Ashley Resurreccion, 130 TESS The rain sifts through thoughts late at night Innocently reflecting successes and sutures Asking if this vessel is enough To carry the expectations of all As the drops […]
Downpour
#JournalEntry: That Time I Got a Tattoo in Thailand
Berline Exume, 130 TESS On July 12, I walked into a tiny tattoo shop, and proceeded to mark my body. If you would have asked me a few years ago about whether […]
Asahna Bucha Day
Asahna Bucha Day is celebrated on the first full moon of the 8th lunar month. It commemorates Buddha’s first sermon where he spoke about the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold […]
Cookie Friendships
Halli Benson, 130 TESS About 2 months into PST, I looked up the recipe for microwave cookies for the first time. I was missing my American life a bit and needed something […]
An Ode to Thai Children
Anna McGillicuddy, 129 YinD most days I struggle to teach you in Thai without feeling deflated but your forgiving eyes and big smiles are in languages that need not be translated. you’re […]
twenty-six
Once a month we like to share a story we find really interesting from a volunteer’s blog. This month we share one from It All Started in the “Land of Smiles”. Clark Finkelstein, […]
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: 6 Months Down, 21 to Go
Skyler Matthias, 130 YinD A glimpse into the lives of Peace Corps Thailand Group 130 as they attend their Reconnect Conference, 6 months after arriving in Thailand Watch Skyler’s previous videos Pre-Service Training […]
Homeward Bound: All You Need to Know About Sending Your Peace Corps Pets Home
Caitlin Roman, 128 RPCV Peace Corps Pets. Some of us have em, some of us want em, some of us would ET without them. Whether you’ve gained a furry friend as a […]
Things I Have Eaten
Olivia Dawson, 129 YinD When my grandmother was alive she would tell a story about my eating habits that seemed to define me as a person. At the crux of it was […]
Engaged to Single in the Peace Corps
Kaori Cierra Alonso Yamamoto, 129 TESS January 1st, 2017 (New Year’s day) and only 4 days before Peace Corps staging, my boyfriend of 8 years proposed to me. I was thrown off, […]
Laura’s Site Through Ray’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 […]
Faces of Peace Corps Thailand: Mookho Mokhesi
Artwork by Natalie Garro She is soft in a hard world and she loves despite it all and she is magic. For more PCV Artwork click here.
The Ghost of Satun
Theresa Kozelka, 129 YinD I had my first encounter with the supernatural on a sunny March morning. Things were far from unusual. I woke up around 6 o’clock in the morning to […]
2 Minutes With P2
Clarence Say, 129 TESS Spend 2 minutes in Satun with Clarence’s P2 students.
