On my first visit to my village's school, the moment the kids saw me, they went nuts. The ones in the photo did not have an supervision, so they stormed out of the classrooms to look at the tall American who just came to their small school in...
Urairat in new graduation dress. A wonderful woman and student. Urairat came from a poor family in Surin, Thailand and is now an English Teach in Surin. Bangkok, Thailand, 1973.
Speech prepared for delivery before the annual luncheon, YWCA Board of Directors,
October 18, 1961, Waldorf, Astoria, New York City.
Women in the Peace Corps
by Sargent Shriver.
I returned to Thailand for a surprise reunion with my former students at a restaurant in Bangkok. I taught them English in the southern town of Pattalung in 1973. After so many years, I wondered what became of them and whether my teaching them made...
Pre-service training (PST); Technical training; Knight Foundation
A Thai training instructor demonstrates teaching methods for Peace Corps trainees. Later they will watch rerun of class on video tape and discuss the lesson. Class is being held at Hilo training center in Hawaii.
Pre-service training (PST); Technical training; Knight Foundation
A Thai training instructor demonstrates teaching methods for Peace Corps trainees. Later they will watch rerun of class on video tape and discuss the lesson. Class is being held at Hilo training center in Hawaii.
Pre-service Training (PST); In-country Training; Knight Foundation
Trainees arrive in Bangkok for in-country training. In the photo is Kevin Delaney, Country Director of Thailand. Peace Corps Volunteers were trained in Hawaii. March 3, 1969