Even after submitting my Fulbright proposal, I was still tossing around the idea of applying for the Peace Corps. Sure, it seemed to be a requirement that all female PCVs communicate in “upspeak,” but I thought I could get past that. On a closer review of the PC application, however, I noticed one critical point – if you’re married, your spouse has to provide a notarized letter stating that they give their permission for you to participate in the program. Excuse me? I understand the sentiment behind it, but this is ridiculous.
Upspeak : “…where a person makes a question out of a sentence that isn’t a question (or more simply speaks “up” at the end of a sentence)”