Meet Country Director, Gene Nixon
Gene Nixon, Country Director of Peace Corps Thailand I was invited to submit an introductory message upon my (re)arrival to PC/Thailand. As you know I was a former PCV in Thailand; I […]
Without Words
Jenny Samuelson, 130 YinD
Reflections from Country Director Howard Williams
Howard Williams, Former Country Director of Peace Corps Thailand Dear Peace Corps Volunteers: I hope all of you are doing well. The Sticky Rice editors asked me to write some reflections on […]
Returning Home
Halli Benson, 130 TESS Working through a tough moment in Haikus Staring at the tile What do I feel or not feel I guess I am numb The river calms me I […]
Skyler’s Elementary 4H Event
Skyler Matthias, 130 YinD Take a peek into an event at an elementary school in Thailand. At Skyler’s school in Samut Songkhram, the students engage in everything from raising chickens to growing […]
Thai Youth Theatre
2019 TYT Committee Location TYT 2019 Festival will be at Chulabhorn School Pathumthani on February 15-17, 2019. Theme Our theme is “Finding Neverland: Never Growing Up.” It’s all about imagination and being […]
Breaking the Golden Rule
Kyle Kvamme, 129 YinD I am writing this confession on my own free will. I hereby admit to breaking one of the golden rules of Peace Corps service. A rule 20 months […]
Bigger Than Boxes: Teen Motherhood in Thailand
Bigger Than Boxes presented by GAD (Gender and Development Committee) Kat Giannini, 129 YinD Overview: Teen Motherhood How does pregnancy at an early age affect one’s life outcomes? The results of teen pregnancy, […]
Learning to Love Again: A Peace Corps Story
“…I spent the next three years in a POW camp, forced to subsist on a thin stew of fish, vegetables, prawns, coconut milk, and four kinds of rice. I came close to […]
Tatted in Thailand: Dalton, Kali, & Clarence
Larissa Delgado, 130 YinD During Group 130’s Reconnect Conference a lot of us throughout the two weeks got tattoos. Prior to that I had also heard of volunteers from Group 129 getting […]
Pride
Philip Hendrix, 130 TESS Let’s set the mood a little bit. Close your eyes (or don’t) and try to think of someone in your life who brags a lot, someone who loves […]
Breathe
Nhi Le, 130 TESS Breathe. I have a confession to make. Well, perhaps it’s not so much of a confession but admittance. I take myself too seriously. Okay, deep breath out. That […]
Book Reviews with Lauren: The Inheritance Cycle
Lauren Cono, 129 TESS Title: The Inheritance Cycle: Books #1-4 Author: Christopher Paolini Published: 2002-2011 Background on my current state of mind: When I applied for English books for my school’s library, […]
Me, Myself, and Thai
Once a month we like to share a story we find really interesting from a volunteer’s blog. This month we share one from Thai Time. Alexis Baker, 130 YinD Back in college it […]
Internal Conflict: A Consciousness In Parts
Zari Havercome, 130 YinD W. E. B. Du Bois, in his 1903 publication of “The Souls of Black Folk,” unpacks the very real concept of double consciousness. As I interpret his explanation, […]
