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    • Tsagaan Sar (White Month)

    • Tsagaan Sar (White Month)

    • Host families

    • This photo is of myself with my Mongolian family (my host mother Nara is right beside me to my right). This was taken during the winter month holiday in 2004. I stayed with my family over this vacation time off from school/classes. They were...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tsagaan Sar (Whtie Month)

    • Tsagaan Sar (Whtie Month)

    • Host families

    • This photo is of my host mother Nara, myself and the Russian Language teacher overlooking Baruunburren soum in Mongolia. This photo was taken during the annual Tsagaan Sar holiday. 2004
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Turkmenistan Training Group

    • Turkmenistan Training Group

    • Host families; Animals

    • With a fellow Volunteer's host mother and little host sister, we pose in our teaching clothes beside (and on top of) "Good Camel," named because she was much nicer -- and less spitting -- than the other camel on the compound. 2007
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Uzbek Host Family

    • Uzbek Host Family

    • food and meals; host families

    • I was invited over to my host family's mother's home, a lovely compound in the southern Uzbek mountains. We feasted, toasted and had a lovely time.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Village Chief

    • Village Chief

    • Host families

    • This is a photograph of myself, my host father (on the left), and the village chief on the right. The village chief was 86 years old, almost twice the life expectancy in Mali. I was the first Peace Corps volunteer in the village, and he was...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Visiting Samoa

    • Visiting Samoa

    • Host families

    • Deputy Director and RPCV Carrie Hessler-Radelet, her father and her host family during her family's visit from Michigan (Western Samoa, 1983)
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volunteer and Host Family on Birthday

    • Volunteer and Host Family on Birthday

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken during my 24th birthday party my host family had for me. This was my second birthday in country. My family gave me mango ice cream for my birthday! It was delicious. From left to right: (In the back) My host father, my host...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volunteer and Host Mother

    • Volunteer and Host Mother

    • Host families

    • This is a picture of my host mother and I on a tricyle, the main mode of transportation in our barangay (village). We are on our way to a family gathering. Every Sunday Mama Len's family gets together to play cards, mahjong, eat food, and enjoy...
    • 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
    • Walking in the Corn

    • Walking in the Corn

    • Host community friends; Host families

    • Taken in October 2010 in Chivarreto, Totonicapan, Guatemala. My in-laws and brother in-law came to visit our village and see what life for the majority is like here in Guatemala. Our neighbor kids were so welcoming and loved spending time with...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Walking to the Rice Field

    • Walking to the Rice Field

    • Agriculture; Host families

    • I took this photo shortly after arriving at my site in Fiadanana, Madagascar in May of 2008. This picture shows three of my neighbors (Andrea, her mother Helen and her sister in law Elva) crossing a river to get to their rice field. This day was...
    • 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 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
    • 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
    • We Roll Together

    • We Roll Together

    • Cooking; Host families; Food and meals

    • This is a photo of my host mother (Aishe) and I. This was the first time we made byrek together. She was teaching me how to effectively roll thin layers of pastry dough for the byrek. The photo was taken March 20, 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos

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