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). ...
I was a Volunteer from 1984-1986 in Pajiza, in the province of Sta Elena, Ecuador. This gentleman owned one of the two stores in town, and this is the youngest of his two daughters.
The children spent a lot of time in my house, so I kept crayons and paper around. When they asked me about where I came from, I told them I had lived near Mount St. Helens, which had erupted a few years earlier. This is one of my neighbors and...