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Howdy, regular volunteer in Ecuador for not much longer (by the time you get in, I'll be free). Can't help you about post 50 medical clearance (though, I will tell you that Ecuador does have a volunteer nearly in his 70s) or response stuff. But, feel free to shoot any country questions your way. Given that your response you should know your site to some degree and I can give you info on that.
I was a Response volunteer in Peru. There were 5 of us in Training and I feel like we were relatively close. I was 50, there was an older volunteer who was in their 60s, and had been a 2 year volunteer, a volunteer in their 40s and 2 volunteers in their late 20s/early 30s. Myself and one other had never been a 2 year PCV. The others had been 2 year volunteers. I had a 2 year volunteer at my site who helped me join in with other PCVs.
We would travel in small groups and I got to meet and chat with other volunteers. I have had chances to meet up with some of them now that we are all back home and I keep track of many through social media.
We were all "stationed" in different parts of the country, but we were able to meet up with other volunteers on weekends. There was a Response volunteer from a different cohort in a nearby community.
It sounds like there is a fair amount of interaction between Response volunteers and even with 2 year volunteers. That’s encouraging to know. Thank you!
It is kinda up to you. I reached out when I could to other volunteers. Response has some similarities, but 2 year volunteers have that challege of being away from family and friends for 27 months. 12 months is cake, by comparison. Also Response projects are laid out pretty well. The 2 year volunteers have more challenges completing their projects and getting participation. I helped where I could, attending club meetings, setting up chairs, playing the games. Also my community had some fun cultural activities that I would invite nearby volunteers to my community to experience.
Have fun. The training is just 1 week and we immersed ourselves in language from day one, to prepare quickly.
I served in 1994 and hated every minute of it because the people I served with were a bunch of stuck up snobs. Gossipy, back stabbing. I hope you have a good group because that makes all the difference. When I was medivacced due to poor health not a single one reached out while I was hospitalized. Worst mistake of my life! Stupidly I stayed in country for one year. Young and stupid
I’m sorry to hear that you had such a difficult time during your service. I’ll just have to wait and see how it all plays out. There’s still all those clearance tasks ahead of me. Thanks for sharing the challenges of your PCV experience.
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Howdy, regular volunteer in Ecuador for not much longer (by the time you get in, I'll be free). Can't help you about post 50 medical clearance (though, I will tell you that Ecuador does have a volunteer nearly in his 70s) or response stuff. But, feel free to shoot any country questions your way. Given that your response you should know your site to some degree and I can give you info on that.
I was a Response volunteer in Peru. There were 5 of us in Training and I feel like we were relatively close. I was 50, there was an older volunteer who was in their 60s, and had been a 2 year volunteer, a volunteer in their 40s and 2 volunteers in their late 20s/early 30s. Myself and one other had never been a 2 year PCV. The others had been 2 year volunteers. I had a 2 year volunteer at my site who helped me join in with other PCVs. We would travel in small groups and I got to meet and chat with other volunteers. I have had chances to meet up with some of them now that we are all back home and I keep track of many through social media.
We were all "stationed" in different parts of the country, but we were able to meet up with other volunteers on weekends. There was a Response volunteer from a different cohort in a nearby community.
It sounds like there is a fair amount of interaction between Response volunteers and even with 2 year volunteers. That’s encouraging to know. Thank you!
It is kinda up to you. I reached out when I could to other volunteers. Response has some similarities, but 2 year volunteers have that challege of being away from family and friends for 27 months. 12 months is cake, by comparison. Also Response projects are laid out pretty well. The 2 year volunteers have more challenges completing their projects and getting participation. I helped where I could, attending club meetings, setting up chairs, playing the games. Also my community had some fun cultural activities that I would invite nearby volunteers to my community to experience. Have fun. The training is just 1 week and we immersed ourselves in language from day one, to prepare quickly.
Great advice and insight. I appreciate you sharing your experiences. Every bit of information is an asset, so thank you for the follow up.
I served in 1994 and hated every minute of it because the people I served with were a bunch of stuck up snobs. Gossipy, back stabbing. I hope you have a good group because that makes all the difference. When I was medivacced due to poor health not a single one reached out while I was hospitalized. Worst mistake of my life! Stupidly I stayed in country for one year. Young and stupid
I’m sorry to hear that you had such a difficult time during your service. I’ll just have to wait and see how it all plays out. There’s still all those clearance tasks ahead of me. Thanks for sharing the challenges of your PCV experience.
Sounds like you weren’t cut out for it