Weird is the New Cool!

Below is an exert from an article that was posted on a dating site and circulated within the PCV community.  Being reemerged into the PC community I forget, and take for granted, the characteristics that PCVs possess that a lot of other folks don't have.  Honestly, interacting with more Americans lately has reminded me just how cool we are!!!  This article is focused on why we make great dates, but I think it also illustrates some of the great skills that volunteers gain through the Peace Corps experience.

26 Reasons You Should Date Someone 

by Kevin Frasure on July 18, 2012

1. We never get lost. We have been all over places that can’t be found on a map. We can follow confusing directions and can take you anywhere.

2. You’ll become a celebrity through proxy. Any former volunteer is a local celebrity in their community. When you go back with your Peace Corps volunteer boyfriend or girlfriend to visit, you will become the center of attention.

3. We are great with kids. We may not be prepared to have kids, but chances are, we have dealt with many that were not our own. It’s part of the job and temper tantrums aside, we generally enjoy it.

4. We are flexible. All plans go to shit? No problem! We had that happen daily to us. Every volunteer has planned countless meetings and engagements only to have everything fall apart for the most mundane of reasons. Almost anything you can throw at us is probably nothing compared to what we have been through.

Read the full article at: http://www.howaboutwe.com/date-report/26-reasons-you-should-date-someone-back-from-the-peace-corps/#

Au Revoir

-Mei