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I actually applied to the Peace Corps and then withdrew my application.
It's 27 months in a hardship country. The program is pretty competitive and difficult to get into. Generally you apply to the agriculture, teaching, or health programs. Teaching involves English and also business positions if you qualify. The business tracks are pretty hard to land and if you are seriously considering peace corps (specially this late in the game) you will have a long shot at securing one.
The easiest ones to get are those involving some French experience and agriculture. The most difficult involve either business positions or any positions in Latin America.
A lot of my friends have gone into the program and the one I was considering was Economic development in a former Soviet Union country or possibly health education in Africa. I have a strong background in both. After the program, you are given a large advantage over any other non-Peace Corps applicant when applying for a government position as well as $5K (that does get taxed) to help you while you resettle.
The reason I chose not to do it is because certain government agencies were recruiting, and Peace Corps mission conflicts with that of the other agencies and I chose to stop applying. You should consider it, but this is no joke. This isn't some summer camp experience...trust me. This is hard as balls and a lot of people drop out after a couple months and that doesn't look too great on your record if you couldn't handle it.
-Rudey
--Good luck
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