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    • Deyed Marozh/ Santa Claus

    • Deyed Marozh/ Santa Claus

    • Schools; Celebrations; Host community friends

    • The largest common celebration of the former Soviet Eastern Europe is the New Year. The New Year is ushered in by Deyed Marozh or Grandfather Frost, who looks a lot like Santa Claus, and whose purpose is to bring happiness and hope for the new...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Welcome to Binaba!

    • Welcome to Binaba!

    • Host community friends; Celebrations; Agriculture

    • A welcome dinner hosted by the executive members of Binaba Women's Farmers Association (BWFA) at my house in January 2005.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • At Mariam's Naming Ceremony

    • At Mariam's Naming Ceremony

    • Celebrations; Host community friends

    • The girl in the photo is a relative of one of my close friends. It was taken at a naming ceremony in the Tahoua region. Friends and family joined to celebrate the naming of Mariam. She died less than a week later.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Newborn Goat

    • Newborn Goat

    • Host community friends

    • I hiked from my village on foot to my nearest PC neighbor. Along the way I took a break with this nice man and pet his newborn goat. He was washing for prayer
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Little Grown-ups in Niger

    • Little Grown-ups in Niger

    • Host community friends; Celebrations; Traditional dress

    • This photo was taken on the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Fitr, known in Hausa as "Salla," which follows a month of fasting. These girls are from the village of Zongo Mozague, where I was fortunate enough to spend a year of my Peace Corps Niger Service....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Visiting Tuareg Camp after a Rain in Niger

    • Visiting Tuareg Camp after a Rain in Niger

    • Host community friends; Traditional dress; Children

    • While backpacking around the village of Illela, where I lived, I met a Tuareg extended family living in the wadi. We became good friends, and I frequently spent my Sunday's with them, playing with the children, telling stories, and drinking camel's...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Tuareg Hairstyle

    • A Tuareg Hairstyle

    • Host community friends

    • In 1976, on my weekend visits with Tuareg friends in the wadi outside of Illela, Niger, I would frequently sit while my friends braided my hair.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Horsing Around in Hats

    • Horsing Around in Hats

    • Host community friends; Children

    • Children from the neighborhood came to visit on a regular basis. We played games, worked on art projects, gardened, listened to music, or just played around. Here two boys wear big hats for fun. Taken in Illela, Niger, 1976.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bituun Celebration

    • Bituun Celebration

    • Host community friends; Celebrations; Food and meals

    • I took this photo with my host family during Bituun, the traditional moonless night before Lunar New Year 'Tsagaan Sar' holiday celbrated by Mongolian nationals. Family members get together, typically join in a feast comprised of a slaughtered...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Babushkas

    • Babushkas

    • Host community friends

    • On a cool summer evening in July 2003, a group of local babushkas gossip and catch up on a bench in Kamianets-Podilsky, Ukraine.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sharing a Meal

    • Sharing a Meal

    • Host community friends; Food and meals

    • Enjoying a delicious meal of couscous and chicken. My wife and I lived upstairs from this wonderful family during our two years in Morocco.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Basilan Island Fiesta

    • Basilan Island Fiesta

    • Celebrations; Host community friends

    • Ebbie, the young woman in the plaid skirt, worked and stayed with us in Zamboanga City. For pay, we paid her school tuition, uniform and book fees. This was a fiesta on Basilan Island at her family's home on a coconut plantation.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ibrahim and Me

    • Ibrahim and Me

    • Host community friends; Children

    • Ibrahim and his mother lived in a room in our compound. His father worked in another town and was seldom home. Ibrahim visited me several times a day. I am not much of a photographer and have very few photos of my service. This photo, taken by the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dinner after a Long Walk

    • Dinner after a Long Walk

    • Host community friends; Food and meals

    • Here's my friend cooking dinner-- sweet potatoes and yams--, after a long walk and carbo loading for the next day. The next morning we grabbed our sugar cane and headed out on our next full day of walking.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Visit with Tribal Dancer

    • Visit with Tribal Dancer

    • Host community friends

    • This is the tribal dancer for the Batak tribe in the interior of Palawan. On my weekend visit there, he invited me to come and meet his family in their home before I hiked back to civilization. Even though we did not speak each other's language,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ukrainian Thanksgiving

    • Ukrainian Thanksgiving

    • Host community friends; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken in November 2004, as I celebrated Thanksgiving with my friends, the Obidin family. We had such fun cooking and eating a traditional Thanksgiving meal, substituting chicken for turkey. They especially enjoyed my home-made...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fish Market

    • Fish Market

    • Markets; Host community friends

    • These were three of my college students at the Zamboanga City fish market. The fellow on the far left is Mohammad. They were part of the Moslem community there. 1965
    • Volunteer Photos

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