Natalie Garro, 129 TESS For most of my life, I have based my identity around the things I do. Using my actions as the foundation for my self-definition has allowed me to […]
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Creating a Safe and Colorful Environment for Students
Berline Exume, 130 TESS Upon arriving to my school, the first thing I asked for was a classroom or anything that could potentially be used as one. More than anything, I knew […]
Tamada
Natalie Garro, 129 It’s Day 1 of Sports Day at my school, and I’m doing the same thing I did last year: seeking a moment of silence and solitude in my office, […]
#JournalEntry: That Time I Got a Tattoo in Thailand
Berline Exume, 130 TESS On July 12, I walked into a tiny tattoo shop, and proceeded to mark my body. If you would have asked me a few years ago about whether […]
Are We Thai Yet?
Megan Cindric, 129 YinD When you try to learn a new language, there’s a transition point where you don’t just talk in the target language, you also start to think in it. […]
Only Fifty Photos
Linda Smittle, 128 TCCS Last week a teacher approached me in the teacher work room: “I am making a report. I need some photos of you in Thailand.” How many photos do […]
Just Love
Michael Marano, 129 TCCS “There’s nothing left… Just love. That’s all there is. Love.” * When I heard that it was my dad who said those words I was alarmed. Not only […]
Down Dog Through the Downswing
Megan Cindric, 129 YinD I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. To me it seemed silly; why wait until a certain date to make a change in your life? Isn’t one […]
Creating YOUR Space
Natalie Garro, 129 TCCS Hey, there! My name is Natalie Garro, and I’m a TCCS 129 volunteer here in Peace Corps Thailand. I’m not quite sure how to introduce myself, so I […]
Not Taking It On
Michael Marano, 129 TCCS There are a lot of things you don’t have to take on. – June Diane Before I joined the Peace Corps I assumed that I would be cut […]
Thoughts on Sweeping
Megan Cindric, 129 YinD I’ve always hated cleaning. All throughout college, my laundry and textbooks and other crap would pile up on my floor, desk, table, really anywhere in my room for […]
On the Funeral of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
Natalie Garro, 129 TCCS I’ve spent the last few days trying to find the most appropriate words to explain what it meant to attend the funeral of the late King of Thailand. […]
An Island Curse
Michael Marano, 129 TCCS In moments of intense excitement, I tend to feel invincible. Thus was the case as I stood in front of my mirror with a beard trimmer and a […]
Laundry
Natalie Garro, 129 TCCS I’m thinking about laundry. More specifically, I’m thinking about how giddy I felt when I learned the machine at the hotel would wash AND rinse all my clothes […]
A Meditation on Adapting
Caitlin Roman, 128 TCCS Adapting It’s needing a sweater anytime the temperature drops below 80. It’s acquiring a taste for fish flavored snacks. It’s shrugging instead of crying at the prospect of […]
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