Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Advice for a Newbie from an Oldie


It has been over a month since I was a Peace Corps volunteer, but I as I answer questions about my service it got me thinking about what advice I have for future Volunteers.  The Hubs and I brainstormed and came up with a few things we wish we knew before we started our service.  
  • Bring a head lamp
  • Bring a small towel-that way you don’t have to carry around nor wash a normal size towel (very heavy)
  • Hard drive
  • Water bottle that keeps things cold and doesn’t sweat (or hot if you are living in a cold country)
  • Bring a huge supply of your favorite face was and shampoo/conditioner
  • If you are missing an item you can’t get in your host country, don’t be afraid to ask people to send it to you
  • Share the items on your hard drive with your fellow Peace Corps volunteers 
  • a backpack that can hold a few days worth of clothes 
  • think of what are things you love to do in the States and then brainstorm on how to do them cheaply and modified (i.e. exercise-I only ran in Peace Corps)
We still have the travel bug and keep crossing things off our bucket list

If any Returned or current Volunteers have more advice, write it in the comments


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