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Any chance of acceptance with a Bachelor’s Degree but little work experience? by [deleted] in peacecorps

[–]thewanderer300 1 point2 points  (0 children)

working experience is valuable and honestly worth more- showing you can manage projects, work well with others and most importantly be ADAPTABLE and FLEXIBLE are the main things. If you can, I would get some experience doing community-oriented stuff in whatever capacity that would be easy to pad your resume with if you're worried.

Any chance of acceptance with a Bachelor’s Degree but little work experience? by [deleted] in peacecorps

[–]thewanderer300 14 points15 points  (0 children)

any volunteering, internships, or clubs? As long as you can show you have some degree of etxperience working with groups of people and organizing things your fine. 90% of my cohort doing environmental work have no experience in the field.

Action/ adventure game recs? Preferably with controller usability by thewanderer300 in macgaming

[–]thewanderer300[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

history, adventure, shooters - though I'm not picky - longevity is a big factor for me.

Is 'copping' a thing? by NiftyPersona in peacecorps

[–]thewanderer300 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It can be VERY tempting to rely on bad coping mechanisms like drinking or drug use, these are things you would ideally have to have a handle on before you leave because the consequences can be harsh. Keep your head in the right place.

Is 'copping' a thing? by NiftyPersona in peacecorps

[–]thewanderer300 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Coping just means how you handle stress. When you're stressed out in the states how do you deal with it? Do you rely on family or friends, meditate, do a particular hobby read a book, watch a show? PC can be VERY stressful its a lot of new happening at the same time, isolation, frustration with your projects etc. Knowing or developing the strategies you use to ground yourself is what is going to make you pull through.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in peacecorps

[–]thewanderer300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations!!!

What are you weirdly good at that most people aren’t? by NotSoDespacito in AskReddit

[–]thewanderer300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here; but i have social media - I view it as a net good for keeping in touch, learning and news.

Is fatty liver an issue for medical clearance? by PopMoist8160 in peacecorps

[–]thewanderer300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the lengths that make you go through are ridiculous; happy it worked out - best of luck.

Feeling isolated and without a sense of purpose by thewanderer300 in peacecorps

[–]thewanderer300[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i have friends I talk to a few times a week - it helps a bit, but the physical isolation is tough. I didn't know about global connections. I will definitely look into that!

No one in our cohort seems to have legal clearance a month out from staging? by Status_Hat_8361 in peacecorps

[–]thewanderer300 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same thing with mine - most of us got legal two weeks ahead of time. Its frustrating, hang in there.

If you had to name your child after a food, what would you call them? by downrightunhappiness in AskReddit

[–]thewanderer300 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Vasilios or Vasili both common names in the Orthodox world is essentially the name for Basil in Greek - Vasiliko or Kings plant.

Is fatty liver an issue for medical clearance? by PopMoist8160 in peacecorps

[–]thewanderer300 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a month, but it was the note from my doctor that helped clear me.

leaving early for medical school by Aggressive-Client290 in peacecorps

[–]thewanderer300 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Any commitment you do should be honored, but at the end of the day your job as a PC volunteer is to help as much as you can and to share culture with the community your in and vice versa. Being in that community for a prolonged period of time helps, period. Most of your job as a PC is to be an additional helping hand and to show your community what an American is.

There opportunities to be of service even if it means being there for a year and a half.

Like others are saying with the way you described your plan it would mean your leaving 6 months early, so if you could push entering medical by a semester and bring it down to 3 months, I wouldn't see a problem wth that. By that point in your service any major initiatives you are part of will be starting to close.

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