http://www.norcalpca.org Calendar of Events Details, Calendar, and Registration here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/west-coast-national-rpcv-career-conference-and-career-fair-registration-24871826302 Attend the West Coast National RPCV Career Conference and Job Fair and learn strategies to make yourself stand out from other job-seekers while networking with other RPCVs and RPCV-friendly employers. Register to attend any or all sessions - or just the career fair! ***Note: This event is open only to returned Peace Corps Voluntee http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1203 Details, Calendar, and Registration here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/west-coast-national-rpcv-career-conference-and-career-fair-registration-24871826302 Attend the West Coast National RPCV Career Conference and Job Fair and learn strategies to make yourself stand out from other job-seekers while networking with other RPCVs and RPCV-friendly employers. Register to attend any or all sessions - or just the career fair! ***Note: This event is open only to returned Peace Corps Voluntee http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1204 Register here: <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/bay-area-rpcv-networking-mixer-oakland-tickets-25961861627?aff=NorCal ">http://www.eventbrite.com/e/bay-area-rpcv-networking-mixer-oakland-tickets-25961861627?aff=NorCal<a/> Join local RPCVs to network, learn about local organizations and jobs of interest to our community � and to have fun! Our July mixer will be held in conjunction with our Oakland RPCV Career Conference and will be hosted by USAID's Global Health Fellows Program II, http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1216 The Lower River, Paul Theroux, published in May 2013 Paul Theroux served in Malawi from 1963 to 1965 and has written dozens of novels and travel books since. In this novel he tells the story of an RPCV who returns to his village more than 40 years later, after his marriage falls apart and he�s alienated from his daughter. In the process he discovers the paternalism and exoticism underlying his Peace Corps nostalgia. The story shows the conflict between good intentions and the harsh realities of http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1091 Details, Calendar, and Registration here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/west-coast-national-rpcv-career-conference-and-career-fair-registration-24871826302 Attend the West Coast National RPCV Career Conference and Job Fair and learn strategies to make yourself stand out from other job-seekers while networking with other RPCVs and RPCV-friendly employers. Register to attend any or all sessions - or just the career fair! ***Note: This event is open only to returned Peace Corps Voluntee http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1205 Looking for 1-2 more RPCVs to present on their country of service as well as demonstrate an art or craft they learned during their Peace Corps experience. One RPCV is committed already. Some funding is available for supplies. This event will raise funds for the Northern California Peace Corps Association. Presentations will be given to 10-20 hostel guests at the free beer and wine event. A project is available for PowerPoint. The presentations will happen simultaneously on the same night wit http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1210 Details, Calendar, and Registration here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/west-coast-national-rpcv-career-conference-and-career-fair-registration-24871826302 Attend the West Coast National RPCV Career Conference and Job Fair and learn strategies to make yourself stand out from other job-seekers while networking with other RPCVs and RPCV-friendly employers. Register to attend any or all sessions - or just the career fair! ***Note: This event is open only to returned Peace Corps Voluntee http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1206 Where: San Bruno Senior Center What: Three individual opportunities to speak on Peace Corps experience When: Mondays, July 11, 18 or 25. (Note that there are talks scheduled for one day per month in San Bruno. If another month is better, look ahead in our calendar. Some Wednesdays and Thursdays are also possible.) Time: Either 10:30 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. The Need: This will be a PowerPoint presentation by an RPCV about their Peace Corps experience. http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1075 Join us for happy hour the third Thursday of the month, 5:30-7:30pm at the Tied House in Mountain View. Everyone is welcome! Drink and food options available for purchase. The Tied House is located at 954 Villa St. in Mountain View. It is a short walk from the Mountain View train station. For more info and menus visit http://tiedhouse.com. No need to RSVP. Hope to see you there! http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1148 There will be a NorCal East Bay "Hangout" Friday, July 22nd at The Albatross Pub in Berkeley from 6 p.m. to about 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome, feel free to come with non-RPCV friends. Neighborhood dinner options afterwards for anyone who is interested. The Albatross Pub http://www.albatrosspub.com is at 1822 San Pablo Avenue, 1 1/2 blocks north of University Avenue between Hearst and Delaware. We'll have a "NorCal Peace Corps" sign on our table. No need to RSVP. If you have any question http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1218 The practice jam is a casual, low-pressure environment to try out your story in front of a supportive group of people, many of whom are first time storytellers. You'll get valuable feedback on what is working and what is not. Come prepared with a rough version of your story in 10 minutes or less. All attendees will be given the opportunity to continue on and perform at our Aug 16 Are We There Yet Story Jam. http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1046 Join us at the home of Jayma Brown and Allan Lindberg in Richmond for an evening together with fellow RPCVs and friends. The movie will be Chief: Semu Fatutoa drives a taxi in Honolulu, Hawaii, slowly forgetting his old life as a tribal Chief in Samoa. Little does he know, his old life is looking for him. We�ll try to have some Hawaiian and Samoan food (maybe a little kava if I can find it). Bring any dish or drink you want to have and share. Please RSVP (jaymaghana@earthlink.net) for ad http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1201 Looking for 2-3 RPCVs to speak as a panel discussion at the Richmond Senior Center in San Francisco on a Thursday between 07/28/2016 and 10/27/2016, from 3-4 p.m. You will be speaking to 11-20 seniors between 50-70 years old. A projector is not available on site, but they have a tv that they can hook a laptop up to if the speakers have pictures to share. This will be part of their speaker series, which takes place the last Thursday of every month. http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1197 Where: San Bruno Senior Center What: Three individual opportunities to speak on Peace Corps experience When: Mondays, August 1, 8, 15, 22 or 29. (Note that there are talks scheduled for one day per month in San Bruno. If another month is better, look ahead in our calendar. Some Wednesdays and Thursdays are also possible.) Time: Either 10:30 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. The Need: This will be a PowerPoint presentation by an RPCV about their Peace Corps experience. http://www.norcalpca.org/content.cfm?calendar=true&id_cal=1076