@OlPatchy2Eyes @GunnersBot thanks for serving! I served in Morocco from ‘05-07
I hear what you’re saying but i think money has a lot to do with it; if NGO, doctors, and aid workers were paid what professional footballers were then there would probably be more incentive to be super competitive. The amount of money at stake (and i realize money isn’t the only driver and that these are very competitive people) is why there’s this huge infrastructure around the teams.
@OlPatchy2Eyes learning about yourself and your own plans and ambitions is an important part of the peace corps experience. Glad it’s helping bring some clarity! Similar to you, I came out of my experience not wanting to work in Intl Dev and have since worked in corporate sustainability for the last 15 years. Cheers!