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    • Play Time

    • Play Time

    • Youth; Schools; Dance; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken on May 24th, 2010 at the primary school in a Bulgarian village. It was the last day of schools for the first graders. These girls are dancing a traditional Bulgarian dance, called the Horo, in celebration.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Homemade Flags for the World Cup

    • Homemade Flags for the World Cup

    • Sports; Celebrations; Youth; Children; World Map Project

    • I took this photo before the first game of the World Cup 2010 in my site in the mountains of Panama. These are children of an indigenous group and have no electricity to watch the games. Therefore, we listen to all the games on my radio. Here they...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Boogie on Down

    • Boogie on Down

    • Host families; Celebrations; Swearing-in ceremonies

    • My host dad and I gettin' down with our bad selves during Swearing In, November 2009. Dancing is something that we both love to do, so it was part of our daily routine. We danced the night away every evening in the kitchen while my host mom...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rural South African School's World Cup Kick-Off Party!

    • Rural South African School's World Cup Kick-Off Party!

    • Celebrations; Sports; Teachers and students; Youth; Schools

    • A grade 5 class in a rural primary school near Vryburg, South Africa gathered eagerly for their long-anticipated World Cup party put on by their class educator and village Peace Corps Volunteer. The festivities included delicious cakes, vuvuzelas,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ground Breaking Ceremony

    • Ground Breaking Ceremony

    • Celebrations; Traditional dress

    • This is a photo that I took of the groundbreaking ceremony in April 2004 for the new Youth Training Center in Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh. It was a grand ceremony with everyone getting dressed up for the local member of parliament.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Election Night

    • Election Night

    • Celebrations

    • The streets were papered before local elections. Each candidate had their own symbol that people could identify and vote for even if they were not literate.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Karaganda Wedding Party

    • Karaganda Wedding Party

    • Celebrations; Ceremonies; Weddings; Host community friends

    • I was honored when my friend Lyuba asked me to be the maid of honor at her wedding in October, 1994. This photo shows the newlyweds in the center with the best man on the left and me on the right.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Our Bull

    • Our Bull

    • Animals; Celebrations

    • This photo shows my host family's bull. Every year my host family buys a bull for Korbani Eid. I took this photo at my host family's stable area in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Traditional School Girl Dance

    • Traditional School Girl Dance

    • Celebrations; Dance; Teachers and students; Youth

    • While visiting my colleagues in Rajshahi we visited this High School (grades 6 - 10) to help one of the English Teachers. The girls and headmistress were so happy they took time before leaving for the afternoon break to give us a demonstration of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Celebration of the Ligo and Jani Day Festival

    • Celebration of the Ligo and Jani Day Festival

    • Youth; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken during my training summer 2000 in Valmiera, Latvia. This photo shows the Latvian tradition of jumping over a fire for good luck throughout the next year on the shortest night of the year. Latvia celebrates the Summer Solstice...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Children's Day Parade

    • Children's Day Parade

    • Celebrations

    • I remember this as one of our first community events on the island. It was Children's Day and all of the children were paraded through the village as the honored citizens that they are. Children knew they were special but they also knew they had...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tuareg Camel Riders

    • Tuareg Camel Riders

    • Celebrations; Animals

    • The Tuareg camel riders completed the 1967 Independence Day Parade in Niger. The Tuareg are the desert people of Northern Niger. The camels are sensitive to humidity and are limited to desert conditions. This is about 15.3 degrees latitude, the...
    • Volunteer Photos

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