Carissa Sutter, 126, with submitted information from Volunteer committees and Peace Corps Staff. What is a Peace Corps Committee? The purpose of committees in Peace Corps is widely varied and can be country-specific. In […]
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Carissa Sutter, 126 This year, Peace Corps Thailand Magazine is celebrating more than 50 years of PCV publishing in Thailand. Our little publication has gone through many changes over the past half […]
Carissa Sutter, 126 Owning a pet in Thailand is a big responsibility, which is why our last Country Director made it a point to discourage it. But there was no discouraging me […]
Carissa Sutter, 126 Some Volunteers adopt pets temporarily. Like foster care. They own a pet in Thailand with the plan to leave it behind with friends and/or neighbors when they go home to the […]
Carissa Sutter, 126 Recently, I made a delicious chicken pot pie and then shared a picture of it online to try to make the other PCVs jealous. Unfortunately, it worked. Now I […]
Carissa Sutter, 126 The most frequent question I get from Peace Corps Staff, Volunteers, and members of my community is: “Are you taking your cat home?” My Thai neighbors want to know because […]
Carissa Sutter, 126 While America has Halloween, Thailand has ghosts. A lot of them. But the Thai word phi, actually more closely translates to supernatural scary creature. Thai people don’t fully buy […]
Carissa Sutter, 126 Recently, in response to our Volunteer Reporting Forms, a PCV asked an important question: Should kathoey be counted as male or female? This had to be asked, because the […]
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Carissa Sutter, 126 Interim Country Director Ken Puvak Education 1979 Political Science Bachelors Degree from Penn State University 1984 Masters degree in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania Peace Corps Experience […]
Carissa Sutter, 126 Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’58: Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits […]
Carissa Sutter, 126 “You know the thing about a shark? He’s got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes. When he comes at you he doesn’t seem to be livin’. […]
When a PCV chooses local cuisine over pizza.
