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    • Freedom

    • Freedom

    • Children; Terrain; Climate

    • This photo was taken on the edge of Selenge sum (village) of Bulgan aimag (province) where I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 2002-2004. Selenge sum is also known as "Inget Tolgoi" to Mongolians and just "Inget" to the locals. This photo is...
    • Staff Photos
    • My Street

    • My Street

    • Architecture; Terrain; Climate

    • This is my street during winter 2010. We don't receive a lot of snow, but it gets gray and cold and, unfortunately, muddy. However, I enjoy my small town and the worn, comfortable feeling of the buildings and streets.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Reeds for Weaving

    • Reeds for Weaving

    • Crafts; Terrain

    • This grass was drying in Thailand in August 2010. The next step is to dye them and then they are woven into mats for sitting on the floor when you eat.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sunset Sillouette

    • Sunset Sillouette

    • Peace Corps Response (Crisis Corps); terrain

    • I took this photo while visiting a fellow PCV in Laoang, Philippines, on May 14, 2011. We had both just arrived in country as Peace Corps Response Volunteers two weeks before. My friend wanted to show me the beautiful white sand swimming beaches...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fishing at Dusk

    • Fishing at Dusk

    • Peace Corps Response (Crisis Corps); terrain

    • While visiting a fellow Peace Corps Volunteer in Laoang, Philippines, we take a break to relax on its white sandy beaches. In the distance a local fisherman quietly pushes along his boat in the evening twilight. It is May 14, 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dungan Mosque

    • Dungan Mosque

    • Religion; Weather; Terrain

    • The Dungan Mosque in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan, built in the 1920s and still operating. Taken from my apartment window during a blizzard, winter 2007.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mark Purcell in Ecuador

    • Mark Purcell in Ecuador

    • Terrain

    • Mark Purcell was in Ecuador '91-'93 and was working in Giron, a small village south of Cuenca, as an architect and urban planner. This photo was taken in the high country of the Andean mountains not far from Cuenca, the third largest city in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Overcoming Obstacles to Service

    • Overcoming Obstacles to Service

    • Terrain; Volunteers; Disaster preparedness and mitigation

    • This picture was taken by me on a field trip to inspect the damage done by Hurricane Tomas on St. Lucia to this poor man's home who is displaced and seeking help to rebuild. The Senior Projects Officer of the community organization where I work in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volunteer Works with Locals

    • Volunteer Works with Locals

    • Construction; Terrain

    • A Volunteer involved in gardening and agro-forestry joins a former Volunteer in Mali in a trip to her island village of Issafaye. They advise the Bozo Village Association on ways to construct stronger canal walls and engineer irrigation systems.
    • Agency Photos
    • Volunteer Discusses Reform

    • Volunteer Discusses Reform

    • Construction; Terrain

    • A Volunteer involved in gardening and agro-forestry, joins a former Volunteer in Mali in a trip to her island village of Issafaye. In the photo, they advise the Bozo Village Association on ways to construct stronger canal walls and engineer...
    • Agency Photos
    • Where in the World?

    • Where in the World?

    • Animals; Terrain

    • When I saw this view I thought of France and Camille Corot's landscape paintings of France. But no, this scene was real in Thailand. I had just moved to my permanent site in March and took this picture April 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gara Gum Desert

    • Gara Gum Desert

    • Children; Host families; Terrain

    • This is a picture taken of my host family on the edge of the Gara Gum desert in Bolshevik, Turkmenistan. The family took me out to see the desert and we played soccer on the dunes.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • No Name Beach

    • No Name Beach

    • Children; Terrain

    • This photo was taken in the Philippines. Young, energetic, tour guides (the children) ventured down a dirt path showing the island visitors their favorite spots. Sharing flip-flops and laughing the whole way, the group goes on an adventure of a...
    • Volunteer Photos

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