Peace Corps/Americorps

[thedarknight]

Saw the Teach for America thread, figured I start one regarding Peace Corps or Americorps.

I'm thinking about going for a drastic change of lifestyle. I feel like I need to get out of my sort of economic bubble and experience a change of perspective. I think Peace Corps or Americorps would be a very good experience in terms of soul searching, seeing new things, etc.

To anyone who's been involved with these organizations what was your experience like? Would you recommend it? I'm leaning to peace corps, since I feel I would get more out of my experience outside the US. However, 2 years of being stationed is a fairly long time. Thanks for everyone's input.