April 29, 2005: Headlines: COS - Philippines: Recruitment: Application Process: Towsend Times: Daniel Crupi began the long arduous process of applying to the Peace Corps over a year ago. "It is a very lengthy process," his mother said. "They try to weed you out in the very beginning. Just the written application was 15 pages long, and his first face-to-face interview was over three and a half hours long."

Peace Corps Online: State: Massachusetts: February 8, 2005: Index: PCOL Exclusive: Massachusetts : April 29, 2005: Headlines: COS - Philippines: Recruitment: Application Process: Towsend Times: Daniel Crupi began the long arduous process of applying to the Peace Corps over a year ago. "It is a very lengthy process," his mother said. "They try to weed you out in the very beginning. Just the written application was 15 pages long, and his first face-to-face interview was over three and a half hours long."

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Daniel Crupi began the long arduous process of applying to the Peace Corps over a year ago. "It is a very lengthy process," his mother said. "They try to weed you out in the very beginning. Just the written application was 15 pages long, and his first face-to-face interview was over three and a half hours long."

Daniel Crupi began the long arduous process of applying to the Peace Corps over a year ago. It is a very lengthy process, his mother said. They try to weed you out in the very beginning. Just the written application was 15 pages long, and his first face-to-face interview was over three and a half hours long.

Daniel Crupi began the long arduous process of applying to the Peace Corps over a year ago. "It is a very lengthy process," his mother said. "They try to weed you out in the very beginning. Just the written application was 15 pages long, and his first face-to-face interview was over three and a half hours long."

West Townsend man joins Peace Corps for two years

By Diane C. Beaudoin

TOWNSEND -- A West Townsend man has left on the adventure of his life after being accepted to serve in the Peace Corps on an island in the Philippines.

Daniel Crupi, 26, left for his assignment on March 30, according to his mother Concetta "Connie" Crupi.

"He is adjusting to his new environment," she said.

She said her son decided over a year ago this is what he wants to do.

"Dan worked for a nonprofit organization in Boston for the past three years," she said. "He was exposed to grant writing, finance and accounting."

Daniel began the long arduous process of applying to the Peace Corps over a year ago.

"It is a very lengthily process," his mother said. "They try to weed you out in the very beginning. Just the written application was 15 pages long, and his first face-to-face interview was over three and a half hours long."

Connie said he needed letters of recommendation from college professors and the chief executive officer of the company he used to work for as part of the application process.

"There are hundreds of thousands of people that apply each year, and the Peace Corps only chooses 6,000," she said. "They look for specifics that they can utilize. Dan has the background and the knowledge they were looking for.

"He received his nomination letter from the Peace Corps in January of this year after all that," she said.

When accepted, the Peace Corps tries to find a job match for each individual person, according to Connie.

She said Daniel is currently living with a host family on the island of Leyte in the town of Baye Baye, located in the Viscian Sea in the Philippines.

"He is currently learning the language, which he said is quite similar to Spanish," she said.

Daniel is on a two-year commitment with the corps.

Connie said the family is welcomed to fly down to see him from time to time.

"I don't think he will be back until close to the end of his tour," she said.

The project he is involved in is called "Business Advising for Youth Development."

"He will be teaching young adults the ins and outs of financing and marketing," Connie said.

Daniel's background includes a marketing degree from Bentley College in 2001. He is also a 1997 graduate of North Middlesex Regional High School.

Daniel had two farewell parties, according to his mother.

"We went to one of them at Fanueil Hall in Boston and met his friends," she said. "They are all such nice young people."

Daniel does e-mail his family every few days to let them know he is doing all right.

"He just sends little notes, so we know what is going on, and it makes us feel much better hearing from him," Connie said.

She said her son has given up "so much" to join the corps.

"He has given up his job, his apartment and the way of life he's known, just for this experience to help others," she said.

The Crupis are happy their son is serving in the Philippines instead of other parts of the world the corps is involved in.

"He could have gone to Indonesia, which we would have been very worried about with what is going on there," Connie said. "He wanted to go somewhere in Asia, so when this in the Philippines came up, he took it."

Connie said it is hard having her son so far away from home. But he is doing what he wanted to do, she said, so the family, especially herself, is adjusting.

"I cried for days when he left, but I am better now," she said.

"My husband, Dan, our other son, Mark, and myself are so proud of him for what he's doing," she said. "That's all we can say about Dan, that we are just so proud."

Connie added that she recieved an email from Dan with his final destination. "He got word that his job will be working in the Department of Trade and Industry for the Phillipine government. He will be living on the island of Biliran," she added.





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