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“Peace Corps now requires that applicants actually have a useful skill for the country where they work, rather than just sending misc. college grads to teach English, which is what they did at the beginning.â€
Ha, since when? As of 2001, anyone with a liberal arts degree became a “health, water and sanitation†volunteer. I didn’t know squat about engineering but I could tell people to wash their hands after they pooped. But again, with tighter competition now, maybe you need skill.
We had Americorp volunteers for the CHNA House Tour- mostly teenagers and we loved them. They were gerat. We also had Americorp vollies at Ground Zero and they were adults- but yes, with a bit of “look at all the good I’m doing” attitude. The problem with them was they came as a team and were told to only listen to their team leader. So as shift supervisor, when I asked one of them to do something, they went to the team leader first to ask permission. We hashed it out but I told them on site they listen to the SA staff, not the team leader. Still and all, the majority of them were wonderful and helpful.
Peace Corps now requires that applicants actually have a useful skill for the country where they work, rather than just sending misc. college grads to teach English, which is what they did at the beginning.
BSM – that rules! Where’s she going or does she not know just yet? If I could offer any advice it would be to pass until you get a region of the world that you want to go to. I was first offered Eastern Europe and declined. But maybe now that things are more competitive it’s not a good idea to pass…not sure.
“Peace Corps now requires that applicants actually have a useful skill for the country where they work, rather than just sending misc. college grads to teach English, which is what they did at the beginning.â€
Ha, since when? As of 2001, anyone with a liberal arts degree became a “health, water and sanitation†volunteer. I didn’t know squat about engineering but I could tell people to wash their hands after they pooped. But again, with tighter competition now, maybe you need skill.
By daveinbedstuy on February 18, 2011 11:06 AM
“Legion, I saw you hide the word “vagina” deep in the middle of all that”
ha ha,
…sort of like Star Trek: “photon torpedo”.
those physicists are a bunch of horndogs.
Not sure – She was here last month. I’ll pass on your advise.
We had Americorp volunteers for the CHNA House Tour- mostly teenagers and we loved them. They were gerat. We also had Americorp vollies at Ground Zero and they were adults- but yes, with a bit of “look at all the good I’m doing” attitude. The problem with them was they came as a team and were told to only listen to their team leader. So as shift supervisor, when I asked one of them to do something, they went to the team leader first to ask permission. We hashed it out but I told them on site they listen to the SA staff, not the team leader. Still and all, the majority of them were wonderful and helpful.
benson and legion are just saying different unrelated things in really fancy ways.
Peace Corps now requires that applicants actually have a useful skill for the country where they work, rather than just sending misc. college grads to teach English, which is what they did at the beginning.
i like people just automatically assume moonface = white.
ignorance.
*rob*
BSM – that rules! Where’s she going or does she not know just yet? If I could offer any advice it would be to pass until you get a region of the world that you want to go to. I was first offered Eastern Europe and declined. But maybe now that things are more competitive it’s not a good idea to pass…not sure.
Rubbing it in after a ball, only if you really know someone.