Peace Corps Online: Joining the Peace Corps at 54

Joining the Peace Corps at 54

Peace Corps Online: Directory: Slovakia: Peace Corps Slovakia : Web Links for Slovakia RPCVs: At the age of fifty-one, Helene quit her secure job, rejoined the Peace Corps. She worked in Slovakia for two years, helping that country build more democratic institutions.: Joining the Peace Corps at 54

By Queenie (66-109-193-171.nocharge.com - 66.109.193.171) on Monday, February 16, 2004 - 8:05 pm: Edit Post

Does anyone know what is happening with people who want to join the Peace Corps?
Especially if you are 54 and your husband is 55, we want to teach English or whatever is needed.
Thank you very much.

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-141-157-42-145.balt.east.verizon.net - 141.157.42.145) on Monday, February 16, 2004 - 9:07 pm: Edit Post

Background Information for Older Volunteers

Older Volunteers: Morocco Volunteer John Powanda is one of oldest in history of Peace Corps 20 July 2003

Older Volunteers: The changing face of the Peace Corps 20 July 2003

Older Volunteers: Older Volunteers Heed the Call to Volunteer And Discover a New Career 19 July 2003

Older Volunteers: Ecuador RPCVs Donald and Pat Clausen retire, plan to work with poor in Central America 17 July 2003

Older Volunteers: Charlotte Apodaco Lucero will be traveling to Ecuador for next 27 months in Peace Corps 1 July 2003

Older Volunteers: RPCV Phyllis Gloden, 74, spent two years in Lesotho 1 July 2003

Older Volunteers: Jimmy Carter presented the Lillian Carter Award to outstanding senior RPCV 1 July 2003

Older Volunteers: Tony Gasbarro wins Lillian Carter Award 30 June 2003

Older Volunteers: Robert M. Livingston, 82, hopes to join Peace Corps 29 June 2003

Older Volunteers: Poland RPCV Jan Steed appointed new principal in Alameda 28 June 2003

Older Volunteers: Carter presents award to senior volunteer 27 June 2003

Older Volunteers: Older Volunteers joining Peace Corps 26 June 2003

Older Volunteers: Jim MacGillis practiced business law with Hinshaw & Culbertson before leaving as a third-year associate. He is currently serving in Honduras as a Peace Corps Volunteer. 21 June 2003

Older Volunteers: Catherine Beck served as a teacher in the eastern Caribbean nation of Grenada and in Sierra Leone 14 June 2003

Older Volunteers: Comedian Cork Proctor joined the Peace Corps at 66. His wife Carolyn Proctor helped design the Peace Corps logo more than 40 years ago 8 June 2003

Older Volunteers: Paul Mickelson applied for early retirement, sold his house, joined the Peace Corps and was assigned to Bamenda, Cameroon, in West Africa 26 May 2003

Older Volunteers: Stoddard begins fourth tour as Peace Corps volunteer in Africa 25 May 2003

Older Volunteers: Beverly Cantrill serves in a South African township 8 May 2003

Older Volunteers: Peace Corps Honors Older Americans Serving Abroad 7 May 2003

Older Volunteers: Leslie Hawke headed for Romania at 48 - says Peace Corps must do a better job recruiting older volunteers 1 May 2003

Older Volunteers: RPCV Kay Drikey served in Samoa at 65 26 April 2003

Older Volunteers: Frances Kathryn Ruddick was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador from 1964 - 66 and in Costa Rica from 1999 to the present 19 April 2003

Older Volunteers: A steady market presented itself in the person of Bob Leventry, a Chicagoan who had worked in Ecuador on various development projects for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer after retiring as president of a commercial insurance company 19 April 2003

Older Volunteers: Peace Corps teacher Marge Pease to share her adventures in Kazakhstan 18 April 2003

Older Volunteers: 64-year old PCV Bonnie Getsinger finds her calling in Bulgaria 1 March 2003

Older Volunteers: Jonathan Pernick heading to the Ukraine in the Peace Corps 13 February 2003

Older Volunteers: D.D. Sears, 65, and Whit Sears, 70 head for Peace Corps Thailand 8 January 2003

Older Volunteers: Joyce Burnette joined the Peace Corps as a volunteer in the West African nation of Mauritania 1 December 2002

Older Volunteers: David Blicker Finds It's Never Too Late for the Peace Corps 1 November 2002

Older Volunteers: Ella Lacey served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malawi 23 October 2002

Older Volunteers: RPCV Jack Lutz joins Peace Corps for 2nd time at 80 to go to Poland 18 August 2002

Older Volunteers: Wanda Wood at 66 is off to the Pacific Islands to teach health care in Peace Corps 24 July 2002

Older Volunteers: Sierra Leone RPCV Bill Patterson is National Champion Race Walker at 86 30 January 2002

Older Volunteers: Return of the aged hippies 26 November 2001

Older Volunteers: Jim Bullington - Return of the aged hippies 26 November 2001

Older Volunteers: Peace Corps provides midlife adventure in Poland 16 July 2001

Older Volunteers: “When M.J. says something, people are going to believe it and trust it more than if a 22-year-old says something,” adds Terry Murphee, Peace Corps Malawi director 15 July 2001

Older Volunteers: Welcome to Skip and Carol's Peace Corps Adventure in Bulgaria 4 July 2001

Older Volunteers: Jackie Granger: Relocating to the Global Village 4 July 2001

Older Volunteers: Charlotte Utting - For This Peace Corps Volunteer, Once Was Not Enough 30 June 2001

Older Volunteers: Clarence Weaver shows Age is no barrier to volunteers in Philippines 28 June 2001

Older Volunteers: Seniors playing growing role in Peace Corps 13 June 2001

Older Volunteers: Seniors playing growing role in Peace Corps (Full Story) 13 June 2001

Older Volunteers: Jimmy Carter presents Peace Corps Award 14 May 2001

Older Volunteers: Windsor couple brings enterprise to Ukraine 2 October 2000

Older Volunteers: As she prepares to leave for Morocco and service with the Peace Corps, Hilde Hein finds the post-classroom life anything but retiring. 1 March 2000

Older Volunteers: Dr. Yvonne Taylor began a two-year stint with the Peace Corps; she's now added a year to her service and plans to eventually retire there 1 July 1998

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