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Kristin Peterson Start Date: Jul 25, 2017 - End Date: Sep 22, 2017
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Professional Development
  • TEFL/Teach Abroad

My Travel Story

by: Kristin Peterson Start Date: Jul 25, 2017 - End Date: Sep 22, 2017
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Professional Development
  • TEFL/Teach Abroad
Hi Everyone!
I'm Kristin Peterson, an AmeriCorps VISTA alum (2016-2017), Penn State University (WE ARE!) and Central High School (261!) graduate. On August 28th, I leave Philadelphia to begin my 27 months with the Peace Corps. This is my second attempt as my first attempt last year was thwarted thanks to a blood clot in my right arm, but no worries, I'm alive and well! 

I'm very excited for this opportunity to learn, grow, and share with a culture I have never experienced before while speaking a language I do not currently speak (Those 3 months of training are heavily focused on language). I will most likely be living in a space with limited electricity, extremely limited internet, and no running water (hellooooo bucket baths). This may seem nuts to some of you, but I cannot wait! Can you imagine learning how to actually filter water, and I don't mean by pouring it into a Brita. 

I will be an English Literacy Facilitator working to teach Primary School children English as well as working to improve libraries and enhance student centered learning. I have various school and classroom experience, but this will be my first time in a truly resource limited environment. I can't wait to learn about a culture most Americans (including myself) have very little knowledge of. 

After my time in the Peace Corps, I plan to attend graduate school to earn a degree in Education/Social Policy or International Development with an education focus. I've always wanted to improve the world somehow even if it's just a little bit and I believe that my Peace Corps experience, along with my AmeriCorps experience, will keep me on the path to doing just that!

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  • Amazon Wish List

    Be sure to check out my Amazon Wish list. These are all things I need for Tonga. Going from a 4 season, weather controlled city to a tropical, super humid, no hot water on demand island is definitely going to be an adjustment and these are some of the things that will help in that transistion!!

    Link: http://a.co/2tykuXG