Ian Tramm, 131 YinD So last Wednesday, I went on the first honest-to-God run I’ve been on in, man, at least a few years. I was pretty out of shape for most […]
Peace Corps or a Series of Controlled Falls
Black Bean Burger Recipe
Psian Avilés, 130 YinD Peace Corps Thailand volunteers, learn how to make this black bean burger with spicy dipping sauce at site! Black Bean Burger Ingredients ☼ 3 cups of dry black […]
Pequeños Momentos con Grandes Recuerdos (Little Moments with Big Memories)
The following article is part of a series dedicated towards celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. By Yaneth “Janet” Peña, 130 YinD I was given the task of writing a story in Spanish […]
Funky Town
Caitlin Navratil, 131 YinD When adversity is external, I think it’s easier to handle. When it’s a bad storm, a too-friendly community member, a miscommunication, gecko poop all over my home, or… […]
Kath’s Cooking Episode 1: Goat Cheese!
Katherine Gallagher, 131 YinD Hi! Welcome to the first episode of my cooking series, Mastering the Art of Kath’s Cooking (a pun on the title of her cookbook, which Julia Child would […]
Delirium Poem
Kevin Lentz, 131 YinD Once you have read the poem all the way through, try reading only the first lines of every stanza all together. Then, do the same with the second, […]
El Sabor De Tailandia
Curated by Shannon Murphy Berrios, 131 TESS “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” – Pablo Picasso Wise words from […]
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 […]
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 […]
Notes to Self: 6 Ways to be a Better PCV Youth Facilitator
Carissa Anderson, 130 YinD One day after my second camp of the month, I wrote this on the Notes application on my iPhone while sitting quietly at a table full of teachers. […]
Plai Ruaa
Neil Pickus, 131 YinD July 2019 was perhaps the most transient and fleeting month of my life so far. I was in and out (mostly out) of my “regular” life at site, […]
Group 131 Yearbook: Words of Appreciation
Counterparts and Community of Group 131 Every year, during the first few months of service, Peace Corps staff visit the new group of Peace Corps Volunteers at their sites to see how […]
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 […]
Growing Pains
Caitlin Navratil, 131 YinD I stand, sweating (as ususal), as my counterpart loads the car. Our drive was going to be an absurd twelve hours from Reconnect back to Ngim, so there […]
