Rae Richards, 129 TESS Welcome to a column meant to explore the highs and lows of Peace Corps volunteer life—in Thailand and beyond. Each month, we highlight a current Peace Corps volunteer […]
Peaks & Valleys, Vol. 8 feat. Yousif Al-Amin
Tour Guide Club in 185 Seconds
Skyler Matthias, 130 YinD Volunteers all across the country are taking their specific skills they gained through work experience in the United States and translating it to their work in Thailand. In […]
PCVs or Spartans?
Anna McGillicuddy, 129 YinD WHO ARE YOU? I AM A SPARTAN. WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION? AROO, AROO, AROO. These words were yelled over the loudspeaker and repeated back by everyone standing at […]
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. […]
Lessons from My Thai Aerobics Class
Barbara Allen, 129 TESS Things I am learning in my Thai ladies aerobics class: The distinction between humility and shame. I think it starts with the clothes. Here, they are sort of […]
ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY SUPREMELY IMPERFECT DAYS
Christalynn Hamer, 130 TESS The best days are the imperfect ones. The ones where you’ve had enough egg on your face to make a couple servings of kai giao; the ones where […]
Fai Dtap
Once a month we like to share a story we find really interesting from a volunteer’s blog. This month we share one from Bethany Goes Beyond. Bethany McHugh, 130 TESS These past […]
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 […]
Bigger than Boxes: An Introduction to Gender
Bigger Than Boxes presented by GAD (Gender and Development Committee) Natalie Garro, 129 TESS Content Warning: Some sensitive and offensive language is used. Introduction The purpose of this month’s BTB article is simple: […]
The Freeing Feeling of Gender Expression
Ruhamaiah Bradley, 130 TESS Most days, I wear black slacks with a Peace Corps polo. Sometimes, I mix it up and wear navy blue, khaki, or light green pants. These are usually […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Running
Natalie Garro, 129 TESS Greetings, humans! If you’re at all like me circa 2011, you hate running. (If you’re not like 2011 me, excellent, too!) 2011 Natalie had a history of chronic […]
Adventures of Khao & Soy: Sabai-der Man
Artwork by Catherine Nightengale, 129 YinD View Cat’s Khao & Soy: Jeopardy and more Khao & Soy artwork by 128 volunteer, Pakou Khang.
A Culture of Fear
Clarence Say, 129 TESS All quotes in italics are taken from The Courage to Teach by Parker J. Palmer. As a student, I was in too many classrooms riddled with fear, the […]
Eygiel’s Site Through Hoi’s Eyes
Every volunteer has a unique experience depending on the location, religion, and traditions of their site. Each month we will explore a new volunteer’s site through the eyes of a visiting volunteer […]
Eid al-Fitr
Chandler Smith, 129 TESS Today Muslims around the world celebrate the beginning of Eid al-Fitr, a three day holiday that ends the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In Thailand, a revered collective of […]
