psych was just boring... and I took my Mythology...
vonbunny: spring break i can't wait
Snowbunny (vonbunny)
peace corps application. yay. everyone in my life is secretly hoping i get rejected. wow. but...
midnightoasis: take me downtown to the city of stars.
midnightoasis (midnightoasis)
my mother could handle it. I have the papers all filled out for the Peace Corps, but I'm still debating if I should send them in or not- it's ...
ze6ke
ze6ke (ze6ke)
Peace Corps Bangladesh is being evacuated. I am in Dhaka and said goodbye to almost everyone at my site. I don't know many more details.......
timetravel: peace corps interview thursday...
Dot (timetravel)
to be jumping up and down right now... i mean, i've wanted to do the peace corps for a few years now, and ive been working on my application for ...
crush_ophelia: spring break
crush_ophelia (crush_ophelia)
christmas break I'll take boring over drama anyday. i've been doing my reading for the peace corps reading about other people's experiences and how to apply in the meanwhile, coming ...
xxiamwhoiamxx: Yessssss!....
xxiamwhoiamxx (xxiamwhoiamxx)
he noticed my sisters' report card on the table. I placed it on top of my Peace Corps. booklet. LOL! I planned it out, very thoughtful and clearly. He asked what ...
dots_and_lines
dots_and_lines (dots_and_lines)
bitterness: i'm a canadian citizen living in the u.s. why can't i join the fucking peace corps. yeah, you answer me why my brother (or i, for that matter) can be drafte...
c_double: the anniversary....what should have been
The returned Uzbekistan Peace Corps volunteer (c_double)
Peace Corps Uzbekistan. Unfortunately, I finished prematurely on June 6, 2005. This should...
schuichi13: Invisble Children
Jennifer (schuichi13)
good cause. And I'm always searching for those. So I've deceided I wanna join the Peace Corps after highschool. I can actually get college credit for certain colleges while I'm ...
mike_719
Michael (mike_719)
My knees and feet have been hurting. I'm also almost done with my peace corps medical forms, so I should be able to turn those in and then ...
audrol
Audrey (audrol)
what i'm doing next year-and of course i have no idea. i have jumped from peace corps, to preschool teacher, to art teacher, to airline stewartess, to hairstylist, to graduate ...
lavenderstorm
Erin (lavenderstorm)
at a hotel in Nairobi, Kenya for next summer. ... I'm also thinking of joining the Peace Corps when I'm finally released from Bethany. ...... and ain't nothin' you suckas can do ...
jenwineke
jennifer (jenwineke)
ut it hey if anybody remeets me in ten years and i havent done the peace corps thing please yell at me so loudly and for a long time i ...
darkgreen: the lj...resurrected?
Ben (darkgreen)
pathetic ramblings of a psychology undergrad at UCD to the pathetic ramblings of a future Peace Corps Volunteer who will be teaching TESL (teaching English as a foreign language) at ...
preflightvideos
preflightvideos (preflightvideos)
peace corps?......
mimiwimi: World Cup Excitement
miriam (mimiwimi)
up with a solution that I believe might work in terms of the lap-top during Peace Corps. I'm getting theft insurance on it and if it's stolen then it's stolen ...
lulu4387: um/././.and all
lulu4387 (lulu4387)
right now, even though i know it's not. i would reallly like to join peace corps or something. and learn traditional chinese medicine. i can do that and ...
sayciao: saysalaam
sayciao (sayciao)
Peace Corps thing, and all the soft songs I have running through my mind are Kevin...
exumbris: Site Visit
Jeremy Miller (exumbris)
of our sites the day before we left to visit them. Until then, Peace Corps dangled the closed envelope, relishing at our anxiety. Really, I wasn't concerned ...
mind_witch: bored.
mind_witch (mind_witch)
other people Famous blues include: Angelina Jolie, the Dali Lama, Oprah Careers for you to try: Psychic, Peace Corps Volunteer, Counselor What Color Is Your Aura?......
hollymae22: on a more uplifting note.
hollymae22 (hollymae22)
but I have tons of options to pay them off.... theres the peace corps, teaching and tons of other programs that ease student loans..... buts going there ...
aether8m
Bourgeois Nights (aether8m)
Peace Corps colleagues seem to be congregating around the idea of a "Friends of Cape Verde"...
flickering
____ (flickering)
have things changed! I'm still in Virginia. Although, I might like to join the Peace Corps one day, Americorps is out and I'd need a degree to join the Peace...
obca87: July 20, 2006: A good day
obca87 (obca87)
to remember…. Today ended on an unexpectedly great note, and I am flying on a Peace Corps induced high, and let me tell you it is glorious. Here’s why At the...
kategalindo: Travel jitters
kategalindo (kategalindo)
a flutter.  It feels too early to be going back-- when I left for Peace Corps, I lasted a year and a half before my return-- I know it's di...
riverampant: might join the peace corps
riverampant (riverampant)
peace corps in a year. Possibly maybe. I need to find out more about it. I have heard many...
mighty_malamute: This is the second time the phrase "I need coffee! Fuck!" has appeared in one of my entries recently
Katemonster (mighty_malamute)
seem that I got myself so inspired and motivated about non-school-related topics this break (Peace Corps, half-marathon, crafty projects) that it's two o'clock on Sunday and I have not a...
angelfish2004: Strange thoughts
angelfish2004 (angelfish2004)
downpayment on a house. However, despite this, I find myself seriously contemplating joining the Peace Corps as an IT volunteer - which requires a 27mo commitment, and provides......
handshakein
Leah (handshakein)
peace corps 3. new york city......
patywhack: Christmas Eve 2006
patywhack (patywhack)
gifts. It was all very low key- my sister is in Africa in the Peace Corps so it wasn't quite the same. After gifts and dessert we drove ...