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So You Want to Join the Peace Corps: What to Know Before You Go

AUTHOR: Dillon Banerjee
ISBN: 1580080979
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So You Want to Join the Peace Corps: What to Know Before You Go
- Book Review, by Dillon Banerjee

From School Library Journal
YA-Using a question-and-answer format, a former Peace Corps volunteer addresses the concerns teenagers and parents might harbor about this important decision. From packing tips and living among the locals to medical services and staying in touch with home, there are practical comments and stories of actual experiences from volunteers, plus statements of Peace Corps policy for guidance. Eleven appendixes offer facts about and maps of Peace Corps projects, descriptions of programs and requirements, and lists of alternative organizations. "How to Become a Competitive Candidate" will be useful to teens because it suggests volunteer and extracurricular activities that will enhance their future qualifications for Peace Corps work. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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When Banerjee decided to join the Peace Corps, he looked for books that would tell him about the experience but found very little. So he decided, after returning from his stint in Cameroon, to write his own book. The result is this very interesting work, which tackles a variety of questions prospective Peace Corps applicants might have. Banerjee covers the steps in the application process; what to take along; the training process; returning home; drugs, sex, illness, and money; how to get mail sent to you; what happens if there is a government uprising; and what happens if someone gets pregnant or falls in love with a member of the local community. He also provides extensive information on what sorts of programs currently exist, what sort of experience they require, and what schools accept the Peace Corps experience toward a masters degree, among other things. This useful and very readable book will a find a home in career development centers and public libraries.-Danna C. Bell-Russel, Lib. of Congress, Washington DC Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Book Review

So You Want to Join the Peace Corps: What to Know Before You Go
- Book Reviews, by Dillon Banerjee

So, You Want to Join the Peace Corps: What to Know before You Go

SYNOPSIS

So you're looking into joining the Peace Corps and you've got questions galore. Will you have running water? How will the culture shock affect you? Will your work schedule allow you time to travel and explore the region in which you're stationed? Dillon Bannerjee spent two years as a volunteer in Cameroon and offers an insider's perspective on the organization, the work, the joys, the trials, and the tribulations. So, You Want to Join the Peace Corps provides the real scoop only a returned volunteer has access to—a far cry from the "official" information that the government prints. If you're eager to know what the Peace Corps experience is really like, you've come to the right place. The Peace Corps receives over 150,000 inquiries about applications each year Includes a detailed analysis of the application process

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School Library Journal

YA-Using a question-and-answer format, a former Peace Corps volunteer addresses the concerns teenagers and parents might harbor about this important decision. From packing tips and living among the locals to medical services and staying in touch with home, there are practical comments and stories of actual experiences from volunteers, plus statements of Peace Corps policy for guidance. Eleven appendixes offer facts about and maps of Peace Corps projects, descriptions of programs and requirements, and lists of alternative organizations. "How to Become a Competitive Candidate" will be useful to teens because it suggests volunteer and extracurricular activities that will enhance their future qualifications for Peace Corps work. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|

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