Break away from your routine.
This can be a very liberating step for anyone looking for a change of scenery and life! If you feel trapped and feel you cannot break certain [unwanted] habits, while this is a great remedy, it also an excellent way of giving back.
The chance to learn a new language.
Because the Peace Corps can only provide so much language training, much of the language acquisition will be your own responsibility. There are people who are capable of picking up a lot of the language in just six months and others who take the whole two years to start grasping concepts. The beauty of learning a new language is that you learn a lot of it through gestures and through gestures you become more communicative in general. You will fall in love with the new language because you will learn to express yourself better in fewer words then in sentences in your native language.
Experience a different culture and discover your strengths and weaknesses.
You will inevitably be integrated into the new culture, even if you are not aware. Sometimes it is good for the human spirit to experience other cultures, especially when you come from the most envied society in the world. Whether you want to or not your character will be tested in every way possible. For obvious cultural differences you will have to learn to adapt to the new lifestyle. What used to be acceptable in your culture may be completely out of line in the new one. Your morality and integrity will be at play every single day and through this you will find yourself.
Become globally aware.
Without a doubt, within the first three months you will be awakened to what is the reality of a great percentage of the world - poverty. Simple things such as clean drinking water will have such an impact on you that you will finally realize the privilege of living in North America. Through this new awareness you will learn to promote the importance of human services.
Gain a new set of skills.
It is certain that no matter what type of project you are assigned, you will acquire universal ethical and moral knowledge. Some aspects of human behavior are universal and because of this you will be able to read people better, therefore qualifying you for leadership roles in the workplace. It is essentially as if you were going away for your very own [hands on] Master's degree.
