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- Let's go to the fiestas!
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This photo was taken January 20, 2013 at the fairgrounds in Costa Rica. One week every January the community hosts a large festival with great food, music, rides and rodeos. This picture is on the last night of the fiesta. - Volunteer Photos
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- At the Wedding of My Colleague's Son
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This is at the wedding of my friend's son in Azerbaijan. Weddings and other holidays events represent America and the Peace Corps. - Volunteer Photos
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- Full Integration, Equal Effective Peace Corps Service
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Celebrations; Host community -
Dancing with my school principal Fazil Mammadov and his Deputy Vagif Eyufov. This was at one of our elders' 70th birthday party. - Volunteer Photos
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- Marriage to a local
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Marriage; Host community; Celebrations -
Dale E. Stanton's engagement photo in 1968 prior to end of PCV service - Volunteer Photos
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- Festival de la Luz 2012
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Host families; Celebrations; Youth -
I took this photo on December 12th, 2012, during my community's first ever Christmas Parade in Costa Rica. My nephews begged me to walk them to the square to watch the parade and they even managed to dig up some old Santa hats to wear. I am... - Volunteer Photos
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- Cultural Day at School
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Traditional dress; Celebrations -
I took this photo during the cultural day in 2004 at one of the schools I volunteered at in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It was a wonderful celebration of their culture. Traditional clothes, food, dance and music made the day so special... for me and... - Volunteer Photos
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- Traditional Clothing
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Youth; Traditional dress; Celebrations -
I took this photo during the celebration of Namibia's independence. Independence came to Namibia on March 21, 1990. I was visiting a fellow Peace Corps volunteer (she's my wife today). The picture is of a few students wearing traditional Nama... - Volunteer Photos
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- Pupusas
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Food and meals; Celebrations -
Pupusas are the national snack of El Salvador. They are made with corn or rice flour, and stuffed with cheese and other ingredients (beans, chicharron, ayote, etc.). Pupusas are eaten in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, but El Salvador claims... - Volunteer Photos
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- Festival sur le Niger
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Peace Corps Volunteers (from left to right) Amy, Natazia, Pamela, and Jenna in Segou, Mali, West Africa. - Volunteer Photos
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- My First Farewell Dinner
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Food and meals; Celebrations -
"Inviting the world to the table" was nearly impossible for me to pick just one picture of the glorious food from my time as a PCV in Fiji! LIfe revolved around food! My best memories involve planting, catching, cooking, and eating with my friends... - Volunteer Photos
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- Selamatan Snap
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In East Java a selamatan is one form of celebrating and thanksgiving. Typically a space is cleared, mats are rolled out and attendees sit on the ground lining the perimeter of the room to eat and pray together. During one such event at my home, a... - Volunteer Photos
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- Carving Jack-o-lanterns
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In sharing American culture with my Indonesian students, I incorporated Halloween into one of my fall classes. The following weekend some students and I got together to make jack-o-lanterns. In East Java pumpkins are only used for soups and food,... - Volunteer Photos
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- Funeral Celebrations in Cameroon
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Celebrations; Ceremonies; Dance; Funerals -
One of the very colorful and lively funeral celebrations common in Cameroon. Participants dance to lively drums celebrating the life of a tribal chief, rather than mouring his death. Bafang, Cameroon. - Volunteer Photos
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- Tea and world peace
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Host community friends; Celebrations - Volunteer Stories
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- February 14th is Trifon Zarazen In Bulgaria
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Celebrations; Weddings; Fellows/USA - Volunteer Stories
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- Irene Malachi and Peace Corps Vanuatu Country Director, Mr. Eddie Stice
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The Courage of Irene Malachi is well known in Vanuatu. Her influence extends to many rural areas where she has been in the vanguard of those seeking a new approach and understanding to HIV-AIDS and its effects. Irene is now the holder of a quite... - Staff Photos
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- Irene Malachi and Peace Corps Vanuatu 2010 Staff
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This week, tears of joy were shed by Mrs. Irene Malachi who was first announced the first ever HIV/AIDS victim in the small island country of Vanuatu in 2002 when she was presented an award by the Peace Corps Country Director, Mr. Edwin Stice.... - Staff Photos
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- A Peace Corps Wedding
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Weddings; Celebrations; Volunteers -
Two Peace Corps Volunteers met and married during their service in Sierra Leone. - Staff Photos
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- N'djamena, Chad US Embassy Awards Ceremony May 1996
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This was taken at the US Embassy awards ceremony. - Staff Photos
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- Carnival in Santo Domingo
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Carnival is an important part of Dominican culture. Here are two of the typical costumes from La Vega. - Staff Photos
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