I met people from Americorps who were doing their work near where I live. I met 5 of them from that crew. They were the nicest, most beautiful girls ever. They asked what I was doing for Thanksgiving when they were here, and I said I was camping in the desert. I gave them a map to my campsite. They all showed up….. with food n weed, yay!
We sang songs, we hiked, we connected with the alien desert in miraculous deep ways. They eventually returned to their project, the project ended, and they returned to their homes across the country. I got very sweet thank-you notes from 2 of them.
The work they did was important and good, and they were beautiful all ways. They were fun, down to earth, intelligent, and comfortable.
I think this has to do with the individuals I met, as individuals being who they are, rather than having to do with Americorps itself.
But Americorps must be something special to attract such great people.