On the morning of June 18th, 2011, at 4:00am in Moldova, my host father knocks on the door to my room. I open the door, and am told "today we are going to work the land my son!" I was tired, yet excited. We then proceeded to walk about two miles to...
Kinshasa, Zaire/Congo at Peace Corps headquarters. We were provided with new Yamaha 125 motorcycles, as fisheries Volunteers and we did cover a large area which required a bike. Later, I broke my ankle.
This was taken in 2011 (post-service) while visiting the Emberá community Ella Drua in Colón, Panama. Yaneth was weaving a traditional Emberá basket while her daughter, Vianca, and my son, Adrián, played on the floor.
Food and meals; Host community; Host community friends
This photo taken on August 27th, 2006 shows my wife and I engaged in the classic Paraguayan ritual with our favorite progressive farmer in our site in Paraguay. Sharing the indigenous green tea, yerba mate, with a communal cup is the universal way...
This photo was taken in September 2010 during our celebration of induction into Peace Corps Zambia. I was trying to take photos of the dancers behind this boy, but the constant gazing of his eyes drew my lens to focus on him. My favorite part of...
Inspecting a pond with other aquaculture (fisheries) volunteers. We grew Tilapia. This was part of our orientation to farming in Zaire, prior to language training at Bukavu, Lake Kivu. 1980
It was a mid-afternoon day on May 2004 at Mpika, Zambia in the Northern Province. This picture is taken on the Great North Road at the junction that goes to Kasama. The BP Station is the only one in the district and a place I have spent countless...