who have skills in teaching, agriculture, and in health. i'm hopeful it will be a source of satisfaction to americans and a contribution to world piece. >> today the peace corps announced it received 23,000 applications in 2015, is a 32% increase from 2014 and the most it has received since 1975. joining us now, former peace corps volunteer kimberly connor. kimberly, when did you serve in the peace corps? >> between 2011 and 2013. >> and where did you go? >> madagascar. >> that's the giant island off the southeast coast of africa. like about the size of california. is that where you wanted to go? >> when i applied to the peace corps you couldn't select what country you served in and that excited me. i was very much about the spirit of the peace corps, going wherever they sent me. i trusted the program to send me