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Community Development Volunteer (Former Employee), Kalasin, Thailand –
Pros: speaking a new language in a foreign country
Cons: too much 'in my head time'.
"The toughest job you will ever love". I know its corny to write that, but it is and everyone's experience is so different, but also this experience is very unique. I would do it again in a heartbeat.
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INCREDIBLE
Small Business Tourism Development Volunteer (Former Employee), Nicaragua –
Pros: 27 months in another country
Cons: n/a
Best experience ever. The staff really cares for the volunteers and they take care of the volunteers as far as safety and health goes.

They also really provide the tools to make sure you can be a successful volunteer.
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the best job in the world
Agricultural extensionist (Former Employee), El Merendon, Honduras –
Pros: the experience of a lifetime
Cons: 2.5yr gig
difficult, frustrating, ambiguous, squalorous, challenging, enlightening, inspirational
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A very challenging and valuable assignment
Asuncion(Col. Bogado), Paraguay (Former Employee), Volunteer in Agricultural Production –
Pros: cross cultural contact
Cons: some cultural isolation
Taught a group of small farmers to increase revenue by initiating animal production
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The Toughest Job you will ever Love - I agree
Technicle Instructor (Former Employee), Manzini, Kingdom of Swaziland –
Pros: working and learning
Cons: you must be open minded
Working with the US Peace Corps was a door into a my new future. It was a journey which taught me more about myself than about others. Developing Nations (2/3rds of the World) are the place to be. The people will inspire you and bring you back to the basics. Like anything, you will only get what you put in to your journey. Of course, you must leave – more...  excess personal bagage back in the USA. – less
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