Jeff Goldman, spouse of Kathryn Goldman, DPT PC Thailand As a trailing spouse in Thailand since February 2015, I’ve had the special opportunity to pursue my passions as a health nut, nature […]
Outdoor Adventure Gems in Thailand
Finding Balance
Anna McGillicuddy, 129 YinD I’ve thought a lot about my cultural identity while being here and what it means to be an ambassador of America while trying to understand and become truly immersed […]
Home Is Whenever I’m With You
Carly Allard, 129 YinD Not long ago, one of my students asked me about the difference between “house” and “home”. I realized it was a completely valid question and an obvious source […]
Single and Surviving
Alex Cotrufello, 129 YinD Hello, readers. I suspect most of you taking the time to read this article are currently serving as volunteers in Thailand, we’ve probably already talked about this topic […]
World Cap Map
Josh Kaufmann, RPCV Group 128 During the last few months of my service I began working with a brilliant teacher who encouraged me to put into action a final project that had […]
A Third Home
Kayla McCabe, 129 YinD Peace Corps Volunteers in Thailand have the opportunity to call two places home: one during PST and one during service. For me, the first place I called home […]
Book Reviews with Lauren: Bel Canto
Lauren Cono, 129 TESS Title: Bel Canto Author: Ann Patchett Published: 2001 Historical Context and Synopsis: This story was inspired by an incident in Lima, Peru during the late 90s when a […]
Always Say Yes
Daylisha Reid, 130 YinD Always say yes! It goes hand and hand with our Peace Corps Volunteer Community Integration Goal. Asked to attend a community event? Say yes! Asked to go […]
Bigger Than Boxes: Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Thai Schools
Bigger Than Boxes presented by GAD (Gender and Development Committee) Rae Richards, 129 TESS “It’s simple: women and girls have human rights, and they have periods. One should not defeat the other.” -Hannah […]
Peaks & Valleys, Vol. 7 feat. David Gardner
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 […]
A Funeral
Once a month we like to share a story we find really interesting from a volunteer’s blog. This month we share one from Ruhamaiah B. Ruhamaiah Bradley, 130 TESS Bewitching and monotonous chanting […]
Rain Bugs
Natalie Garro, 129 TESS There is nothing beautiful about the way the rain bugs come in swarms, land on my skin, thick bodies and skittering legs crawling over my flesh. They throw […]
Visakha Bucha Day
Michael Marano, 129 TESS Today is the Buddhist holiday Visakha Bucha Day commemorating the day of the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha. It is celebrated all throughout Thailand and is regarded […]
40 Days Without Social Media
Audrey Ardine, 129 TESS Rewind to about a year ago when I was still in training. I heard about all the downtime volunteers would have at site and I told myself it […]
The Privilege of Going Home
Megan Cindric, 129 YinD “Peace Corps Nicaragua is being evacuated.” The words took all of us by surprise. We were in the middle of our summer break, enjoying a relaxing week up […]
