PEACE CORPS IS NOT AN ADVENTURE

This video has two competing titles
"Peace Corps is not an Adventure" & "You Are Not That Guy"
In the epistolic conceit, I might say that it has a title a subject line but, I'm not sure which is which. For the purposes of an open letter, a video video for mass consumption, I would like to communicate to Peace Corps hopefuls, critics, and onlookers a bit of my ethos as a volunteer and the non-adventurous qualities of the job. However, for personal, "Not to Self" purposes, I think the it is appropriate to remind myself of those same ideas in contrast to the fantastic heroes that I've imprinted on.

I wrote this months ago, as my family was putting on a lovely weekend-long sendoff celebration. Scarcity of free time has delayed it's release, but here it is.

Don't take it too seriously. Some of the flaws I point out in these characters are earnest critiques of their respective media, and others are just traits unbecoming of a Peace Corps Volunteer. I love all of the subjects I used in the video, except for the racist Tintin stuff. I hope you enjoy.


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