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, […]
Because I’ll Miss This
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
APAHM: Finding Familiarity in Funerals
The following article is part of a series dedicated towards celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM). Sachi Taniguchi, 131 YinD I think I feel most at home in Thailand when I’m […]
The Story of Momeo & Psiliet
Psian Avilés, 130 YinD If 472 days ago (thank you Lucy) you had asked me what I thought love was, I would have concocted the gay cliché version of Romeo & Juliet. […]
Journal Entry: Rain
Kevin Lentz, 131 YinD April 17th I was laying under my mosquito net trying not to sweat in the 91-degree heat when I heard raindrops tapping heavily on the metal roof. I […]
APAHM: Learning my ABCs
The following article is part of a series dedicated towards celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM). Lucy Zhao, 130 YinD To be completely honest, I didn’t want to volunteer in Thailand. […]
Tatted in Thailand: Elizabeth, Spencer, & Lucy
Larissa Delgado, 130 YinD During Group 130’s Reconnect Conference in 2018, many of us decided on getting tattoos. Prior to that week, I also heard of Group 129 volunteers who got tattooed […]
Life Lessons at Camp
Cyrus Ebadat, 130 YinD A few weeks ago, I had finished my first project with my community that was completely planned, organized and executed by my community and me. Before I had […]
Meeting in the Middle: A Counterpart’s Condolences
Neil Pickus, 131 YinD Peace Corps service calls upon volunteers not only to serve their communities abroad, but to create an atmosphere that allows for personal growth and cultural understanding. In many […]
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