As their service comes to a close, Peace Corps Thailand volunteers from Group 130 reflect and answer the question, “What’s one thing you loved and one thing learned during service?” Loved and […]
Group 130 Yearbook: We Loved and We Learned
The Head and the Heart
Philip Hendrix, 130 TESS Head: Okay, heart. Today’s an all–day teachers’ meeting. You know what that means? Heart: We have to do work all day, don’t we? Head: That’s right! No way […]
PSDN: Integration & Identity
During PST131 (pre-service training), representatives from the Peer Support & Diversity Network (PSDN) polled Group 131 trainees about questions they had related to integration and identity. PSDN compiled these and presented them […]
Peace of Mind
Philip Hendrix, 130 TESS What has my experience been as a person of color in Thailand? It definitely has had its frustrating moments, which Kara’s recent article and others have done a […]
Guilt and Gratitude
Philip Hendrix, 130 TESS It’s an overcast morning in late September. The faculty have arrived at school in traditional Thai dress, and soon we find ourselves in two lines. Two elderly teachers, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
Something Clicked in Me
Philip Hendrix, 130 TESS As far as I can tell, Ping’s nickname is a transliteration of the English word “Pink”. She has happy eyes and stubby fingers that she loves to clap […]
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 […]
The Doll
Philip Hendrix, 130 TESS (Disclaimer: this is my recollection and my perspective only) I think that, serving in the Peace Corps, we often have to maintain a double-standard. On the one hand, […]
I Didn’t Think Much About PST Before Coming
Philip Hendrix, 130 TESS I didn’t think much about PST before coming, and when I did I imagined it would be a brutal experience. Either it would be mindnumbingly tedious or it […]
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