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)
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| 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
