As a volunteer leader, I no longer spend all of my time working with one community. Half of my time is spent working to support Peace Corps and volunteers, and the other half of my time is spent supporting a national tourism organization. My favorite part is being able to accompany people who are on a journey very simmilar to the one I started a little over two years ago. I still don't have it all down, but watching them and reflecting on my own experiences gives me a chance to add another layer of perspective to all the things I have experienced.
This brings me to my other new view. All this time in Peace Corps and I'm finally in a place where I can think about what development means. We all go through it; personal, professional, emotional, economic. We might spend lots of time focusing on an outcome we want from our development, but it seems to me that we spend very little time thinking about the process. I started this blog when I was applying to the Peace Corps, so the title "In Pursuit of the Peace Corps" seemed appropriate. I started a new blog when I was accepted. Coming back to this original site, I realize that the title still holds. I am continually in pursuit of the Peace Corps, it's meaning for me and the communities I serve, and what it means to be a Peace Corps volunteer. I imagine these are things I will be contemplating even long after I have become an RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer).
My search is far from over, but I have shared a list of resources I have found helpful to the right of this blog (under Re-Humanize Development). Feel free to send me your views or resources on development so we can discover together.
Go well, give of yourself, god(dess) bless
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