10/23/09. Photo exhibition and piano concert to celebrate 10 year anniversary of "Roma Desegregation of Education in Central and Eastern Europe Project." Students read poetry and shared information during the piano concert. Vidin, Bulgaria -...
The Garifuna are a resilient group of people who have held onto their culture, including language, music, and food in Belize, despite challenges. In this picture Garifuna people celebrate their heritage at their museum through a special dance and...
In 1990 we had a combined Agriculture and Beekeeping In-service Training. After spending hours and hours learning about green manure and water filtration ditches, all in Spanish, highly technical and delivered by the Dean of the Agricultural...
This photo was taken in August of 2010 in a smalll village in the Eastern European country of Moldova. During my pre-service training, my host father and I spent many evenings playing our guitars together on the front porch for the rest of the...
I took this photo on February 12th, 2011, of the local folk song group in Chiprovtsi Bulgaria. They were warming up with tea, honey, and rakia before singing for Trifon Zarezan Day Celebrations. Trifon Zarezan is an annual holiday celebrating...
I arrived at site in mid December and was invited to an office Christmas Lunch. I accepted the invitation but the "lunch" was really a dinner and a huge party at a local restaurant. The night included dancing and singing by all. As I know now as...
This photo was taken in the Centro Poblado del Rodeo, State of Tachira, Venezuela, in 1965. PCV Doris Vincent is shown with several of the local children, one of whom is playing the cuatro and singing into one of the walkie-talkies.
This photo was taken in the Centro Poblado del Rodeo, State of Tachira, Venezuela, in 1965. A Volunteer and a group of children, listening to the music via a walkie-talkie.
During our first 10 weeks in-country we lived with host families. It was a wonderful way to integrate and learn the culture, language and customs of the country. It was also a lot of fun living with a family again.
This photo shows myself playing...
This photo was taken on September 27, 2008 in Koleshino, Macedonia at the First Annual NovoFest. The local municipality of Novo Selo wished to develop their tourist industry during my Peace Corps assignment in their local economic development...
Full text of Who's Who in the Peace Corps--Washington, which includes staff bios of many of the founding staff members of the Peace Corps. Approximate date of publication is 1963.