The Peace Corps is no fashion show..is it?

I've been wondering for some time how I'm meant to dress as a volunteer. Some girls are obsessed with shoes, others with jewelry--I like my belts.

I'm thinking this just isn't going to cut it for Central America--I've got to go a bit more basic I think. But what does that mean? T-shirts and pants or skirts? Am I meant to dress in a comparable to women in my community? Would it be the difference between getting dressed and being dressed up? Putting on whatever you find first vs putting in some (serious) thought into what you put on?

I guess when we actually do get invited to wherever we're going, they'll send us information on how we're meant to dress.

When you're a stranger in a community, on top of not looking like a local, the way you dress and the things you wear can set you apart even more and make you a target for a variety of things. Especially if you walk around with a camcorder wanting to film everything.