It's a story not often shared, but the truth is Peace Corps volunteers leave service early for a myriad of reasons. Today a former Sticky Rice Editor-in-Chief speaks up about what brought him and his partner to return to the States ahead of schedule.

In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, Sticky Rice and Peace Corps Thailand volunteers are highlighting some special women who have had a tremendous impact. Back to Northern Thailand, and a special message from one volunteer to another – an inspiration for all.

In honor of Women's History Month and International Women's Day, Sticky Rice and Peace Corps Thailand volunteers are highlighting some special women who have had a tremendous impact. Lilly Hromadka traverses continents, countries, and her lifetime to commemorate moms and motherly figures.

In honor of Women's History Month and International Women's Day, Sticky Rice and Peace Corps Thailand volunteers are highlighting some special women who have had a tremendous impact. After our jaunt to Ubon, we call home to Texas with YinD volunteer, Mia Buffington.

Next week, PC Thailand Group 134 Volunteers will travel to Bangkok for a Close of Service Conference to prepare them to complete their service. It will mark the start of the many goodbyes to come.In the spirit of closure, Sticky Rice would like to offer some "odes" or, rather, "epodes" from our Group 134 writers as they look back on their past two years in Thailand.

In March 2020, the Peace Corps evacuated over 7,000 volunteers worldwide. On April 3, 2023 the first full group of volunteers in Thailand since then was sworn in.

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 incited hysteria, you robbed us all of the intimacy of touch.

RPCV Neil Pickus is interviewed by his brother, a correspondent for WAMC News, about the recent Peace Corps Evacuation. Listen to the podcast here.

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.