I will do this now that I built my career and retiring soon. If I die doing it, at least I was doing something unique and for a good cause. But I decided to wait and get my career going first

Thank you so much for your authenticity. I realize this is a dated video but your words mean so much in a timeless way. Did you ever decide to move forward with attempting to bring changes to the opening statements to honor the volunteers? Id love to know more about your experiences and would help if my voice made a difference. God bless, hope life is treating you well❤. Im actually only about an hour from DC myself and try to stay active in the community

To estimate the chance of death if you volunteer for the Peace Corps, we can use the number of deaths over the years and the number of volunteers annually. With around 200 deaths over 45 years and approximately 9,000 volunteers annually, the rough chance of death would be around 0.05% per year, assuming the risk is evenly distributed among volunteers. However, this is a simplistic estimate and doesn't account for various factors like location, health conditions, and activities of the volunteers.

Thanks for sharing this important subject. I’m a practicing Catholic. Would praying help?

Thank you for all you’ve shared regarding Peace Corps. What do 50+ years old Peace Corps Volunteers do after their service?

This video is probably the most honest video I’ve seen about Peace Corps. Some videos I’ve seen just looks like it’s been rehearsed by actors lol.

Death is part of life. You have to use common sense. Protect yourself. The worl is real.

Romans 10;9 = Eternal life+++

Hey my friend I'm getting ready to fill an application out with these folks for the South Pacific

Thanks for the info .

Make update

So if you could go back would you do it

It snows in Futa and when you get there at the right time, it’s unreal.

If you ever get the chance to, go see the stars at night. The sky is full of them and I swear it feels like you can reach up and touch them from the ground.

Sorry Dawan, this was a big scare😇

Sobering…but a really important message!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

I really appreciate you taking the time to make these brutally honest vlogs about service in PC. Thank you.

Thanks! This was very informative. I appreciate you taking the time.

Thank you for this (and other videos). I am gearing up to apply for PC, and this subject has been a concern for me. I appreciate your candor and for your time.

“Which Guinea you talking about?”

is 30 too old for the peace corp?

The us army gives citizenship with a completed contract

Thank you very much for sharing your experiences. You mentioned that you payed someone to cook your food. How were you able to set up this arrangement?

@Dawan Robinson I'm 33 and want to join the Peace Corps after you Serve in the Foreign Country can you stay there Permanently?.

- what's the probability of getting the position after having an interview? - Were you stationed alone (are volunteers nearby there for the same purpose or other peace crops objectives)? - What did you find is the best way to deal with loneliness? - whats your major? Have you worked in the professional field before taking this position? - did you feel like you're advancing your career or putting it on standby? - do you have the option to live with a host family or have your own place while on site? (After the initial 6 months) - do you know any WASH volunteers I could speak with? Engineers/Peru WASH would be best. - my biggest worry in accepting a position is that I will be putting my engineering career on hold. I want an employer to count my peace corps work as a positive not a negative or lack of experience.

So I see so many ppl talk about biking. Where do pcv's get all these bikes?

For Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, @alexleedsmatthews is looking to discuss mental health issues and experiences for an article. She has a pretty wide scope. Please reach out to her on Facebook at the @ or [email protected]

Love this story and your videos! I just got invited to serve as a PCV in Zambia. Your stories are so helpful and insightful. They make me excited for what’s to come. :) thank you!

My parents are actually from guinea and I love that you make these videos .

Thanks for the video. I just had my interview for agroforestry in Guinea.

Were you able to learn French while in Guinea?

Why i never met someone from the peace corps here in the USA.im a Guineen, i use to have plenty of friends from the peace corps, But i live here in the us now , i wish i can meet the people from the peace corps especially Guinee.

Hi Dawan, I'm currently looking into the peace corps. Your videos are extremely helpful and apply to my own concerns about going. I would love to ask you a few questions about your experience! If you'd be willing to email me at [email protected], I would appreciate it!!

I heard someone say they got 13k getting out. Is it different based on location?

Very helpful! I recently applied to volunteer in Eswatini just waiting on a response (:

lol The cow was ready to meet his maker. Did you see any lions? I'm gonna watch your other videos before I bombard you with questions.

I'm a TEFL invitee departing for Benin in June! Your videos have been so helpful. Thank you!!

Hey Dawan, I have been accepted to leave for PC Thailand January 2019. I don't know if it's usual for volunteers to vacillate prior to one or so months away from staging but I do have a few reservations. I've reached out to friends and professionals for perspective. I've also read a number of threads on Reddit, blogs and a number of videos. I would really like to talk to you about opportunities post service. Would you be able to chat over the phone to help me process some hesitations that I have?

"In the last 40-50 years of peace corp, 200 volunteers have died'' !?! That's gonna be no from me, dawg ..

Im leaving to serve in Guinea this november!! I have to ask- could you own chickens or animals? Or learn how to slaughter the chicken yourself if you get one?

Did you go out to the bar with the villagers?

I watched all your videos when I was assigned to go to guinea during the application process, now I’m leaving for Guinea in 2 weeks so I’m watching them all again. All your videos have been super helpful but I’ll be teaching English so will definitely take this one especially to heart!

Thank you! This has been helpful. I've been thinking about PC Zambia and I hope similar things apply there.

Thank you for this. Just sifting through the website seeing that most countries go against LGBT relations etc has been somewhat deterring, but this video gives me a sparkle of hope.

This is very helpful! Thank you! Especially the part about "prostitution." Very interesting and spot-on...

This is awesome and so helpful! Thank you so much for publishing this! I can't say how funny and insightful this is! (Prospective PCV here)

I really appreciate how you talked about your experience going back to Guinea post-PC. As a fellow Guinea RPCV I often think about returning to Guinea in the future but then all of the same challenges and obstacles that you talked about come up (not enough vacation time, expensive, feeling disconnected). I don't want to forget about Guinea but it's hard to find where it fits in with my life now...

Excellent discussion - those kids were lucky to have had such a thoughtful teacher.

You sound really bummed out and unhappy...

Thank you for posting these videos! It's great to get a completely honest and open view of Peace Corps service in Guinea. Just had my interview this Monday - waiting to hear if I am accepted now!