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    • Laure and Faiza

    • Laure and Faiza

    • Children

    • This picture was taken in the village of Tsanwa in the Maradi state of Niger in 2010. The baby in the swing is named Laure Garba, and her older sister, who is keeping an eye on her, is named Faiza Garba. Laure is her mother's 13th child. Women...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Young Zambian Boy

    • Young Zambian Boy

    • Children

    • This photo was taken in September 2010 during our celebration of induction into Peace Corps Zambia. I was trying to take photos of the dancers behind this boy, but the constant gazing of his eyes drew my lens to focus on him. My favorite part of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Great Smile

    • Great Smile

    • children

    • This photo was taken in the market of a young friendly boy. He was trying to figure out who these tall strange looking foreigners were.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Friends and Neighbors

    • Friends and Neighbors

    • children

    • Three girls that were neighbors but they were friends with each other. One was a Hindu, one was Muslim and one a Christian. The little boy was a younger brother of the first girl. Despite their religious differences they always hung out together.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Brother and Sister by the River

    • Brother and Sister by the River

    • children

    • This picture was taken April 28, 2011 along the banks of the Niger river in Mali. I was out on the banks with my women's association dyeing bazaan material, and caught this brother and sister pair resting under the shade of a pirogue. A pirogue is...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Three Muses

    • Three Muses

    • Children

    • Three girls of a close family in the village of Tanka, Niger. It must have been bath time. The photo was taken in 2006 and it captures each of their personalities so perfectly.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Translator's Children

    • Translator's Children

    • Children

    • These are the children of the Kirundi Translator, Emmanuel. Although we learned French, out in the countryside they spoke mostly Kirundi. I learned some Kirundi but not enough to be able to speak technically. Emmanuel was very poor and I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Charles and His Ride

    • Charles and His Ride

    • Children; Animals; Transportation

    • This 1986 photo shows my young neighbor Charles, stopping by my house on his way to "somewhere." Charles was one of the boys who built a weight room behind my old house. where he and his buddies now pump iron on their way to bulk and glory.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Self Shot

    • Self Shot

    • Children; Celebrations; Dance

    • This photo was taken on 26 March 2011 in Eastern Province, Zambia. I was invited to a cultural dance ritual, where I began taking photos of the dancers. Every time the digital image would show on the cameras screen, the children behind me would...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Buying Raffia Bags in Idembe

    • Buying Raffia Bags in Idembe

    • Children; Crafts

    • One of the places I helped build fish ponds was Idembe, a small village far off any main road, in southern Gabon. This picture was taken when I visited there with another Volunteer, Pat, and our new volunteer coordinator (whose name escapes me). ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Omar, My First Buddy

    • Omar, My First Buddy

    • children; Culture shock and adaptation

    • Like most Peace Corps Volunteers, my first friend in my community was a three year old. His name was Omar and he kept my spirits high during those first few awkward months of transition into a whole new lifestyle. Panamá, 2008.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Grooming

    • Grooming

    • Children; Ecotourism

    • A mother & child, bathing at a hot springs resort at the base of an active volcano, Bulusan, in Baranguay San Benon, Irosin, Sorsogon, Philippines. The hot springs were developed as a tourist attraction, but too far off the the beaten path to draw...
    • Volunteer Photos

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