Peace Corps
A lot of people ask me about Peace Corps: what it was like, how it changed me and what I think about the organization. In short, I love Peace Corps, it changed my life forever and it was an incredible experience that I could never fully describe.
However, I definitely tried.
During my service I wrote over 300 blog posts and I wrote a book about it.
Actually, I wrote two books. And then I taught a class called Peace Corps 101. If you are interested in applying I think that’s a great place to start.
In case you’d like to see some of my favorite blog posts from my three years of Peace Corps service, I thought I’d include those here.
Pace yourself, this is a lot…
Applying
- How Far Will You Go? – early thoughts on Peace Corps
- Highly, Highly Unusual – letter from Peace Corps after my second decline
- Embarrassing YouTube Video – getting my invitation to Mongolia
- Surprise – Peace Corps response to my video
- Overwhelmed – preparing to leave for Mongolia
Training
- Staging – the training before training
- Traveling Days – the chaotic first few weeks
- Travel Journal – a summary of three months of training
- The Girl I’ve Been Looking For – a cute story about my host family
- Surprises – my first Peace Corps friend who went home
Serving
- Worst Day of Peace Corps Service – the inevitable poop story
- Interview with the Art of Manliness – answers to common Peace Corps questions
- Visiting Home & Freak Out List – a trip home for my sister’s wedding
- Children’s Camp – an amazing summer
- Stress Mess – advice for PCVs with stress
- Crag Insanity – an outdoor event that reminded me of Nickelodeon GUTS
- A Talk with Tunga’s Family – a conversation on communism and freedom
- Two Year Mark – finishing my second year
- PCVL – becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer Leader
- 10 for 3 – reflections on Peace Corps’ third goal
- Mongolian Wedding – getting married to my wonderful wife
- Three Year Pizza – reflections on slow change
- TEDxUlaanbaatar – the first TEDx event in Mongolia
- The End of My Time in the Peace Corps – the end
- Thank You, Peace Corps – acknowledgements
Extra
- Timeline – a brief timeline of my service
- Service – a description of my first two years
- Handbook – the book I wrote about Peace Corps
- Projects – some of my projects during Peace Corps
- DOS – an official description of my service
- Enough – the book of all my lessons learned
- Peace Corps 101 – a class for anyone who loves Peace Corps
One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.
— John F. Kennedy