Natalie Garro, 129 TESS It’s a Wednesday. 3 of my 4 classes were cancelled today, but my 7th graders did well on their spelling test, so I’m thirsty. The grandmother at the […]
This Goodbye is Harder
Kayla McCabe, 129 YinD Early last week, some of my kids and I went to help our neighbor Pii Ehm water her banana trees. Dragging buckets from the tap to the trees […]
Defeating the Mid-Service Slump
Nhi Le, 130 TESS Have you been feeling low? After one year into your service, did you think there would be more progress? Do you feel hopeless and depressed? Well, you came […]
When I Look Back
Celete Kato, 129 TESS When I look back on the past 26 months I feel a deep swell of gratitude, and speaking honestly, relief. Gratitude for the experiences, relief that I survived […]
A Not So Single Story
Daylisha Reid, 130 YinD I am sorry to be the one to break the news, but while this may be the case for most areas, not every place in Thailand is hot […]
Chicken Wars
Audrey Ardine, 129 TESS Months ago, I noticed that there was a group of chickens that would sometimes wander behind my house. “That’s so Thailand,” I thought to myself feeling wonderment that […]
Book Reviews with Lauren: Bangkok Eight
Lauren Cono, 129 TESS Title: Bangkok Eight Author: John Burdett Published: 2003 It is a paradoxically slow and chaotic storyline that encapsulates Thai culture quite well. At the same time, it is […]
One More Time
Michael Marano, 129 TESS It’s early November and we’re playing Face Off, a game that by now my students can run on their own, but with only 4 months left in my […]
Bigger Than Boxes: Gender and Youth Leadership Camps
Bigger Than Boxes presented by GAD (Gender and Development Committee) Olivia Dawson and Kat Giannini, 129 YinD GLOWing and Growing Peace Corps Romania held the first GLOW Camp (Girls Leading Our World) in […]
A Letter to the Adventurer
Larissa Delgado, 130 YinD Dear adventurer, Is there anything that makes you crave normalcy, whatever that is, and appreciate the simple, mundane even, more than being on an adventure? When you’re in […]
Because the Internet
McKenzie Paterson, 129 TESS In quintessential millennial form, I haven’t sent one letter or postcard during my two years of service. My Uncle John, who served as an Agriculture Volunteer in Brazil […]
Best of Clips 2018
Skyler Matthias, 130 YinD Volunteers were asked to share their favorite clip from the year. Could be something that made them laugh, brought them joy, warmed their heart, etc. From all across […]
Moving Onward
Once a month we like to share a story we find really interesting from a volunteer’s blog. This month we share one from REturn. Clarence Say, 129 TESS I’m sitting right now […]
Peace Corps Thailand Staff Yearbook 2018
Peace Corps Thailand Staff Peace Corps staff has taught us so much from day one – everything from how to fix a flat tire to how to cope with loneliness at site. […]
Tradition
Christalynn Hamer, TESS 130 Two large windows give way to clouds and sunshine. Good morning Watchonlathi. Sun-rich red and bottlecap blue knit stockings hang from the slated windows retelling the festivities of […]
