I had the distinct privilege of meeting and chatting with the "Old Ma" herself...Africa's first democratically elected female head of state. This photo was taken during her visit to Tubmanburg, Bomi County, Republic of Liberia in 2010.
First group of Volunteers in Tunisia met with President Bourguiba in 1963 and several Volunteer Architects presented projects they were working on while working for the Department of Public Works. The photo is of me presenting a grammar school...
We held a fundraiser in the village to raise money for the completion of the community center. Events included sport competitions: soccer, basketball, bike races, swimming races, dance, chicken barbacue and a dance "Jump Up." The photo shows a San...
On his birthday, the President of Bolivia Evo Morales visited my site of 1600 people in San Antonio de Lomerio. He flew in by helicopter and had lunch with a lot of the townspeople. It was a very joyous occasion.
A fellow Volunteer captured a civil war reenactment performed by community war veterans in 2010. The performace was part of bigger showcase for the visit of Armando Guebuza, the current Mozambican president. The Mozambican civil war started in 1977...
In August 2006, Senator Barack Obama and his family visited Kenya and Peace Corps volunteers were invited to U.S. Embassy in Nairobi as he addressed to Peace Corps volunteers and the embassy staff members.
After six months of dance class, my dance class and I had the opportunity to dance in front of a huge audience - including the then-First Lady Sandra Torres de Colóm and Minister of Health - at the launch of the social welfare program Mi Familia...
This photo was taken in Indonesia at the Bung Karno Museum in early May. I shot this photo before I discovered the "dilarang memfoto" sign. Bung Karno, Indonesia's first President, grew up in Blitar, and people pride themselves on the fact that he...
This picture was taken in December of 2010 in my village in Tanzania. Upon entry into my village a few months earlier the Chief insisted on giving me a village name and declaring me the daughter of the village. This is the Chief and Mbozyo.
I took this photo at the President's Day celebration in Nkroful, Ghana on April 3, 2004. The President was welcomed by many local chief's and their wives in a grand celebration. A very colorful event.
I took this photo in late August or early September 1963 outside the chapel at Achimota School, Accra, Ghana, during my assignment as a secondary school teacher there. President Kwame Nkrumah was present for the official memorial service for...
Vice President Joe Biden made a visit to Moldova in March 2011. He gave a speech in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, to I'm not sure how many thousands of Moldovans. There were so many there, in fact, that they were not allowed in the gates to see...