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    • Wedding Pictures

    • Wedding Pictures

    • Weddings; Traditional dress

    • The main square in Ulaanbaatar, where many wedding parties come to have their pictures taken while dressed in their formal, traditional clothes.
    • Staff Photos
    • 3 of a kind

    • 3 of a kind

    • traditional dress; celebrations

    • This photo is taken of my wife, PCV Melinda, a 15 year old Masai boy, and myself. My wife and I are at a Masai celebration. We were invited to this celebration from our Masai friend. The boy in the picture was very timid and didn't say a word. ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Formal Family Portrait

    • Formal Family Portrait

    • Host community; Housing; Elders; Traditional dress

    • A migratory farming family at their fall location. The three generation family lives together in this ger which included a wood stove, a solar panel for power, and a television that got one channel which brought them a favorite spectator sport -...
    • Staff Photos
    • Making Adinka Cloth

    • Making Adinka Cloth

    • Traditional dress; teachers and students; Education

    • This Volunteer markets cloth and vegetable products, and also is setting up demonstration farms in the Ntonso area. Here he watches craftsmen make Adinka cloth. January, 1980
    • Agency Photos
    • A Camel's Kiss

    • A Camel's Kiss

    • Animals; Traditional dress

    • This picture was taken at one of the New Seven Wonders of the World and Jordan's most popular tourist spot: Petra. 4 volunteers met up for a little excursion out of site. I was walking around Petra on the hot day, and decided to take a picture with...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Day in the Life

    • A Day in the Life

    • Traditional dress

    • My coworkers insisted that I keep the custom of having my photo taken in a local photo shop. So here I am circa 1973. The top is Tuareg clothing. I sewed the skirt by hand!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Family Gained

    • A Family Gained

    • Host families; Traditional dress

    • This is my family, they took care of me my entire two years of service. I love them as my own family. This picture was taken on my last Sunday at site, we are all dressed from church and preparing to eat the feast the family cooked in my honor.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Small Taste of Costa Rica

    • A Small Taste of Costa Rica

    • Celebrations; traditional dress

    • I took this photo during a weekend trip in March 2010 to a "Feria" in Copey de Dota, Costa Rica. "Ferias" usually include soccer games, a rodeo, music, dances, and food and bake sales in order to raise money for local community groups. The photo...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A wai and a smile

    • A wai and a smile

    • Dance; Traditional dress; Youth

    • This photo was taken on January 5, 2011 of three young girls who are about four years old. It is Children's Day in Thailand, where all over the country communities organize fun activities for the children and their families. These three girls are...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Active Audience

    • Active Audience

    • Traditional dress; Celebrations; Elders

    • This photo was taken at a Festival of Russian Culture in Vilkova, southern Ukraine in 2009. Many choruses participated, as well as an appreciative audience member! (Note the stance of one of the organizers in the background. She did not seem to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • American/Malian Cross Culture

    • American/Malian Cross Culture

    • Traditional dress

    • Pamela and Ashton celebrate the 4th of July in Mali, West Africa. Here we see a perfect example of cross culture as Pamela and Ashton wear traditional Malian pagne (which is a wraparound skirt) and the colors of the United States of America.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • An American in Turk's Skin

    • An American in Turk's Skin

    • Host community friends; Traditional dress; Celebrations

    • This is my best friend in the village dressing me in traditional Turkish costume for a wedding. It was taken in March 2010 in my Bulgarian village which is almost completely inhabited by Turkish Bulgarians.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Angoni Ncwala Ceremony

    • Angoni Ncwala Ceremony

    • Ceremonies; Traditional dress

    • This is a member of the Angoni tribe in Zambia. This was taken at the annual harvest ceremony for the Angoni tribe. The ceremony takes place in February or March every year.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Armenian Hospitality

    • Armenian Hospitality

    • Host community friends; Traditional dress; Food and meals

    • Armenians are known for being incredibly hospitable. You can always expect to be invited in for a coffee and candy.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Armenian Traffic Jam

    • Armenian Traffic Jam

    • Host community friends; Volunteers; Traditional dress; Animals

    • A typical scene just around sunset in Armenia, the village cows come back to their barns from a day out in the pasture.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Artisan Women

    • Artisan Women

    • Artisans; Traditional dress

    • December 2009, Republic of Panama. Ngäbe women wear colorful dresses with traditional designs. In communities like the one where I lived, they are made by hand and in a variety of colors. Shown in this image are a group of artisan women from my...
    • Volunteer Photos

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