156 Inspiring Peace Corps Blogs by Country

If there’s anything consistent about the Peace Corps, it’s that no two people have the same experience. I served in Panama for three years, and in my third year, I had the opportunity to be a Regional Leader.

During this time, I visited Peace Corps Volunteers in their communities, seeing just how different each person’s experience was…and that was in the same country!

Although there’s no magic bullet when it comes to preparing for the Peace Corps, I’ve compiled a list of Peace Corps blogs by country to help give you a glimpse of what you might be able to (somewhat) expect from your own service.

Blog Breakdown

I’ve organized this post according to continent/region, country and, finally, blogs.

For the blogs themselves, they’re listed in order of most recent Peace Corps service to oldest. The years of the volunteer’s Peace Corps service are listed in parenthesis to the right of their blog link.

The idea of this arrangement is to help aspiring volunteers get the best understanding possible of what they can (mildly) expect and also offers insight on how Peace Corps service in any given country has evolved over the years.

A note on “?”

Some of the Peace Corps service dates listed end with a “?”. This is because I couldn’t find a date that indicated that the volunteer had left the country or evidence that the volunteer was still in the country.

Many Peace Corps blogs started off well and then tapered off. This could be for a number of reasons, but based on my personal experience as a volunteer, the following are most likely:

  • The volunteer didn’t have easy access to WiFi.
  • The volunteer had to or chose to end their service early.

Even though a number of the blogs in this post aren’t complete through the end of service, they’re still a valuable resource. At the very least, they offer insight into what training was like and, in many cases, their initial experience in their communities.

Note: There were a number of blogs that I would’ve liked to include in this list. However, they didn’t have a secure link, so they’ve been omitted from this post.

Peace Corps blogs.

Further Peace Corps Reading

Before you jump off this page to read these amazing Peace Corps blogs, I encourage you to bookmark my post on ten amazing books about the Peace Corps to expand your Peace Corps reading options.

Peace Corps Blogs by Country

And now, below are the countries within each continent/region. Click on the continent and it’ll bring you to a list of blog posts on each country listed.

Africa

Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Comoros, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia

Asia

Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste

Caribbean

Dominican Republic, Eastern Caribbean, Jamaica

Central America & Mexico

Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama

Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Albania, Armenia, Georgia, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, North Macedonia, Ukraine

North Africa & Middle East

Morocco

Pacific Islands

Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu

South America

Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru

Peace Corps Blogs in Africa

BENIN

Jess in Benin (2016 – 2018)

Meaghan in Benin (2014 – 2016)

I Benin West Africa (2007 – 2009)

BOTSWANA

Amy in Botswana (2017 – 2020)

Jeremy Did What (2017 – ?)

With a Backpack in Botswana (2013 – 2015)

CAMEROON

Phoebe’s Cam (2015 – 2018)

Alex in Cameroon (2017 – ?)

Sarah Goes to Cameroon (2013 – 2015)

Rachel in Cameroon (2013 – 2015)

COMOROS

Miriam Cahill (2017 – 2020)

Zoe in Comoros (2017 – ?)

Karibu From Komoros (2016 – ?)

ESWATINI

From Cincy to Eswatini (2016 – 2019)

What is Kirby Doing (2016 – 2018)

Sunflowers in Eswatini (2018 – ?)

ETHIOPIA

Katrina in Ethiopia (2013 – 2016)

African Wandering (2012 – 2014)

Eeking Out in Ethiopia (2012 – 2014)

GHANA

Molly Goes to Ghana (2017 – ?)

GUINEA

Sweet Home Guinea (2016 – 2018)

Capturing the Good Times (2015 – ?)

Guinean Dreams (2013 – 2014)

KENYA

The Peace Traveler (2013 – 2014)

My Kenya Experience (2012 – ?)

LESOTHO

Jillian in Lesotho (2015 – 2017

The Vocabularian (2013 – 2015)

Love in Lesotho (2017 – 2019)

LIBERIA

Max in Liberia (2017 – ?)

