Why Blogging Abroad Is Meaningful Work

Bridging cultures As countries around the world seek to advance and connect, Peace Corps has long been an organization at the forefront of both development and cross-cultural connection. This is evident in the three goals of Peace Corps: To help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained Volunteers. To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served. To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans. Peace Corps Volunteers of the 21st century have access to technology that their predecessors never dreamed of. But with the power of access comes great responsibility: the Peace Corps Blog was born. Volunteer bloggers Volunteers often start blogging strong. Their excitement fuels updates, committing cultural faux pas provide easy and hilarious content, and everything seems so new…for a while. Then an incredible transition happens. Through integration, gaining cultural understanding, and the simple passing of time, a PCV’s host country becomes a little more like home. Volunteers might say later that this is when they really started to feel like they hit their stride, but it is also often where their blogging faded away. It doesn’t have to be though. Why it's worth it Keeping a Peace Corps Blog can be meaningful and worthwhile work. Even if it hasn’t been updated in what you feel is too long, here are six reasons to find some Internet, get yourself a cup of tea (or mate, or kava, or airag, or…) , and give blogging another go: Peace Corps’ 3rd Goal: “to...