There will be slumps and highs and faster and slower points, but for now, things are good. I won’t say I’m adjusted, only that I’m adjusting.
Then and Now
Peaks and Valleys
Ian Tramm, YinD 131 Dear Passenger, During Pre-Service Training Peace Corps staff really drives it home that service is a series of pretty drastic ups and downs. They even mapped out statistically […]
When I Lose Myself
Moises Puentes, 131 TESS There are no sounds but those the mountain commands A thousand creatures communicating their nature The waters of the river crashing against the rocks It used to be […]
Puu-Ying Power: Shannon’s Site
Shannon Murphy-Berrios, 131 TESS We aren’t supposed to have favorites and I don’t. But if you were to ask me which of my students I think could change the world I would […]
It’s No Secret
Andrea Aribe, 130 YinD It’s no secret: I left everything behind. It’s okay. I am a survivor. I made a new life. I found love, But it’s time to leave. […]
Sometimes You Leave Your House on a Saturday
Megan McNelis, 131 TESS The dishes were already done when I showed up at the meatball counter this morning. “Mai bpen raai! Set laew! There’s nothing left to do!” They’re going to […]
Year-In-Review: Best Funny Moments Of 2019
As we enter the new year, a few writers of Peace Corps Thailand Magazine reflect on their best funny story, miscommunication, or “oops” of 2019: Megan McNelis, 131 TESS For better or […]
Healthy Living: Runners Ques
Curated by Bianca Henao, 131 TESS Every year, a new group of Peace Corps volunteers arrives in Thailand with new goals or habits to be achieved and ready to tackle their 27 […]
Everything Pumpkin!
Psian Avilés, 130 YinD: When I think of home, I think of mami waking my brother and I up with salsa music, yelling (todo el mundo levántense, que hay que limpiar! 😂) and […]
Puu-Ying Power: Alison’s Site
Alison Reenock, 131 TESS Please allow me to introduce my Girl Squad here at Ban Hinlubsilamongkol School in Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand. There are 17 teachers in total at my school, 13 […]
And I Was Running!
Shannon Murphy Berrios, 131 TESS If there is one quote from a movie I love, it would have to be Forrest Gump’s Alabama clad accent saying proudly, “And I was running!” as […]
Facing Your Waterbugs
Larissa Delgado, 130 YinD First night: I innocently open the door to my second floor bathroom. Yes second floor, I lucked out and live in a spacious bougie two floor home […]
Healthy Living: Social Media
Bianca Henao, 131 TESS Social media consumes much of our daily lives. If you think this doesn’t pertain to you, take a look at your screen time reports. Being in a country […]
A Peace Corps Collection
Writing and artwork by Natalie Heinitz, 131 YinD I wrote a while ago that cultural integration is like letting a wave wash over your face, pulling your hair towards the shore, digging […]
On Living In The Rainforest
Halli Benson, 130 TESS A week before site placement, we were in a training session when we heard the soft “shh” grow to a roar, and I wondered out loud, “What’s that […]
