Peace Corps Thailand Magazine

Sticky Rice Peace Corps Thailand Magazine is a source of communication, entertainment & support for volunteers serving in Thailand, RPCVs & family/friends!

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We’re Back!: Letter from the Editor https://t.co/AwOHmJlPvu

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3.25 years. 3 years and 3 months. 39 months. 167 weeks. 1,171 days. I had time. . . . I had so much time in my village, but I thought I had a bit more. https://t.co/HpT5QZWep3

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I find myself trying to deal with these emotions and explain this tragedy to my family; It is a bad break up, my first real heartbreak. https://t.co/IrATEaOMx8

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So, you see, my chest hurts, and there’s a lump in my throat, and my voice breaks, because I am not here, not yet. https://t.co/VUihrW2rKx

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The smell of alcohol pierces my nostrils. My co-workers frantically disperse hand sanitizer in pocket-sized tubes to prevent the spread of you. I live in the Land of Smiles, which your suffocating masks have smothered. You not only… https://t.co/YGL69RPqhK

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Thank you, thank you with the force of words I don’t know in English or in Thai, for everything you’ve done for us. Until we meet again. https://t.co/0CEkTl8QmA

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Some days, I was stuck in my house at site. And now, I’m stuck in a house in the states. This is hard. And like our lives in Thailand, our lives here in America (especially in this current moment of tumult) will require a concerted… https://t.co/hFyCXLeXmE

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RPCV Neil Pickus is interviewed by his brother, a correspondent for WAMC News, about the recent Peace Corps Evacuation. Listen to the podcast here. https://t.co/2j3asBg8ZQ

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I’ve got the title of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer but can I use it? Am I one of you? I never even made it to site. https://t.co/zn7DWLX2o4

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exodus pandemia (Dear Volunteers, we are sorry that the global situation has escalated…) https://t.co/VOndnGrWcS

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My mind is now inhabited by the treasures I take home from service. Great people and friends from whom I have learned invaluable lessons of love, patience, and understanding. https://t.co/Sl6ZjrK3DF

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And to Thailand: I will come back for you. I'm not sure how or when, but I am not finished with you yet. https://t.co/QqHiCOGTWI

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Sticky Rice will continue to share the Peace Corps Volunteer experience. We’ll still be a place for your voices to be heard, our stories to be told. https://t.co/fkIuqR92Wr

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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. https://t.co/AAwydNTEYb

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One of the biggest personal victories of my service has been finding this balance, carving out time to be alone and take care of my own needs and with the large extended family I am surrounded by. https://t.co/JUr5Cer1Bv

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"I’ll know that, here, at my lowest, I often fly to my peak
I think the purest form of life is when it changes week to week." https://t.co/x9xxMeYWvK

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Cast your vote in our International Women's Day Photo Competition! https://t.co/yKsqr7OrLz

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What was a new life is now simply life, and that's not a bad thing. https://t.co/JMAVhOFake

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Let me tell you what tomatoes smell like. https://t.co/ToaOucKQYe

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As we reflect on the end of this year's Black History Month, we would like to highlight some of the experiences of our Black Peace Corps Volunteers. The following are brief snap-shots into their lives and experiences. https://t.co/vgUOIJ1bYF