As their service comes to a close, Peace Corps Thailand volunteers from Group 130 reflect and answer the question, “What’s one thing you loved and one thing learned during service?” Loved and […]
Group 130 Yearbook: We Loved and We Learned
Thank you, Group 130!
As the 27-month service of Group 130 comes to an end, we – Group 131 – have found ourselves reflecting on all that you have done to teach us, encourage us, and […]
My Hardest Goodbye
Yaneth “Janet” Peña, 130 YinD I once asked a friend if she felt her Peace Corps service had gone by quickly. She said: “the days are long but the months fly by.” […]
What I’ll Miss
Tim Connors, TESS 130 I’ll miss waking up on a one inch mattress laid on the floor beneath a mosquito net I’ll miss the lizards, spiders, ants, and cockroaches skittering across my […]
“Happy Three Years in Thailand?”
Natalie Garro, 129 TESS “Happy 3 years in Thailand?” Andy wishes our group chat with classic Andy wit. The question mark makes a bit more sense given the context of our conversation […]
This Goodbye is Harder
Kayla McCabe, 129 YinD Early last week, some of my kids and I went to help our neighbor Pii Ehm water her banana trees. Dragging buckets from the tap to the trees […]
Be Proud of Your Journey
Carly Allard, 129 YinD Stories. Tales. Adventures. Journeys. Each has a path in one direction or another. And each is unique and special. As are we. After all, isn’t life a journey? […]
Peace Corps, It’s Not You, It’s Me
Anna McGillicuddy, 129 YinD About six months ago I decided to apply to extend my service for a third year and about two weeks ago, I decided to withdraw my application. This […]
An Open Letter to Peace Corps Thailand Cohort 129
Natalie Garro, 129 TESS So much has changed. So much hasn’t. I read somewhere once that at the end of a journey, we come back to where it all began and know […]
47 Peace Corps Volunteers, 1 Day
Anna McGillicuddy, 129 YinD – Close of Service Speech I’d like to begin my speech with a thank you to staff Ajaans and Khun Thanakom for giving us voices, Training staff for […]
You’re Doing What? My COS Bike Ride Across the US
Ty Miranda, RPCV Group 127 It’s hard to sum up 77 days in a few paragraphs, just like it’s hard to sum up 27 months of Peace Corps work in a three-minute […]
A Story to Leave With
Ty Miranda, 127 YinD For the past two years, I wrote a lot for Sticky Rice. I wrote about beauty, health, running, food, dogs, and more. I have also created videos for […]
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