42 On Aug. 5, 2017, Sara Beth Hobbs shared an update on her Facebook page: “So thankful for this lazy Saturday morning … just relaxing and writing in my journal. Cannot wait to share all my experiences with everyone.” Photo: Sara Beth Hobbs Sara Beth Hobbs is serving in the educator sector of the Peace Corps. She spends her days teaching English to more than 100 students in Kambia Town. On Nov. 16, 2017, she shared an update on her Facebook page: “They have pushed me as a teacher and made me grow as a person.” Photo: Sara Beth Hobbs rainbows. This is the hardest thing I have ever done, and it will not get easier, but when I think that I cannot do this, I look at the kids I will be teaching. If I can just change one of their lives, then I know all of this will be worth it.” Valdosta State University Magazine: Why did you decide to join the Peace Corps after graduation? Sara Beth Hobbs: Since I was a child, I have always dreamed about coming to Africa to help in any way that I could. While studying abroad in France, my friends and I made a joke about all joining the Peace Corps together and traveling around the world. However, that idea stuck with me until getting back into the states. When I got home, I mentioned it to my mother, and we laughed together, but then the following day my mother got a call that there would be a Peace Corps recruiter at VSU the next week. We took that as a sign that I should go speak with them. After that meeting, I decided right then and there that this was what I was meant to do after graduation. Valdosta State University Magazine: How long will you be in Sierra Leone? Sara Beth Hobbs: I will serve for two years, so I will be here until September 2019. Valdosta State University Magazine: What does a typical day look like for you? Sara Beth Hobbs: I am in the education sector of the Peace Corps, so I am an English teacher in Kambia Town. My everyday routine starts out with a bucket bath — I have no running water — and getting ready to go teach my classes. I get to my school around 8 a.m. and teach until 1:40 p.m. every day. I have three classes of 40-plus kids in Junior Secondary School, which in the United States is equivalent to being in the sixth grade. After teaching, I go home and do things around the house, like washing my clothes by hand, cleaning my house, cooking, and grading papers. On weekends, I usually go watch some football games or meet up with other volunteers who live close to me. Valdosta State University Magazine: What has been the most life-changing moment of your experience thus far? Sara Beth Hobbs: The most life-changing moment was also one of my hardest moments. As a Peace Corps volunteer, we get bicycles to