Peace Corps Volunteer Service

Learning, growing, and sharing—these three verbs, seemingly passive, have become some of the most active values in my life. With a naïve worldview shattered and my heart open to the needs of the world, I, as a seventh grade student, left Heifer International’s Ranch in Arkansas, after participating in an experiential education poverty simulation. I grew into the role of an enlightened global citizen with aspirations of acting on what I had learned about food security, poverty and the environment. Fast forward nearly a decade and I am sharing, living, working and acting on what I had learned with Heifer International in the role of Residential Education Volunteer at Heifer Farm in Rutland, Masachusetts. I have been able to delve deeper into topics of cultural exchange,
It is my belief that my experiential education, aspiration to give back, and self-identification to the mission of promoting peace and friendship that would make me an ideal candidate for Peace Corps volunteer service.
Challenges, hurdles and struggles are part of the shared human experience. Still, it is how we overcome this adversity that we learn, grow and share—values I yearn to inculcate for life. If selected for Peace Corps service, I would eagerly anticipate the physical, emotional and intellectual trials. Physically, I am stronger than I have ever been. After losing nearly 50 pounds and volunteering at Heifer Farm, I have turned a new healthy focus into a lifestyle. I am confident in my body’s ability to thrive in extreme conditions. Still, I will ask for help, if