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    • Carpet Weaver's Hands

    • Carpet Weaver's Hands

    • Artisans; Host families

    • This is the hands of my host family's grandmother who is a carpet weaver; her hands are stained and tattooed with patterns from the Middle Atlas of Morocco. Photo taken November 4, 2005.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Young girl

    • Young girl

    • Children; Host families

    • This is a photo of a young girl posing for the camera. The photo was taken (using color accent) at a friend's house in Juan O'Leary, Alto Parana on December 25, 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Knedlicki

    • Knedlicki

    • Cooking; Host families

    • Elaine and our host family mother, making the Czech national dumpling, knedlicki. Their version won first prize in the knedliki contest.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hai la masa!

    • Hai la masa!

    • Food and meals; Host families

    • This is a photo of the lunch my host mother prepared for me in Moldova. I was the only one eating. Moldovans love to share food and homemade wine and they expect you to eat EVERYTHING. The food is delicious and my waistline is expanding. Many great...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Playing With Slippers

    • Playing With Slippers

    • Games; Children; Host families

    • This photo was taken in the home of my host family. My host brother, Paul, introduced me to the wide array of games that children play using their sandals. This photo features Paul throwing his sandal into the line of sandals, attempting to knock...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Imagining Victory

    • Imagining Victory

    • Games; Youth; Host families

    • The day after I arrived at my pre-service host family's home, I was taken to the town of Borjomi, Georgia. Twelve year old Vasha competed in this chess tournament. I snapped this picture and within 2-3 moves, Vasha had won this game and with this...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sharing laughter

    • Sharing laughter

    • Host community friends; Host families; Children

    • This a picture of a Paraguayan woman with her nieces and nephew caught in the moment of having a good time. The picture was taking on December 25, 2010 in Juan O'Leary, Alto Parana.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Lighting the Way

    • Lighting the Way

    • Host families

    • I took this photo during the first few weeks of meeting my host family, July 8 ,2010, in Ecuador. The photo shows the joy we have in being together and learning through play. My headlamp on her forehead may be a symbol of the progress young...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • We're Family

    • We're Family

    • Host families

    • This picture was taken after a year of service, in June of 2004, when I went back to my training site in the community of Koujol, not far from Archaie, Haiti, to visit my host family. The little girl on the right, Kenya, was born during my 3...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Father And Son

    • Father And Son

    • Host families

    • I took this photo of a Peace Corps Volunteer who was just finishing his service as I was starting. This Volunteer (on the left) lived together with a host country national (on the right) during his service who supported him for the two years he...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Host Sister Naima

    • My Host Sister Naima

    • Host families

    • My host sister Naima is showing us the henna on her hands. Henna is a ground up leaf that is applied to the hand which dyes the skin for several weeks. The local tradition of Amazigh culture is to apply the henna in solid color and to forego the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Ghanian mother and I

    • My Ghanian mother and I

    • host families

    • This picture was taken when I was sworn in as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolgatanga, Ghana in 2002. My Ghanian mother (pictured) spent hours making this dress and told me we had to dress the same as we're family and it's what you do. I had never...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Washing dishes

    • Washing dishes

    • host families

    • I'm washing my host family's dishes in the early morning in the courtyard of their home. I explained to my host family that even though I'm a guest, I can contribute to the household and do some chores, just as I was brought up to do in America. ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Grandfather Portrait

    • Grandfather Portrait

    • Host families

    • Taken on December 13, 2010, this photo is of the grandfather of my host family, Renee OUEDREOGO in Koudougou, Burkina Faso. Taken on my last morning before departing for swear-in ceremonies in Ouagadougou.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Just Be

    • Just Be

    • Host families

    • It's amazing how much you begin to look for the little signs that define life, while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer. As I walked into the courtyard where my best friends mother was cooking up lunch, I noticed this mango hanging from the tree. ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host family in Haiti

    • Host family in Haiti

    • Host families

    • I lived with a host family in rural Haiti. 9 years later I stopped by for a surprise visit with old pictures of us. After a few minutes, word got around that I was there and all the neighbors came by to say hi and see. Archaie, Haiti.
    • Volunteer Photos

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