What the heck are they doing out there!?
What in the world do Peace Corps volunteers do, you ask? Well, we can share a bit about what the reality is for us since the work and opportunities vary widely from site to site. No, we’re not “saving the world”, but we’re hoping that we leave small seeds in the our pueblo that will grow into more confident teenagers and adults, better nourished children, empowered parents that raise healthy kids, and a positive feeling towards those “gringos” norteamericanos (yes, even Angelica is a “gringa” here in Peru, strangely enough) that lived among the community and shared their North American and Mexican-American cultures. As part of the process of getting to know our pueblo, we were both busy with our community diagnostic research, which is conducted by all Peru Peace Corps volunteers during the first three-to-six months at site to learn about the issues, realities, needs, strengths, etc. of their local communities. Most of this research is done with community-based participatory tool...
