Becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer: Breaking Down Barriers

Marlene Nancy Lopez / Peace Corps, Travel Abroad, Volunteer Abroad / 0 Comments

I quickly realized that getting accepted into the Peace Corps was the easy part. Embodying and living by the virtues of a true Peace Corps volunteer was significantly harder. Nothing up until this point of my journey had shaken my nerves, not nearly missing my plane, not my luggage issues, and not even getting lost(…)

Nov 3, 2012

A Long Road to The Peace Corps

Marlene Nancy Lopez / Featured, Peace Corps, Volunteer Abroad /

“What do you want to do when you grow up?” As a fifth grader I remember this question always made me feel so much dissatisfaction and guilt because I never knew what to say. I’d make a halfhearted choice based on what I knew was available, a doctor, a lawyer, a teacher perhaps? Growing up(…)