The Peace Corps

A Journey To Discoveryby Jessica Richey

History

The Mission of the Peace Corps

Promoting World Peace and Friendship

Requirements

• Age• Health• Citizenship

Programs

• Education• Youth Outreach• Community Development• Business Development• Environment• Agriculture• Health and HIV/AIDS• Information Technology

Facts

Benefits

• Professional and Career• Educational• Financial

Melissa Osgood

• Development Coordinator• Application Process• “I really want to feel like I made a

change in this world.”• Sub-Saharan Western Africa• Mixed Emotions

Karl Jensen• Vietnam War• Philippines• World Banking System• $50 a month • Celia

• Married• Slovakia• English Teacher• Holidays• “Other challenges seem trivial.”• Peace Corps Recruiter

Dan McLaughlin

• World Beyond South Dakota• Latin America or Africa?• Honduras• Tiny Village• Re-Adjustment

Kelly Moe

Works Cited• Photos:• Earth. December 6, 2004.• http://www.buckminster.info/Index/Earth.htm• JFK Signing Executive Order. December 3, 2004.

http://www.classbrain.com/artteenst/publish/article_111.shtml• JFK. December 1, 2004.

http://www.mylaszlo.com/lps-krank/my-apps/soundblox/speeches/jfk.jpg• Oxford Maps. December 1, 2004. http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oxinfo/maps/• Philippines Map. December 6, 2004. http://

www.sel.barc.usda.gov/scalenet/images/Philippines.gif• House. December 6, 2004.

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/revmikeyoung/images/54.%20Caican%20house.jpg• Slovakia. December 6, 2004. http://www.infobank.sk/slovakia/slovakia.jpg• Honduras Map. December 7, 2004.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/central_america/honduras/honduras.htm• Africa Map. December 7, 2004. http://www.mytravelguide.com/g/maps/Africa-

map.gif• Others:• University of Michigan.

http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/myumich/daybook/dbook58.htm• John F. Kennedy Library. http://www.jfklibrary.org/j101460.htm