Halli Benson, 130 TESS Peaks and Valleys is a series of interviews with PCVs discussing the highs and lows in the past month. It highlights the unique quality of Peace Corps service […]
Peaks & Valleys, Vol. 15 feat. Nhi Le
Life of a PCV in 2001 Top Singles
Nhi Le, 130 TESS STAGING I’m comin’ up so you better get this party started I’m comin’ up so you better get this party started Get this party started Makin’ my connection […]
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 […]
The Simple Life
Clark Finkelstein, 130 TESS It’s the little things… Getting up to talk a walk on a lazy Saturday and being summoned to sit with a group of women on their porch. No […]
Spiders in the Night
Nhi Le, 130 TESS I see it out of the corner of my eye. THERE! The skittering shadow stops my heart cold. It crawls over my extension cord. Now, it’s under my […]
Kap Khun, Khun Wanthida
For the past six years, Khun Wanthida has served as the Programming and Training Specialist for the Teacher Empowerment for Student Success (TESS) program. Staff, PCVs and RPCVs would like to say […]
A Salutation
Nhi Le, 130 TESS I could sense it as I rounded the bend. It had been two days since I last saw his spiky gray hair and heard his lilted, “Wadii Kru!” […]
APAHM: The Other
The following article is part of a series dedicated towards celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM). Nhi Le, 130 TESS There is no getting over the feeling of “otherness” for an […]
Mornings
Nhi Le, 130 TESS Every morning, as I rollover on my twin-sized mattress on top of a queen-sized frame for the fourth time, I wonder to myself, “Why am I here?” While […]
Defeating the Mid-Service Slump
Nhi Le, 130 TESS Have you been feeling low? After one year into your service, did you think there would be more progress? Do you feel hopeless and depressed? Well, you came […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Say My Name, Say My Name
Nhi Le, 130 TESS Upon meeting me, most people have trouble pronouncing my name. I usually have to repeat myself once, if not twice, in addition to physically pointing to my knee. […]
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 […]
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