Chaa Thai is a podcast spilling the tea on Peace Corps volunteer life in Thailand! Each episode, hosts Alyssa Strong and Lilly Hromadka interview a current Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand and do a deep dive on their experience at their host site. The tea is that there are as many examples of what service is like for a volunteer in Thailand as there are volunteers — join us as we get a taste!
This week we’re sitting down in the Isaan province of Mukdahan, to chat with YinD “middle child”, Emily Hoffmeister, who is in a unique position for the currently serving cohorts in Thailand. She tells us all about what it’s like to have another volunteer, Group 134 then replaced by Group 136, minutes down the road, how it’s informed her experience and the collaboration and support it provides.
A frequent travel buddy to hosts Alyssa and Lilly, we hear about the amazing adventures she’s had when not with them, including a visit from home! She also spills all about the four-legged siblings she has in her host family, small joys you find living in rural Thailand, and what’s ahead as we begin our second year of service. Find all this and more in this week’s catch-up sesh!
Find more episodes of the Chaa Thai podcast here.
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