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? […]
Ode to Rocky: A Tukay House Gecko
He’s My Friend
Andrea Aribe, 130 YinD “Is he gay?” a teacher asked. Instantaneously, I engaged in a 10-second heated conversation with myself: “Why would she ask such a thing? Just because he doesn’t like […]
Because I’ll Miss This
Larissa Delgado, 130 YinD Last week, a thought crossed my mind as I laid on my woven hammock. On my quiet late night, with the quiet view from my second-floor porch, “Maybe, […]
Year Two
Ali Talwar, 130 TESS The start of the second school year for group 130 recently began, and with that, has come some serious “year two” feelings. Now, you may be wondering how […]
The Skyler Diary
Matt Mikrut, 130 YinD Welcome to, what I like to call, the “Skyler Diary.” I admit it. Skyler is my first Peace Corps love. Everyone knows it; my love for Skyler is unrestrained and wild, thumping vigorously within me. Because I […]
Honeymoonin’
Caitlin Navratil, 131 YinD Is this the honeymoon? It feels too soon to tell. I can’t tell if you’re swell or sweltering, but I think maybe both. Do I love you, or […]
A Wave Full Love
Andy Cole, 130 TESS (little) Slow, to drop below, (unique) Zero. (flurries) Quietly. Slowly, falling from the sky. Breathe in. Slowing down, time… Breathe out. An icy snowflake. Joyful, Magical. Kindly collecting. […]
The Head and the Heart
Philip Hendrix, 130 TESS Head: Okay, heart. Today’s an all–day teachers’ meeting. You know what that means? Heart: We have to do work all day, don’t we? Head: That’s right! No way […]
Being Bai Dtong
Zari Havercome, 130 YinD It has been a year since I wrote Becoming Bai Dtong for Sticky Rice articulating my experience being welcomed by Thailand and finding pride in my Thai nickname, […]
A Big Gay Peace Corps Spiritual Journey
Michael Marano, 129 TESS A Big Gay Peace Corps Spiritual Journey A story of strength, peace, belonging, healing, pride, freedom, forgiveness, and acceptance. I love you, but… I sat in the church […]
APAHM: The Other
The following article is part of a series dedicated towards celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM). Nhi Le, 130 TESS There is no getting over the feeling of “otherness” for an […]
PSDN: Integration & Identity
During PST131 (pre-service training), representatives from the Peer Support & Diversity Network (PSDN) polled Group 131 trainees about questions they had related to integration and identity. PSDN compiled these and presented them […]
APAHM: The Satisfactory Explanation
The following article is part of a series dedicated towards celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM). Poonam Benakatti, 130 YinD There’s a requisite elevator speech that every Asian American serving in […]
Group 131: A Diagnosis
Caitlin Navratil, 131 YinD I should have known. I should have known when it took a group of 15 trainees 45 minutes to determine who was going to visit which school. There […]
Lumos: Remember to Turn on the Light
“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” — Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling […]
