Weekly Wednesday Gallery: Children Can Change the World
Need a little inspiration? Need a little faith in humanity to get your New Year’s started off right? Need a reminder why we always try to make this world a […]
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Saying Goodbye but Not Just Yet
In just two weeks I will start my COS conference with the Peace Corps. COS stands for “close of service” and in many ways “continuation of service,” too. A flurry […]
Thinking Outside the (Gender) Box – Combatting Gender-Based Violence in Schools
Student-Friendly Schools: A Collective Pride Remember how I talked about my greatest pride in my blog post “My Greatest Volunteer Accomplishment of All: It Isn’t Mine at All?” Well that […]
Weekly Wednesday Gallery: Snapshots from Abroad II
It’s a pretty simple theory: anything that whittles the world down into a smaller, more intimate and manageable size does the soul good. We regain our balance from anything that […]
A Sort-of Love Story
When the woman I thought I was going to marry me left me, the world fell silent. For some reason, that silence urged me to listen. So, one night, between […]
My Greatest Volunteer Accomplishment: It Isn’t Mine at All
My newest co-teacher, a 55-year old single Thai woman with a passion to learn English, drags in a phonics book taller than me into the classroom. She plops it on […]
Something More Than Culture Exchange
Breathe, little one, just breathe. Take slow, steady, sips of water. Feel the cool sensation on your lips. Feel it roll over your tongue. You were a stranger at one […]
What You Live For and Two Songs to Bounce You Back
We all get stuck sometimes. Often life challenges our faith in humanity. Sometimes we’re encumbered by the sad hardships and harsh realities. We forget to hold on to who we […]
The Argument of a Writer
I have heard two different sides to the story of a writer. Many people groan that too many claim to be writers and neglect to write everyday, thereby revoking the […]
A Note on Asking for Help
Each year Peach Corps Thailand welcomes a new group of volunteers. I arrived in January, as did the group before me, and the group before them. There are so many […]
Even The Toilet Hates Me
Well, so much for the diligence. I certainly did drag my tush out of bed around 6 a.m.Then, I went downstairs to start my workout, but not before lethargically plopping […]
