Emily Maginnis, TESS 131 It’s 5 am and I’m wide awake. Could be from the jet lag from Saturday’s flight, or just the unanswered questions building up in my head. Probably both. […]
The Silent Homecoming
Mae Dang
I did not know it at the time, but over the next weeks and months, this smile and the lovely woman who bears it would make this place my home.
Here
Sierra Drummond, TESS 131 I’ve recently enjoyed the comfort of other noise in my home Not directed at me but through me, an inescapable reminder of company, that I’m not alone I […]
International Women’s Day Photo Competition
A Poem by women To be a woman is to have superpowers. To create life. To be soft and strong. To be a woman is to be resilient. To have tenacity. To […]
Bees?!
Emily Maginnis, TESS 131 Yes, you read correctly. No, Paw Aw, they were not flies. No, host mother, they were not over sized moths will a strangely organized system of government. I […]
Group 130 Yearbook: We Loved and We Learned
As their service comes to a close, Peace Corps Thailand volunteers from Group 130 reflect and answer the question, “What’s one thing you loved and one thing learned during service?” Loved and […]
Snapshots of a Day
Bianca Henao, 131 TESS Giggles, screams and K-Pop dance moves. Holes in their socks, cute little shoes. Sweat trickles down their brows and smiling faces. This is really my home? […]
Being Dolittle
Shannon Murphy-Berrios, 131 TESS I believe in looking at nature for a lot of answers. My grandpa and I would watch the birds flying and the lizards climbing in Puerto Rico and […]
What I’ll Miss
Tim Connors, TESS 130 I’ll miss waking up on a one inch mattress laid on the floor beneath a mosquito net I’ll miss the lizards, spiders, ants, and cockroaches skittering across my […]
“Happy Three Years in Thailand?”
Natalie Garro, 129 TESS “Happy 3 years in Thailand?” Andy wishes our group chat with classic Andy wit. The question mark makes a bit more sense given the context of our conversation […]
To My Students..
Ali Talwar, 130 TESS To my students (a letter you’ll likely never read but one that needed to be written), Thank you! You don’t know how integral you’ve been to my service. […]
Life of a PCV in 2001 Top Singles
Nhi Le, 130 TESS STAGING I’m comin’ up so you better get this party started I’m comin’ up so you better get this party started Get this party started Makin’ my connection […]
When I Lose Myself
Moises Puentes, 131 TESS There are no sounds but those the mountain commands A thousand creatures communicating their nature The waters of the river crashing against the rocks It used to be […]
Year-In-Review: Best Funny Moments Of 2019
As we enter the new year, a few writers of Peace Corps Thailand Magazine reflect on their best funny story, miscommunication, or “oops” of 2019: Megan McNelis, 131 TESS For better or […]
Healthy Living: Runners Ques
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 […]
