Curated by Bianca Henao, 131 TESS Every year, a new group of Peace Corps volunteers arrives in Thailand with new goals or habits to be achieved and ready to tackle their 27 […]
Healthy Living: Runners Ques
And I Was Running!
Shannon Murphy Berrios, 131 TESS If there is one quote from a movie I love, it would have to be Forrest Gump’s Alabama clad accent saying proudly, “And I was running!” as […]
My Thai Transformation: A Volunteer’s Tale of Losing Fifty Pounds and Finding Self-Love
Aseem Kever, 130 YinD I have been very fortunate to accomplish many things in my twenty-seven years, amongst them: graduating from Berkeley, summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro, traveling to 15 different countries, and joining […]
3×4 Circuit Workout
Christina Beynon, 129 TCCS This workout contains 4 stations with 3 exercises each (low, medium, and high intensity). Do 30-second continuous intervals resting only if/when necessary through the entire circuit. The first […]
Running in Thailand: Part 2, Nutrition
Olivia McGeever, 128 TCCS One of the great gifts my Peace Corps service has given me is an endless lesson on nutrition and my body. Eating well is essential to running well. […]
Running in Thailand: Part 1, Training
Olivia McGeever, 128 TCCS Living abroad, particularly abroad and alone, has been the best thing for my running. While being tested mentally and emotionally, running has helped me realize the ways I’ve […]
Running in Thailand
Olivia McGeever, 128 TCCS “Know why people run marathons? Because running is rooted in our collective imagination, and our imagination is rooted in running. Language, art, science; space shuttles, starry night, intravascular […]
Off the Mat and Into Bed
Molly Vallillo, 127 YinD It’s common knowledge that yoga is good for your health but what about your sex life? Regardless of whether you’re in a relationship, or just interested in exploring […]
Laughing Meditation
Olivia McGeever, 128 TCCS Your mat is your mirror. I’ve heard this in almost every yoga class, read it in every Yoga Journal and I whisper it to myself at least a […]
Fitting in Fitness
Stephen Hatton, 128 YinD Okay, so you like to work-out in hi-so gyms with free weights, running tracks, and resistance machines, but you chose to sign away 2 years of your life […]
An Infinite Supply of Pizza
Stephanie Crocetti, TCCS 128 The day I swore in as a Peace Corps volunteer I was handed a bookmark with a quote that read, “You need to take care of yourself before […]
Slow Down, Recover Until Race Day
Ty Miranda, YinD 127 There’s a certain frustration knowing whether you are or are not ready for a race. I’m here to tell you that your training time schedule should be wrapping […]
The Road to Khon Kaen: How to Stay on Your Training Schedule
Jim Damico, 126 TCCS Depending on when you started, you could be reaching a couple of months of running and that most definitely can wear on a person mentally, especially new runners. […]
The Road to Khon Kaen: Signing Up!
Ty Miranda, YinD 127 An eight minute mile is the same distance as a twelve minute mile. That’s what I tell myself all the time. I have been running for about 16 […]
Why Running in Thailand is the Worst
Ty Miranda, 127 YinD Sometimes, or more than sometimes, running can be awful. On top of that, running in Thailand can be even worse because of the obstacles you may face while […]
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