Life doesn’t stop for you, nor me and while our life went on, so did theirs. Only the people who’ve I’ve shared this journey called Peace Corps with will understand the emotions that will rush me upon returning home
Caitlin Navratil, 131 YinD When adversity is external, I think it’s easier to handle. When it’s a bad storm, a too-friendly community member, a miscommunication, gecko poop all over my home, or… […]
Neil Pickus, 131 YinD July 2019 was perhaps the most transient and fleeting month of my life so far. I was in and out (mostly out) of my “regular” life at site, […]
Daylisha Reid, 130 YinD A few months ago, I was thinking of a clever Sticky Rice Magazine theme and it dawned on me: “Finding Love in The Peace Corps.” Many people in our […]
Michael “Beaux” Mudd, 128 TCCS When I decided to accept the invitation to serve in Thailand, I knew some of the challenges that would be presented to me; namely, adjusting to the […]
Michael ‘Beaux’ Mudd, 128 TCCS I unlock my bike from the tree and begin walking it by the lunch area, heading to the main road on my way home. As I walk […]
Linda Smittle, 128 TCCS Once upon a time, a Peace Corps Volunteer went to a faraway country. Her parents called the country Siam. When the PCV was a child, she called the country […]
William Blackford, 128 YinD I still remember when I first arrived in Thailand and the markets were this new, exciting, wondrous thing. As we took our first baby steps out of the Golden […]
Khao Rai Sub Da International Youth Day on August 12th is a month away! This Youth Update provides resources to help plan your commemorative activities. This year’s theme is ‘youth civic engagement’, which […]
