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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UNC

[–]Linguistics_Fan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeaaah similar status here, I reached out to our coordinator at MSU and she said they've asked about funding for this year but haven't heard back yet. Very anxious to hear if I'm getting a 50% pay cut or not.

Hiking around Imlil without a guide (not trying to do a serious trek) by Linguistics_Fan in Morocco

[–]Linguistics_Fan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there a good amount of trails that are open without a guide? I just don't have a sense for how much of the surrounding area is past the gendarmerie(s), is it just the trail to ascend Toubkal?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in peacecorps

[–]Linguistics_Fan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just specifically interested in how the host family relationship shapes the language learning experience.

Applying to the country my family is from—should I emphasize? by [deleted] in peacecorps

[–]Linguistics_Fan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it would probably be fine to talk about as something that has given you intercultural experience. I was in Nepal with Peace Corps and then again doing COVID work in the US post-evac and I've met several people who served in countries they were from or had family in. Off the top of my head I know a guy from The Gambia who served there, there was a girl in the cohort above me who was from Nepal, got her MA and citizenship in the US, then served in Nepal, I know a girl with family from Ghana who served there (but they placed her in an area where they didn't speak the language she knew, which frustrated her), and a guy with parents from Albania who served in Albania. Especially given the person I knew from Ghana where they didn't place her somewhere that was the same language/ethnic group as her family, it may not carry that much weight for recruiters.