Bianca Henao, 131 TESS Bpit term: the month-long break for Peace Corps Thailand volunteers that occurs twice a year and sends us just about anywhere. Most of us take advantage of the […]
Healthy Living: Ashley’s Yoga Retreat
Mold, Sweat, and Bugs
Caitlin Navratil, 131 YinD In the style of “Green Eggs and Ham” by Dr. Seuss Do you like mold, sweat, and bugs? I do not like mold, sweat, and bugs! Would […]
Journal Entry: Fourth of July in Thailand
Kevin Lentz, 131 YinD The town center bustles with men hustling their produce to market and women bargaining. Amid the sounds of chickens and loud K-pop from students’ phones, shop boys and […]
Gifts From Thailand
Kathryn Goldman, Director of Programming and Training At COS Conferences, I always advise Volunteers to reflect not just on how they changed or what they learned, but also on what parts of […]
Group 129 Yearbook: What We’ve Learned So Far
Peace Corps Thailand Group 129 This quarter our staff voted on the theme, “What have you learned from Peace Corps?” We reached out to all 49 volunteers of Group 129 and asked […]
What’s in the IRC Today? // Thai Language Resources
Jim Damico, 126 TCCS You just got to site and are not sure where to continue with your Thai lessons. Or its been a year and you’ve kind of slipped a little […]
What’s in the IRC Today? // Learning Letters
Jim Damico, 126 TCCS I’m convinced that if our counterparts would teach more phonics in their students early years, that it would pay huge dividends as the kids got older. But it […]
From Strangers to Something More
Erin Capina, 127 When we arrive at staging we find ourselves amongst a group of strangers and are told these are the people who are traveling to your Peace Corps country with you. […]
How to Encourage Even Your Most Shy Students
Jim Damico, 126 Some ESL teachers who publish online take about having a shy student, or maybe two in their classrooms. But I’d hazard to guess that in “your” classroom, its just […]
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