“I want to warn anyone who sees the Peace Corps as an alternative to the draft that life may well be easier at Fort Dix or at apost in Germany than it will be with us.”
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Any idealist who tries to join the Peace Corps must realize he is not going to change the world overnight.
In the Peace Corps, the volunteer must be a fully developed, mature person. He must not join to run abroad or escape problems.
As far as I was concerned, the Depression was an ill wind that blew some good. If it hadn't occurred, my parents would have given me my college education. As it was, I had to scrabble for it.
Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting.
