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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...

7/30/1993 All by ourselves we took a bus to Ayutthaya and arrived there! It is much nicer than Bangkok, the food vendors are cleaner and there are beautiful parks. The Temple Ruins are everywhere, Sala Pracha Come (the pavilion we study at) is amazing. First night here we found a bar called The Rodeo Saloon. They had a live band that sang mostly in English, or their version of it. When they took a break, the piped music was Alan Jackson! I’ll have to tell Suzanne, she was r

7/29/1993 Today is our last day in Bangkok. Tomorrow we travel to our training site in Ayutthaya , the Place of Ruins or the City of Gold. We have had quite an experience so far, hard to believe we only left home a week ago. The food is great, now that we are learning a few words. Thai people pretty much eat the same thing at every meal, something over rice. Our group, after one week, is very close. A group of people that all really think alike and are basically “good hearte

July 1993 After more than a year of preparation, I am finally in Bangkok. Of the things that were the toughest on me; first was packing, it was all so vague. Second was what would happen to my little dog, Tiffy. What would happen to my car, all my stuff. Everyone took such good care of me; it was great. Mom took the car; Tera took care of Tiffy (I will never be able to tell her how grateful I am). That part hurts a lot. I love that little dog so much and I don’t think I wil