Berline Exume, 130 TESS I have to admit that I am not big on making friends. I have found ways in my life to be friendly, but not let that friendliness evolve […]
Why We are Friends: Two Perspectives
This Could Have Been a Love Story
Tim Connors, 130 TESS I met Nit at a national park where a geyser shoots steaming hot water into the air. She worked at the service desk. Her cheeks were dimpled, her […]
On Trusting a Fart and Getting Over Myself
Megan McNelis, 131 TESS “I remember thinking, ah, Thailand… that’s not very metal.” It was my first time venturing out of my site for the weekend, and T. and I were sipping […]
I Will Never Forget You
Halli Benson, 130 TESS My mouth is wide open, breath heavy behind my Buff. Sweat is flowing from every pore, and sunscreen is running into my eyes. I can see the top […]
The Art of Teaching
Gabe Reid, 130 TESS There are times every week where I notice I’m attempting to capitalize on pivotal “teaching moments” outside our usual English curriculum. Whether it’s in the classroom or outside […]
Counting
Megan McNelis, 131 TESS I’m sitting in a hotel in Korat. It has a rain shower, air conditioning, and no geckos, and I feel well and truly alone (until one of my […]
Those Dang Quizzes
Shannon Murphy, 131 TESS I love personality tests. When I was younger that’s how I spent most of my time on the internet. Now I’m older and all those tests probably attributed […]
Journal Entry: Fourth of July in Thailand
Kevin Lentz, 131 YinD The town center bustles with men hustling their produce to market and women bargaining. Amid the sounds of chickens and loud K-pop from students’ phones, shop boys and […]
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 […]
The Shortcut Not Taken: Baseball, Bites, and Broken Noses
Natalie Heinitz, 130 YinD Before anything else, I highly suggest reading my fellow PCV Gabriel’s article on how Peace Corps is basically one big baseball game and then come back here. My day […]
We Can Do Hard Things: Thank You, Khun Kathryn
For the past five years, Kathryn Goldman has served as Director of Programming and Training of Peace Corps Thailand. Staff, PCVs and RPCVs would like to say thank you to Kathryn for […]
On Stonewall
Casey Butler-Camp, 130 YinD This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City, an event that has been said to have sparked the beginning of the “gay […]
Ode to Rocky: A Tukay House Gecko
Tim Connors, TESS 130 In the dry night, I hear your cry A clearing throat followed by High and low notes echoing around the room: Lizard music. Of what do you sing? […]
He’s My Friend
Andrea Aribe, 130 YinD “Is he gay?” a teacher asked. Instantaneously, I engaged in a 10-second heated conversation with myself: “Why would she ask such a thing? Just because he doesn’t like […]
Because I’ll Miss This
Larissa Delgado, 130 YinD Last week, a thought crossed my mind as I laid on my woven hammock. On my quiet late night, with the quiet view from my second-floor porch, “Maybe, […]
