Kara Anthony, 130 TESS I have been in Thailand for 22 months, 96 weeks, 630 days, 16,060 hours, and 963,601 minutes. When it is broken down like this, it sounds like forever. […]
The Days Are Long, But the Years Are Short
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 […]
What’s it like to be Black in Thailand?
Kara Anthony, 130 TESS I wondered the same thing a year ago before making the big move to Thailand. I remember specifically reaching out to other people of color whom had spent […]
A Not So Single Story
Daylisha Reid, 130 YinD I am sorry to be the one to break the news, but while this may be the case for most areas, not every place in Thailand is hot […]
It Takes a Village: Life Through the Lens of a Blindfolded PCV
Kara Anthony, 130 TESS Once upon a time, there was a girl who came into this world blindfolded, with only a blank piece of paper and a pen in hand. She was […]
PCT Yearbook: Something I Can’t Live Without
We asked currently serving volunteers what they couldn’t go without during their service… I couldn’t go without the love of my students! Is it weird that my best friends are under 10? […]
Even When I Am Alone, I Have Real Good Company
Kara Anthony, 130 TESS You know what they say, “Behind every successful woman, there is a group chat of other strong women hyping her up.” I am confident most, if not all […]
Asahna Bucha Day
Asahna Bucha Day is celebrated on the first full moon of the 8th lunar month. It commemorates Buddha’s first sermon where he spoke about the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold […]
Group 130 Yearbook: Words of Appreciation
Counterparts and Community of Group 130 Every year, during the first few months of service, Peace Corps staff visit the new group of Peace Corps Volunteers at their sites to see how […]
Sticky Rice Yearbook: Home is…
129 & 130, Peace Corps Thailand Magazine Staff This quarter Peace Corps Thailand Magazine welcomed 22 new volunteers onto our staff. We asked everyone to respond to our writing prompt for this quarter, “Home is…” as a way to introduce our new team. Celete Kato, 129 TESS Home is not a physical place, person, or […]
Being a Teacher Saved Me
Kara Anthony, 130 TESS There is this thing that happens here in Thailand when people discover that I am a Kruu or teacher. They stop seeing me as the typical farung or […]
Group 130 Yearbook: I Knew I Wanted…
Peace Corps Thailand Group 130 We all joined Peace Corps for different reasons and the reasons why we continue will change throughout this 27 month long journey. As we enter the new […]
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