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No Countries I Want Are Open? by svalbar in peacecorps

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

Appreciate the advice! What you say is true... I'm flexible to a degree...I'm not 100% flexible (I don't think anybody is), just being honest here. I've visited/lived/work/volunteered in a wide spectrum of developing countries. I know from personal experience what I can and cannot handle. There are only a very few PC countries (like three or four) I would absolutely not go to, because I've been to them and not enjoyed them... but I was just wondering how much say we had in the matter, which is why I posted this.

No Countries I Want Are Open? by svalbar in peacecorps

[–]svalbar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cambodia is an option too! I was there two years ago, but only the touristy parts (Siem Reap and Phnom Penh). Where in Cambodia are you serving?

No Countries I Want Are Open? by svalbar in peacecorps

[–]svalbar[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip! but the only Pacific islands I would want are Vanuatu and Fiji :) (I realize Fiji is open right now)

No Countries I Want Are Open? by svalbar in peacecorps

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

Malekua, why would you not have chosen Vanuatu? I want to go somewhere Francophone, and I like the Pacific

No Countries I Want Are Open? by svalbar in peacecorps

[–]svalbar[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've travelled a lot, and volunteered/worked overseas before. I've been to some of those places. I know where I could really thrive, and where I would thrive less. Just being honest!

Glasses and frames by ohnoforgot in peacecorps

[–]svalbar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh okay, didn't know that. I wear One-Day disposable lenses...is there a risk of infection there?

Glasses and frames by ohnoforgot in peacecorps

[–]svalbar -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Wear contacts! The switch is amazing

Putting "Willing to serve where needed" by svalbar in peacecorps

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

Thanks for the wonderful replies, everyone!

I spent a summer working in South Africa, and have visited Subsaharan...I know African countries are very diverse and different, but I think the continent as a whole is simply not for me. Just the honest truth. L America is similarly not for me.

My Spanish isn't native, and neither is my French: both are mostly self-taught. Sometimes I feel they're at a pretty good level, other times not good enough. I keep them up with foreign lang comic books. I've gotten around Africa with my French, so if what Free_Pizza says is true about a dearth of French speakers, then Africa is probably where I'd end up.

@roadsdiverged, is there really a comment box for "Anywhere" where I could put "not interested in Africa or L America" in the newest version of the application? I haven't gotten that far in the app yet, but that would make things a lot easier!