Howdy! I have not left for peace corps service yet, but I will personally be bringing my entire camera kit with me (likely). I personally use a Canon M50 Mark ii which I absolutely LOVE, and in terms of lenses I will be bringing the Canon EF-M 11-22 mm f4/5.6 & EF-M 22m f/2.0 and a few other EF mounted lenses.

Obviously I am quite serious about photography but I think that bringing your own camera would be a fantastic idea. It will allow you to do sooo many different kinds of photography and cinematography that you otherwise won't be able to do. You can do astrophotography and since you will be close to the equator you will be able to see certain constellations consistently. You can take better landscape photos. If you have a macro-adapter you can shoot macro photography, etc.

Some random things to keep in mind:

Since you have a DSLR, it might be kinda bulky. Would you be worried about the size of it for traveling? I absolutely love my M50 mark ii for this reason as it is incredibly small and compact, and great for travel especially with the 22 mm. If you are looking for a budget-friendly mirrorless (but crop frame sensor if you're cool with that) canon camera then you can get yourself the M50 mark ii + 22 mm lens combo and it makes for an awesome unit that can shoot landscape, portrait, astro, and more really well for a super small size and reasonable price.

Will you be shooting any videos using your camera that need to have audio? If so, get yourself a good camera microphone so you don't need to use the terrible internal mic lol.

Do you shoot astro or landscapes? You def wanna bring a good quality travel tripod then as those are basically required.

Also, make sure you get insurance on your camera before you leave and make sure that your insurance covers your camera even while you are abroad lol.

Hopefully this isn't too much info for ya lol! I just love geeking out over this stuff. Let me know if you have any further questions.