Halli Benson, 130 TESS A week before site placement, we were in a training session when we heard the soft “shh” grow to a roar, and I wondered out loud, “What’s that […]
On Living In The Rainforest
Leaving Home
Kevin Lentz, 131 YinD December, 14th 2018 (10 months ago) It’s my last weekend living in DC. Laying on my air mattress in the stillness of my dilapidated apartment, I lazily contemplate […]
Will I Still Be Able to Drive? Part II
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
Rainy Season
Artwork and poem by Natalie Heinitz, 131 YinD Today I am grateful for shelter. I am thankful for strong roofs and thick walls and dry clothes. I am grateful for the […]
PCV Cribs: Andy
Video by Larissa Delgado, 130 YinD Andy Anderson, 129 TESS, is a third-year volunteer serving in Umphang, Tak. Umphang is an isolated town deep in the mountains of Tak province that is famous […]
Untitled Poem
Stephen Bubenheim, 131 TESS Wake up. Hard bed and bones creak. Walk to the fridge; a dead lizard inside. How’d you manage that? Sugary powdered not-coffee. Ants in the water heater. Ants […]
Home
Natalie Heinitz, 131 YinD Home is the Nationals’ radio broadcast while I make breakfast and Home is Kacey’s “Slow Burn” while I stretch away the stress and Home is reading for hours […]
I Will Never Forget You
Halli Benson, 130 TESS My mouth is wide open, breath heavy behind my Buff. Sweat is flowing from every pore, and sunscreen is running into my eyes. I can see the top […]
Ode to Rocky: A Tukay House Gecko
Tim Connors, TESS 130 In the dry night, I hear your cry A clearing throat followed by High and low notes echoing around the room: Lizard music. Of what do you sing? […]
There and Back Again
We often like to share a story we find interesting from a volunteer’s blog. This month we share one from Forever Farang. Casey Butler, 130 YinD Last September, after a particularly low […]
Dear Stoplight
Theresa Kozelka, 129 YinD “Did you see the new stop light at the 3-way intersection? It’s the first in Thung Wa!” After one week away at a meeting, I returned […]
I Will Miss This But I Also Miss You
Olivia Dawson, 129 YinD Dear Theo, Last night, I tried to explain that I was hoping to go ice skating to grandmother Frog in about three weeks, the sun was setting, and […]
Returning Home
Halli Benson, 130 TESS Working through a tough moment in Haikus Staring at the tile What do I feel or not feel I guess I am numb The river calms me I […]
Tears All Over the World
Theresa Kozelka, 129 YinD I have never considered myself much of a “crier.” Although my friends who studied abroad with me might disagree after helping me through my first long-distance relationship. However, […]
A Different Kind of Travel
Meghan McCabe, Sister of Peace Corps Volunteer Kayla McCabe I have been lucky enough to have had several opportunities to travel the world. I have experienced different cultures, languages, and lifestyles and […]
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