On April 20th 2020, I attended a zoom meeting which was led by an individual in the Fisher Business Institute. She started the meeting by introducing herself, and another woman who herself was a part of the peace corp. The other woman now helps with introducing students to the peace crop and all of its great opportunities. I was interested in revisiting the idea of the peace crop under the umbrella of business. I am currently trying to obtain a minor in business, and I wanted to get more aquatinted with the opportunities that are out there for me.
In our IA Scholars class last semester, the same woman came, but what was different this time was that there was a student speaker who had gone on a trip to Madagascar. He spoke about how, even though he initially was only looking into business, he was capable of incorporating his knowledge and studies of business into something that the citizens there could actually benefit from. He helped the individuals that he was working with to build a dairy business because they had leftover milk.
I am interested in joining the peace corp, however I believe that I can learn similar lessons even if I do not join. There are people close by who are capable of making their own business. They just need a little push, and an individual who can help them start. This is important to me because not only do I want to do that for someone, but I know that I will definitely need someone to do that for me too.