My mother firmly believes in doing your research. She also believes that in order to do your research you have to find sources that agree with your point of view (Peace Corps is a valuable resource and though difficult is worth it) and ones that disagree with your point of view. In order to follow through on this I went on a bit of an amazon shopping spree and bought several books, the first of which arrived today.
I ordered and received "Nine Hills to Nambonkaha", "Peace Corps: The toughest job they will ever mismanage", "Peace Corps: What to know before you go", and "To touch the world: The peace corps experience." I will keep everyone posted on whether or not I find these to be a valuable resource or not.
Does anyone have any other suggestions of books that would be good or interesting to read?
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Hiya! I'm a nominee, but your app. will probably go faster as I'm applying with my husband (couples take longer) and we have some medical history that will take extra time. We too, went through the Chicago office. As to books, we liked Jason Carter's "Power Lines" [book: can't underline here] about his PC service in S. Africa. Here's why he titled it as he did: "there are these power lines that run through the town where I lived, and there's no electricity, because the power lines are in first-world South Africa, and the town is not. The only connection is this pole. So in that regard, the physical parts are reminiscent of the United States, and the segregation times we had here."
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
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