Eugene in Liberia (2013 – ?)

MADAGASCAR

My Malagasy Life (2014 – 2017)Katie in Madagascar (2014 – 2016)

Barefoot in Madagascar (2013 – 2016)

Modern Nomad (2012 – 2014)

MALAWI

Memoirs from Malawi (2014 – 2017)

Valerie in Malawi (2016 – ?)

MOZAMBIQUE

Lizambique (2016 – 2019)

Chasing Sunrise (2016 – 2018)

Moz Likely (2016 – 2018)

Elenore in Mosambique (2016 – 2018)

NAMIBIA

Brett is Abroad (2017 – ?)

Namibiagraphy (2014 – 2016)

Shusko (2013 – 2015)

RWANDA

ReeInRwanda (2015 – 2017)

An Educator Abroad (2014 – 2016)

SENEGAL

A Lone Wolf in Senegal (2016 – 2018)

Brandon Chebert (2015 – ?)

SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa Peace (2014 – 2016)

Katie PCV South Africa (2012 – 2015)

Michael W. Sherman (2010 – 2012)

TANZANIA

Brooke in Peace Corps Tanzania (2017 – 2019)

C Squared Tanzania (2017 – ?)

Kat Kobylt (2016 – 2018)

THE GAMBIA

The Kate in The Gambia (2015 – 2017)

Kelsey Peace Corps (2014 – 2017)

Emily Goes to The Gambia (2015 – 2017)

TOGO

Winter in Togo (2012 – 2014)

UGANDA

Living Uganda (2017 – 2019)

Mountains Beyond Mountains Uganda (2013 – 2015)

ZAMBIA

Where the Wild Things Are (2016 – 2018)

Zambia Grows (2015 – 2017)

Fishing in Zambia (2013 – 2015)

Peace Corps Blogs in Asia

CAMBODIA

Neither Here Nor Khmer (2017 – 2019)

Mike in Cambodia (2014 – ?)

Cambodia- A Blog About Things (2014 – ?)

CHINA

Isaac in China (2017 – ?)

Michelle in the Middle Kingdom (2016 – ?)

Travel Branyik (2014 – 2016)

INDONESIA

Archipeliam (2016 – 2018)

Indoneath the Fro (2016 – 2018)

Window to Indo (2015 – ?)

Indoellen (2012 – 2014)

MONGOLIA

American Mongol (2017 – 2019)

Gone Awhile (2016 – 2018)

Jennifer Myung (2015 – 2017)

MYANMAR

Rae Roams (2017 – ?)

PHILIPPINES

The Chronicled Adventures of Stephanie and Sam (2017 – 2019)

Julia Plotkin (2018 – ?)

Jac in the Philippines (2015 – 2017)

THAILAND

Emily Takes on Thailand (2019 – ?)

Pamela Wharton (2011 – ?)

TIMOR-LESTE

Snail in Temor-Leste (2016 – 2018)

Yellow Dirt Road (2015 – ?)

Peace Corps Blogs in the Caribbean

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Laura PC DR (2016 – 2018)

This Dominican Life (2012 – 2015)

Ellen in the Peace Corps (2011 – 2014)

EASTERN CARIBBEAN

Memento Vivere (2017 – 2019)

Shelby M (2015 – ?)

Camille in the Caribbean (2010 – 2012)

JAMAICA

Two Years Pon Di Rock (2014 – ?)

April’s Peace Corps Blog (2013 – ?)

Simply Intentional (2012 – 2014)

Peace Corps Blogs in Central America & Mexico

BELIZE

Megan in Belize (2016 – ?)

COSTA RICA

Caitlin in Costa Rica (2019 – ?)

A Peace Corps Journey (2016 – 2018)

An Accidental Wanderer (2016 – 2018)

Peace of Derek (2014 – 2016)

GUATEMALA

Peace Corps Volunteer Guatemala (2018 – 2020)

Nicole’s Peace Corps Blog (2014 – ?)

