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Volunteer Travel: Peace Corps

September 5, 2007 at 11:39 AM | by | Comments (0)

There are loads of ways to volunteer that don't require much commitment. But there's one option for those who want to give more, do more, commit more and learn more: The Peace Corps.

Volunteers--who have to be US citizens--spend 27 months living in cities and villages around the world where they learn the local language and work with local people. Volunteers host community health clinics to educate locals on the spread of HIV and AIDS, they dig wells, teach English, build schools and establish libraries.

When John F. Kennedy created Peace Corps back in the 1960s he saw it more as a cultural exchange than a volunteer program. It was a chance for those serving to become familiar with a new culture, and for people on the other side of the ocean to get to know America.

Sure, two years is a long time, but to us it seems like the perfect way to really get to know a place while still getting involved.

Related Stories:
· Peace Corps [Official Site]
· Volunteer Travel [Jaunted]

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