Howard Williams, Country Director, Peace Corps Thailand, 2015- present Hi, all. The Sticky Rice editors asked me to write something about myself. It’s not easy – where to start, what to say, […]
What I Learned From the Peace Corps
CELETE’S THAI PAD | Season 4 Episode 3
Check out Peace Corps Thailand Volunteer Celete’s community and home in our third episode of “Thai Pads.” If you would like to share any ideas or suggestions or be featured in an […]
Faces of Peace Corps Thailand: Lauren Cono
Artwork by Catherine Nightengale, 129 TCCS Lauren Cono Group: 129 // Program: TCCS // Age: 28 // Hometown: San Diego, CA // Site: Tha Chang, Surat Thani Fun Facts Through mediation I […]
Decking the Halls (and Walls)… of Thailand
Carly Allard, 129 YinD “Oh, by gosh, by golly! It’s time for mistletoe and holly!” Except mistletoe and holly aren’t readily available in rural Thailand. Neither are traditional Christmas trees, holiday TV […]
Family Near and Far
Theresa Kozelka, 129 YinD In September, I was lucky enough to have one of my best friends travel halfway across the world to visit my new home. We spent ten days exploring […]
Peace Corps Thailand Gratitude Video
Peer Support and Diversity Committee (PSDN), Groups 128 & 129 Thank you to everyone who shared a gratitude video with PSDN this month. It is our hope that watching these videos each […]
Saying Farewell
Olivia McGeever, 128 TCCS I was sitting in my final interview before heading off to site. Rumpai, our training manager, told me she was worried about me, afraid that my optimism would […]
[Book Review] On Tyranny
William Blackford, 128 YinD On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder was published early 2017, in part a response to the outcome of the 2016 elections in the […]
ABBEY’S THAI PAD | Season 4 Episode 2
Check out Peace Corps Thailand Volunteer Abbey’s community and home in our second episode of “Thai Pads.” If you would like to share any ideas or suggestions or be featured in an […]
Running in Thailand: Part 2, Nutrition
Olivia McGeever, 128 TCCS One of the great gifts my Peace Corps service has given me is an endless lesson on nutrition and my body. Eating well is essential to running well. […]
Faces of Peace Corps Thailand: Olivia Dawson
Artwork by Catherine Nightengale, 129 TCCS Olivia Dawson Group: 129 // Program: YinD // Age: 23 // Hometown: Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA // Site: Kuchinari, Kalasin Fun Facts There’s a photo of […]
Peaks & Valleys, Vol. 3 feat. Caitlin Elder
Rae Richards, 129 TCCS Welcome to a new column meant to explore the highs and lows of Peace Corps volunteer life—in Thailand and beyond! Each month, we will highlight a current Peace […]
[Restaurant Review] The New Yorker Cafe
Megan Ziegler, 129 TCCS It’s almost Thanksgiving, and for a lot of us, that means dreaming about pumpkin and apple pies and missing the cold crisp fall air. Maybe we miss cinnamon […]
[Blog Repost] On Having a Crush in the Peace Corps
Rae Richards, 129 TCCS Do you remember the first time you had a crush on someone? The excitement-mingled-with-terror that you felt all over? Oh god and when they looked back at you, a […]
Farang in Trang
Angela Aguilar, 129 TCCS The South of Thailand is known for its beaches, with Krabi and Phuket being the most popular, however, there’s a lot more to see in the South of […]
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