Thank you so much for sharing your brand new experience and with a smile! I am currently awaiting all of my clearance for Senegal departure in February and am so excited although the process is pretty lengthy, but I am so certain will be worth EVERYTHING to be able to just touch one person's life. Im being considered for a Community Health Support Agent. I pray you're keeping as cool as can be and will be watching for more videos and information from you.
Aww snap congratulations on being accepted! PC Senegal is a great program and Senegal is a great country to serve in. I hope your clearance process goes smoothly and inshallah I'll see ya in-country next February!
@@Chinyeloves Thank you so very much and it would be a pleasure to meet you. How is the PC training? Extensive? All day? Have you gotten to move around to any other countries yet or do you want to? Sorry, lol I'm done.
@@rhorho4816 You're welcome! PC training is 10 weeks long and it's 7-days a week for those 10 weeks. It's extensive and intensive AF but it's definitely great in preparing you for service and for being able to live in your community by yourself. I haven't been able to travel to other countries yet. In PC you cannot travel during PST (three months) and during the first 3 months after swearing in. So I'll be in country for 6 months before I'm able to travel around. I'm looking forward to traveling during the holidays though :-)
Great vlog! That beautiful baby is giving me serious baby fever! Too cute! I’m exploring the possibility of volunteering with Peace Corps in Senegal (likely after graduate school, so in a couple years). How’d you learn Wolof(?)? Also, I’ve studied abroad, so I know that processes to go abroad and things once you are abroad can be stressful and confusing. There’s so much you just don’t know unless you’ve gone through the process. What are some tips/advice you’d give to make the Peace Corps process run more smoothly/things you wish you knew before? (I know this may be too much to reply to in comment form 😂. I can talk for days about what I wish I knew) Thanks for your great content!
Hey! In Peace Corps all volunteers go through Pre-Service Training, which is essentially the first 10 weeks of being in-country. During PST you are taught your local language and at the end of the 10 weeks have to score a minimum of Intermediate-Mid in order to swear in as a volunteer. I learned Wolof during my PST :-)
Hey congratulations on getting an interview! I recommend you prepare for the interview by googling "Peace Corps Interview questions". There are blog posts that have the exact questions you'll be asked. In addition, treat it like a professional interview so make sure you dress up, your space is clean, quiet, etc. Best of luck! I'm sure you got this!
Haha I'm DEF not fluent in Wolof yet, but I do know a lot and can have a pretty decent conversation. I arrived at this level in about 3 months of intense language learning. I honestly learn more and more each day so hopefully by the end of service I'll actually be fluent :-)
As a Peace Corps Volunteer? No. In pre-service training, we're taught the predominant langue those in our community speak, so we're adequately equipped. If you're just visiting Senegal, then yes, you'll need to speak French because most Senegalese speak their mother tongue and French. Most do not speak English.
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Thank you so much for sharing your brand new experience and with a smile! I am currently awaiting all of my clearance for Senegal departure in February and am so excited although the process is pretty lengthy, but I am so certain will be worth EVERYTHING to be able to just touch one person's life. Im being considered for a Community Health Support Agent. I pray you're keeping as cool as can be and will be watching for more videos and information from you.
Aww snap congratulations on being accepted! PC Senegal is a great program and Senegal is a great country to serve in. I hope your clearance process goes smoothly and inshallah I'll see ya in-country next February!
@@Chinyeloves Thank you so very much and it would be a pleasure to meet you. How is the PC training? Extensive? All day? Have you gotten to move around to any other countries yet or do you want to? Sorry, lol I'm done.
@@rhorho4816 You're welcome! PC training is 10 weeks long and it's 7-days a week for those 10 weeks. It's extensive and intensive AF but it's definitely great in preparing you for service and for being able to live in your community by yourself. I haven't been able to travel to other countries yet. In PC you cannot travel during PST (three months) and during the first 3 months after swearing in. So I'll be in country for 6 months before I'm able to travel around. I'm looking forward to traveling during the holidays though :-)
@@Chinyeloves Thank you!!!!!! I suppose I best get ready to LEARN then lol.
Great vlog! That beautiful baby is giving me serious baby fever! Too cute! I’m exploring the possibility of volunteering with Peace Corps in Senegal (likely after graduate school, so in a couple years).
How’d you learn Wolof(?)?
Also, I’ve studied abroad, so I know that processes to go abroad and things once you are abroad can be stressful and confusing. There’s so much you just don’t know unless you’ve gone through the process. What are some tips/advice you’d give to make the Peace Corps process run more smoothly/things you wish you knew before? (I know this may be too much to reply to in comment form 😂. I can talk for days about what I wish I knew)
Thanks for your great content!
Hey! In Peace Corps all volunteers go through Pre-Service Training, which is essentially the first 10 weeks of being in-country. During PST you are taught your local language and at the end of the 10 weeks have to score a minimum of Intermediate-Mid in order to swear in as a volunteer. I learned Wolof during my PST :-)
Hey gurl! I applied to Segenal for Feb cohort. Right now they are checking my references .. Any advice for the interview etc? I'm health sector
Hey congratulations on getting an interview! I recommend you prepare for the interview by googling "Peace Corps Interview questions". There are blog posts that have the exact questions you'll be asked. In addition, treat it like a professional interview so make sure you dress up, your space is clean, quiet, etc. Best of luck! I'm sure you got this!
Are you fluent in Wolof? If so how long did it take you? New subscriber 😍 looking forward to more!
Haha I'm DEF not fluent in Wolof yet, but I do know a lot and can have a pretty decent conversation. I arrived at this level in about 3 months of intense language learning. I honestly learn more and more each day so hopefully by the end of service I'll actually be fluent :-)
Waw waw 😍 I hope to learn Wolof as I dance Sabar and plan to travel to Senegal soon. I appreciate your diligence!
I'm so sorry that you had to evacuate.
Do you have to speak French to make it there?
As a Peace Corps Volunteer? No. In pre-service training, we're taught the predominant langue those in our community speak, so we're adequately equipped. If you're just visiting Senegal, then yes, you'll need to speak French because most Senegalese speak their mother tongue and French. Most do not speak English.
I’m really going to apply to peace corps for Senegal 2020 I’m going to email you i have so many questions !!
You got this!
What region and town are you in?
I'm in the central part of Senegal. For safety & security reasons I won't be revealing my exact region or town :-)
Hi peace Corp Comenity I have questions why u guys are not go to Europe or Asia and any other country but like only Africa but why is that
Your understanding is false. Peace Corps currently operates in countries within Eastern Europe and Asia.