I joined the Peace Corps and was assigned to live in Guinea, a country in West Africa. The application process took about a year and I had to have an undergraduate degree, which took five years, so I guess all in all it took me 6 years. It wasn’t for me and I ended up leaving the PC early but I am glad I did it and I learned a lot about myself and the world. I am amazed my grocery stores in America now – they are so cool and yet they were there all along… I take nothing for granted these days.