The Art of Teaching
Gabe Reid, 130 TESS There are times every week where I notice I’m attempting to capitalize on pivotal “teaching moments” outside our usual English curriculum. Whether it’s in the classroom or outside […]
Why We are Friends: Two Perspectives
Berline Exume, 130 TESS I have to admit that I am not big on making friends. I have found ways in my life to be friendly, but not let that friendliness evolve […]
Counting
Megan McNelis 131 TESS I’m sitting in a hotel in Korat. It has a rain shower, air conditioning, and no geckos, and I feel well and truly alone (until one of my […]
Those Dang Quizzes
Shannon Murphy 131 TESS I love personality tests. When I was younger that’s how I spent most of my time on the internet. Now I’m older and all those tests probably attributed […]
Journal Entry: Fourth of July in Thailand
Kevin Lentz, 131 YinD The town center bustles with men hustling their produce to market and women bargaining. Amid the sounds of chickens and loud K-pop from students’ phones, shop boys and […]
HOPE
Kara Anthony, 130 TESS They say when you are trying to accomplish a thing, you will always run into an obstacle, or two, or three before you succeed. Yet, still collectively as […]
The Shortcut Not Taken: Baseball, Bites, and Broken Noses
Before anything else, I highly suggest reading my fellow PCV Gabriel’s article on how Peace Corps is basically one big baseball game and then come back here. My day started as usual – […]
We Can Do Hard Things: Thank You, Khun Kathryn
For the past five years, Kathryn Goldman has served as Director of Programming and Training of Peace Corps Thailand. Staff, PCVs and RPCVs would like to say thank you to Kathryn for […]
Gifts From Thailand
Kathryn Goldman, Director of Programming and Training At COS Conferences, I always advise Volunteers to reflect not just on how they changed or what they learned, but also on what parts of […]
On Stonewall
Casey Butler-Camp, 130 YinD This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City, an event that has been said to have sparked the beginning of the “gay […]
Ode to Rocky: A Tukay House Gecko
Tim Connors, TESS 130 In the dry night, I hear your cry A clearing throat followed by High and low notes echoing around the room: Lizard music. Of what do you sing? […]
He’s My Friend
Andrea Aribe, 130 YinD “Is he gay?” a teacher asked. Instantaneously, I engaged in a 10-second heated conversation with myself: “Why would she ask such a thing? Just because he doesn’t like […]
Because I’ll Miss This
Larissa Delgado, 130 YinD Last week, a thought crossed my mind as I laid on my woven hammock. On my quiet late night, with the quiet view from my second-floor porch, “Maybe, […]
Year Two
Ali Talwar, 130 TESS The start of the second school year for group 130 recently began, and with that, has come some serious “year two” feelings. Now, you may be wondering how […]
The Skyler Diary
Matt Mikrut, 130 YinD Welcome to, what I like to call, the “Skyler Diary.” I admit it. Skyler is my first Peace Corps love. Everyone knows it; my love for Skyler is unrestrained and wild, thumping vigorously within me. Because I […]
