Once a month we like to share a story we find really interesting from a volunteer’s blog. This month we share one from Bethany Goes Beyond. Bethany McHugh, 130 TESS These past […]
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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 […]
Dear Mom & Dad – Blog Repost
Elizabeth Marik, 129 YinD Dear Mom and Dad, Everything here seems to grow a little faster than usual. Longan trees are entirely beheaded, cut down to their thickest branches, and yet grow […]
[Blog Repost] A Saturday – 1 Year In
Lauren Cono, 129 TCCS Jump on my bike. Secure my green helmet. First time wearing a tank top with my shoulders exposed – 1 year in and I am willing to risk […]
[Blog Repost] Change
Yousif Al-Amin, 129 TCCS 391 days. It’s been 391 days since I said goodbye to the people I loved, packed my life into 2 suitcases, flew to San Francisco, and began my […]
[Blog Repost] The Importance of Being Seen
William Blackford, 128 YinD One of the most important things I have learned in Thailand is that if you want people to come talk to you, sit by the food. Hands down […]
[Blog Repost] Month 24
Marcus MtCastle, 128 TCCS We sit in a circle, unsure of just what we are about to do. It feels normal. We’ve sat in many circles together. Our knees have overlapped often […]
[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 […]
[Blog Repost] A Meditation On Unapologetic Enthusiasm
Natalie Garro, 129 TCCS By now, I’m sure people are sick of hearing and reading about my mom’s death. I would like to preface this by acknowledging that losing a loved […]
[Blog Repost] Posh Corps: To Straddle Many Worlds
Megan Ziegler, 129 TCCS When I lived in Uzbekistan I only went to the movie theatre once. It was a theatre in the capital, Tashkent, and the only theatre that I had […]
Blog Repost: Gratitude
Marcus MtCastle, 128 TCCS I open my eyes and immediately get out of bed, something that happens very rarely. When it does, it usually means one thing; today is going to be […]
Blog Repost: Thai Basil Chicken and Loneliness
Yousif Al-Amin, 129 TCCS Today we will be learning how to cook the world-famous dish Pad Krapow Gai or Thai Basil Chicken. And how to combat loneliness. You will need: 3-4 tbsp oil 5 […]
Blog Repost: An Open Letter to My Fellow PCVs Group 129
Celete Kato, 129 TCCS Hey Friend, Maybe we chatted during a mixer at staging and never had another full conversation. Perhaps you and I forged a great working relationship over flip chart […]
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