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    • Waka Waka South Africa

    • Waka Waka South Africa

    • Sports; Children; Music

    • Dancing in the village... Our host brothers and some other local boys excited to get their photo taken. After the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Shakira's Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) was hugely popular song in South Africa.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wakapoa

    • Wakapoa

    • Children

    • I took this photo while visiting another Volunteer in her remote Amerindian village, Wakapoa, in Region 2, Guyana. In this photo a young boy is seen walking to his home surrounded by palm trees; a hidden view to another way of life.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Walk in the Bush

    • Walk in the Bush

    • Gardens; Host families; Children

    • My small brother and I going on a short walk through the bush to pick some mangoes for a snack. In Vanuatu, individual family gardens are the primary source of food for each families.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Walk With Me

    • Walk With Me

    • Architecture

    • This photo was taken during an evening stroll while on vacation in Yunnan, China. I happened to find this ally just behind a local temple in a big touristy section of town. I loved the juxtaposition and realness of it placed beside the "western"...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Walking to the Wat

    • Walking to the Wat

    • Celebrations

    • Shown here is the entire village in Bankonglom, Wieng Haeng, bringing donations to the temple at the end of the road. The students from the Bankonglom School are in the pink shirts closest to the camera with a teacher in a blue shirt. The temple...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wardrobe Change

    • Wardrobe Change

    • Traditional dress; Host families

    • This is a photo taken of my host mother, her grandson, and I after she dressed me up in traditional Albanian clothing. The photo was taken in March 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Washing Machine

    • Washing Machine

    • Work; Housing

    • This picture was taken by my sister Karen when she came to visit me in Nicaragua in 2001. I got to wash our clothes by hand on the pila, a concrete washboard and sink. This was a source of great amusement and connection with my grandmother who...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Waste Not, Want Not

    • Waste Not, Want Not

    • Food and meals; Host community friends

    • The people of Issan (Northeast Thailand) are very resourceful, especially when it comes to eating. This is a boiling ox placenta. It so happens that the calf was named "Farang" (which means foreigner) in my honor. I was the first one to be...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wat Tam Suea

    • Wat Tam Suea

    • Terrain

    • This is one of the favorite places I visited in Thailand: Wat Tam Suea, or Tiger Cave Temple. Visitors can climb about 1100 steps to the top, passing playful monkies on the way, and are rewarded with breathtaking views at the top.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Watching

    • Watching

    • host community friends

    • My dad came to visit me for two weeks in August 2011. While spending an evening at the bar mingling with the local men, one of them asked him if he'd like to go fishing with him in the morning, even though they didn't speak the same language. The...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Watching on

    • Watching on

    • Host community; Education

    • A bunch of kids from school were watching the Moroccan men (all volunteers) work on the elementary's school's new bathroom (June 2011) in Elkassaba El Khir, Tata, Morocco.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Watching the Games

    • Watching the Games

    • schools; children

    • This photo was taken in July, 2011 during an school track and field competition at the primary teachers college where I serve as an education volunteer. Despite my lack of technical knowledge on track and field events, I helped run practices...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Water, Water, Everywhere

    • Water, Water, Everywhere

    • funerals

    • Two women seek out the shade during day one of a funeral in Pohnpei, FSM. Beside them are the several gallons of water there for the mourners, also seeking some coolness. May, 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Water: A Gift

    • Water: A Gift

    • water and sanitation; host community friends

    • Water in Cambodia is not a sparse commodity, at least during the rainy season. My host family used the pool of water in their back yard to clean clothes and dishes, as well as jump into when they were hot after playing volleyball. Rain in Cambodia...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Waterboy

    • Waterboy

    • Sports; Children; Youth

    • This photo was taken in Alafua, Samoa in 2005. This is the rugby team for St Joseph’s College. David would have loved to have been a rugby player, but unfortunately he was about 150 lbs too small, so he became a very enthusiastic water boy for...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Watermelon

    • Watermelon

    • HIV/AIDS

    • In parched north-eastern Nicaragua, a watermelon can make the difference between good health and malnourishment. For someone living with HIV/AIDS, it can mean the difference between life and death. This photo was in 2012 taken at a family garden...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Watermelon Nights

    • Watermelon Nights

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken in my host family's apartment. I loved nights when they bought a watermelon. Everyone in the family, their neighbors and various other parties would squeeze together around the living room table to snack on the sweet summer...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wavin' Flag

    • Wavin' Flag

    • Schools; Children; Education

    • This picture was taken on the east coast of South Africa. Every Sunday I walk 3 hours to the beach and often times students come with me. To date, 50 students have come with me. In this picture there are five girls, two 5th graders, one 6th...
    • Volunteer Photos

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