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    • Respite under a Tree

    • Respite under a Tree

    • Environment; Terrain

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, August 16th, 2011. A long day. Walked over 20 kilometers… 10 km to go, 10 km on the way back, and back and forth on the beach depending where the small boats full of fish would arrive. I had gotten up...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Loko!!

    • Loko!!

    • Games; Children; Terrain

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 29th, 2011. “Loko!!” (fish!!). A children’s play. The children are playing “loko!!”. They are reenacting what they see their mother and/or sisters do. As for the little one in the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Jump for Morocco

    • Jump for Morocco

    • Volunteers; terrain

    • We, new Peace Corps Volunteers, were traveling up to our CBT Hub and took a little break. This picture represents our growing excitement and aw at the breath taking view of the hills in the background.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Long Road Home

    • The Long Road Home

    • Terrain; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD); Environment

    • This is a picture of the road leading out of my town, Kibaya, Tanzania. There are many farms and gardens out this way which the local women tend to everyday. Photo was taken Spring 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fogo Volcano at Sunset

    • Fogo Volcano at Sunset

    • Terrain; Environment

    • The volcano on the island of Fogo is sometimes visible from Santiago. These are two islands in Cape Verde. Because Cape Verde is normally quite dry, there is alot of dust in the air, and the sunsets can be quite spectacular.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mini Dioro

    • Mini Dioro

    • Terrain

    • I live in Mali, West Africa. I'm a health Volunteer and get to bike along the Niger River everyday as I travel to work at the Cscom. My favorite part of my daily ride is passing by "Mini Dioro," a small island surrounded by the beauty of the Niger...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Orphan boy with home-made guitar

    • Orphan boy with home-made guitar

    • Children; Terrain; Music

    • In April 2007 I was doing school visits far from the main road in the remote, mountainous Tsatsane Valley (Quthing province, LESOTHO). This orphan boy wandered by the hut where I was overnighting. The neck of his guitar was an old piece of wood...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Stepping Into the Past

    • Stepping Into the Past

    • Death; Terrain; Folklore

    • I took this photo August 6th, 2010 at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, while my parents were visiting during my service. At this cemetery many famous Ukrainians are buried such as the poet, Ivan Franko. The photo shows an overgrown part...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Vaccination in Guatemala

    • Vaccination in Guatemala

    • Maternal and child health; Health; Terrain; Host community

    • I took this picture in my site, Santa Barbara, Huehuetenango, which is a rural Mayan community in the western highlands of Guatemala Its a picture of a nurse I worked with getting ready to vaccinate a baby.
    • 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
    • In a Valley on Mt. Kenya

    • In a Valley on Mt. Kenya

    • Terrain; Volunteers

    • I climb Mt. Kenya in August of 2011 with six fellow Volunteers. The views were spectacular and we did a lot of standing around with our mouths open in awe. This is a friend, Carlyn, doing just that.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sunset in Semenivka

    • Sunset in Semenivka

    • Pre-service Training (PST); terrain

    • This was taken in the May of 2010 in a Ukrainian village. This lake meant a lot to me. After the intense daily routine of PST, it was very relaxing to walk past this lake on the way back home everyday.
    • Volunteer 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
    • Ara-Bel Valley

    • Ara-Bel Valley

    • Volunteers; terrain

    • This picture was taken at Ara-Bel Valley near Barskoon, Kyrgyz Republic in July 2011. The PCV, Brandon, is looking at one of the Jashyl Kul Lakes. Brandon and other PCVs were helping a local tourism organization write itineraries for hikes near...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kakheti Farmer

    • Kakheti Farmer

    • Terrain; Transportation

    • Visiting Peace Corps Volunteers in the east of Georgia, I took this picture on a lush, slightly cloudy spring afternoon. A farmer was driving his horse and wagon home through the low hills of the Caucasus.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Song Kul

    • Song Kul

    • Host families; Volunteers; Terrain

    • This picture was taken near Song Kul Lake in Kyrgyz Republic in June 2011. In this picture Volunteer Brooke and Azamat are laughing together. Brooke and other Volunteers spent the evening with Azamat’s family at their summer yurt near the lake.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Martín Finishes the Chimney

    • Martín Finishes the Chimney

    • Construction; site; terrain

    • I took this photo while assisting a neighbor, Martín (pictured), in the installation of a new improved cook stove in his home, perched high atop a hill. We spent the entire morning installing the stove, which would allow the family to cook...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rice Field in Chipillico

    • Rice Field in Chipillico

    • Terrain; agriculture

    • This is a picture of a typical landscape in the area where I served: the Chipillico Valley in Piura, Peru. In addition to rice (pictured here), farmers grow corn, mangoes and soy. Though coastal Piura tends to be arid and desert-like, the...
    • Volunteer Photos

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