Post Falls' McKenzie Chan Accepted to Peace Corps as Elementary English Teacher

McKenzie Chan of Post Falls has been accepted into the Peace Corps and will leave for Costa Rica on March 15 to begin training as an elementary English teacher, a human-interest notice published by the Coeur d’Alene Press reported on Feb. 13. The announcement identified Chan as a Post Falls resident and set a clear departure date for her service.

The Coeur d’Alene Press ran the notice on Feb. 13, describing Chan’s Peace Corps acceptance and her upcoming role in Costa Rica. The item was filed as a community human-interest notice in the local paper, naming Chan and the March 15 travel date that will mark the start of her Peace Corps training as an elementary English teacher.

Chan’s March 15 departure comes less than a month after the Feb. 13 announcement; from today, Feb. 19, she is scheduled to depart in 24 days. The notice specifies Costa Rica as her Peace Corps destination and elementary English teacher as her training focus, giving Post Falls neighbors a concrete timeline for when she will begin her overseas assignment.

Post Falls residents who saw the Feb. 13 notice in the Coeur d’Alene Press now know McKenzie Chan will be representing the community in Costa Rica when she begins training on March 15. The announcement placed a Post Falls name and a firm travel date into public view, signaling a near-term departure for local volunteer service overseas.