If I had nickle for every time I have heard the question, "What will you do with your degree after graduation?" I would be able to pay my without any student loans. After all, what can someone with a double major in English and history do besides teach? Well, there's the Peace Corps.

Since I was a little girl, I have always desired going abroad and seeing the world, and wanted the ability to do good in a way that could make a difference. When I found the Peace Corps and discovered the great impact the volunteers and organization have had on the world, I didn't realize that it was something I could actually do someday -- not until my freshman year of college.

That was when I met a professor who is also an RPCV (returned Peace Corps volunteer). He spoke of his time in the Peace Corps as having both the hardest days of his life and the most memorable, challenging, and life-changing experience he has ever had. Even though I was profoundly moved by his stories, I was still on the wall about the possibility of joining Peace Corps.

I spent months doing research, reading PCV/RPCV's stories online, picked up Peace Corps manuals, watched YouTube videos, and made sure to leave no word left behind on the website. As I salvaged all the information I could, my desire to become a Peace Corps volunteer strengthened, even though it took a long time to decide if it was truly right for me.

Many times I doubted myself and whether this was a decision that would be a good one. But each time I found some reason that would hinder my choice, I found two others which only made it stronger. I still have two more years to think about it. Two more years to widen my community service, to grow as a person, to complete college. Two more years to answer the question, "What will you do with your degree after graduation?" Two more years to prepare for the 27 months of service doing something that will change my life in more ways than one.