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    • 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
    • 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
    • Nana Farida's Sad Face

    • Nana Farida's Sad Face

    • Children

    • This is a picture of a young girl named Nana Farida. She is benig carried tied to her mother's back and she is unhappy about it. This was taken in the village of Tsanwa in the Maradi state of Niger in early 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • 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
    • 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
    • Education's Path

    • Education's Path

    • Celebrations; Teachers and students; Schools

    • This photo was taken on May 20, 2009 at the independence day celebrations in Lagdo, Cameroon. I had been working with this small parent's school located in an Mbororo village near where I was living. The Mbororo are traditionally nomadic...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cora at Home

    • Cora at Home

    • Architecture; Host community friends

    • My dear friend, Cora, in front of her newly-updated home in El Paragua, La Republica Dominicana. The kitchen is the new addition on the left. Previously, her "kitchen" had consisted of a fire pit in the middle of the front room of her house. We...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Plowing

    • Plowing

    • Animals; Transportation

    • This picture was taken in the village of Tsanwa in the Maradi state of Niger in June 2010. I am helping plow the field for our Farmer's Field School. The man pushing the plow is Sai'du Haruna and the girl is his daughter Aisha Sai'du. The...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Carreras de Caballo

    • Carreras de Caballo

    • Animals; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken September 2006, for the patron saint festivals of San Miguel in the community of San Miguel Ingenio, Metapan, Santa Ana, El Salvador. There is a Catholic church in the background, which is the host of the festivities. The...
    • Volunteer Photos

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