I heard a “horror” story about a volunteer who was shot or killed in a car wreck?
– Horror stories happen. They happen in the US too. People get shot; people get in car accidents. Personally, I felt much safer living in a small village in Guinea than I do walking from my car into my apartment in Atlanta. When you develop close relationships with people in your community, those people will want to take care of you, look out for you, and protect you. In many communities where PCVs serve, social interaction and personal relationships are an important part of the culture. Your neighbors will “adopt” you, and they will look out for you. They won’t see you as some foreigner and outsider because you will be living the way they do, dressing the way they do, eating what they do. You become one of them, and they will protect you like one of their own. Sure, you need to be cautious and take necessary precautions. I wouldn’t walk around alone at 2am in downtown Atlanta. I wouldn’t do that in Guinea either. You need to listen to your friends and neighbors. If you want to go to s
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