MEXICO

Ahora Sarah (2018 – 2020)

Tamales y Nopales (2016 – ?)

PANAMA

Danielle’s Peace Corps Blog (2019 – 2020)

Finding Peace (2018 – ?)

Ashley in Panama (2017 – ?)

Panamaestra (2016 – ?)

Peace Corps Blogs in Eastern Europe & Central Asia

ALBANIA

Uprooted Abroad (2017 – 2019)

Minjktravels (2017 – 2019)

ARMENIA

Maddy Marq (2019 – 2020)

Rachel in Armenia (2017 – 2019)

Armenian Sketches (2017 – 2019)

GEORGIA

Midnight Marshutka to Georgia (2015 – 2017)

Peace Corps Caitlin (2014 – 2016)

KOSOVO

Hello from Kosovo (2016 – 2018)

C-Lowe in Kosovo (2016 – 2018)

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

Mike in Kyrgyz (2015 – ?)

Anna in Kyrgyzstan (2014- – ?)

Rent-A-Tall Friend (2013 – ?)

MOLDOVA

Mulling Over Moldova (2017 – ?)

The Oke Den (2016 – 2018)

Jennifer Kitson (2011 – ?)

NORTH MACEDONIA

To MAK and Back (2022 – ?)

Our Lady in North Macedonia (2019 – 2020)

Nina Boe in the Balkans (2018 – 2020)

Wanderhust (2017 – 2019)

Rebekah Writes (2014 – 2017)

UKRAINE

The Adventures of Katie (2016 – 2018)

Peace Corps Blogs in North Africa & Middle East

MOROCCO

Lanky Adventure (2018 – 2020)

Caitlyn in Morocco (2016 – 2019)

Morocco’s Modern Life (2015 – 2017)

K & O Travels (2014 – 2017)

Peace Corps Blogs in Pacific Islands

FIJI

Peace Corps Story (2015 – 2017)

Peace Corps Fiji (2014 – 2015)

From Mushrooms to Mangoes (2014 – 2016)

SAMOA

Hello, Adventure (2017 – ?)

Coconut to the Head (2015 – 2018)

Kiribeth (2012 – 2014)

TONGA

Peace Corps Tonga (2017 – ?)

My Tongan Chronicles (2014 – 2017)

VANUATU

Melivin’ in Vanuatu (2017 – 2020)

Peace Corps in Paradise (2017 – 2019)

Going Specific (2014 – 2016)

Peace Corps Blogs in South America

COLOMBIA

Bienvenidos a Colombia (2016 – 2018)

Andrew en Colombia (2016 – 2018)

En Barranquilla Me Quedo (2016 – ?)

ECUADOR

A little Piece of Ecuador (2018 – ?)

Peace Corps Ecuador Blog (2017 – 2017)

Sohowsecuador (2015 – 2017)

Courtney’s Adventures in Ecuador (2013 – 2015)

GUYANA

Peace of Guyana (2018 – ?)

Carly Goes to Guyana (2017 – ?)

Kayleepcv (2014 – 2016)

PARAGUAY

A Letter Home (2018 – ?)

Perusing Paraguay (2016 – 2018)

Chance Encounters (2014 – 2018)

PERU

PSU 2 Peru (2015 – 2018)

Ellen in Peru (2015 – 2017)

Laura’s in the Peace Corps- Peru (2014 – 2016)

What am I missing?

New Peace Corps blogs are always popping up as people start their service (not to mention older blogs that get lost to Google’s algorithms).

So, if you or someone you know has a Peace Corps blog that you’d like to see on this list, let me know in the comments or send me a message. Please include the years of service and note that only blogs with a secure connection (SSL) will be accepted.

The more resources we can include here to support our fellow or aspiring PCVs, the better.

Happy Reading!

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