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 […]
Lessons from My Thai Aerobics Class
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’m Going to Miss This
Celete Kato, 129 TESS I biked over one Sunday afternoon and found yaai (my host grandmother) alone in her usual spot. Just outside the three houses on the compound there is a […]
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 […]
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