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August 21, 1993 – One Month! August 23, 1993 Home Stay – first day, ahhh! So far I am loving it, except my Kuhn Pa  is over at the Bahn...

August 19, 1993 I was reading the public journal and I really like what Julie D. wrote and a poem Dan wrote. So, I have rewritten them...

August 17, 1993 We met a past PCV (group 75) that became a Monk and stayed in Thailand. Phra Buddy , he called himself hyper-critical, I...

After more than a year of preparation I am really in Bangkok. The things that were the toughest on me, were packing, it was all so...

Today is our last day in Bangkok. Tomorrow we travel to our training site in Ayutthaya (Ah-yoo-tee-yah), The place of Ruins or City of...

All by ourselves we took a bus to Ayutthaya and made it here. It is much nicer than Bangkok. The food street vendors are much cleaner and...

Lisa, Jeff, Juli, Brigid and I are up on the roof of the Sri Samai Hotel doing laundry, it is quite an experience. Jeff brought his radio...

Tracy Turner C/O Peace Corps, PCT 103A 242 Rajvithi Road Dusit, Bangkok, 10300 Thailand   August 3, 1993   Hi Gang! It seems like I’ve...

September 20, 1993 …a letter to Dad…. I am in Nam Nao National Park with five other community forestry volunteers.  There is a tiny...

October 12, 1993   Hi All, I stated this letter on 9/25 and added to it as I went … yesterday (on page 11) I decided it needed to be...

Tracy’s new address: Nicome Nakorn Sawan Jongwat Nakorn Sawan Amphur Takfa Nakorn Sawan, 60190 Thailand   November 2, 1993 (Tuesday)...

November 5, 1993             (Aerogramme to Mom) Thanks for the flowers, what a surprise!  That was very sweet!             Keep planning...

November 19, 1993             I am adjusting to Takfa very well, but since I have nothing to compare it to except living in the United...

November 22, 1993 (letter to Geoffrey)   Hey Bro!  How are you doing?  I am great!  I was all set to write you another urgent “Please...

December 8th, 1993 (letter to Rob & Tera)             Wow, a phone call, three packages, and a five page letter.  What a week!  Your...