Shannon Murphy Berrios, 131 TESS “Soy Boricua primera, segundo Americana.” Those words are pretty important to me when people ask about my background, since many still struggle to understand that Puerto Rico […]
So How’s Goal Two Going
Back to Her
Daylisha Reid, 130 YinD Almost a year has passed on this journey that is the Peace Corps and I am excited to share about the times where I stepped outside of […]
Water Heart
Stephanie Crocetti, 128 TCCS Shortly after our arrival to Thailand, all the volunteers were introduced to naam jai, a concept so deeply embedded in Thai culture that we became naturally acquainted with one […]
PC on the Brain
Allie Holtzer, 127 TCCS As Peace Corps Volunteers, we go through months of training to learn how to be culturally appropriate in our host country. There are a ton of expected behaviors […]
What is a กะเทย?
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 […]
Cultural Difference in Perspective: My School’s Field Trip to the Aquarium
Keith Wingeard, 125 In my humble opinion, one of the best ways to illustrate cultural differences is to use an anecdotal story to provide examples and context to cultural traits in practice. […]
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