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    • A Visit to the Campo

    • A Visit to the Campo

    • Pre-service Training (PST); Children

    • This photo was takening in April 2001 in the little town of Lita, Ecuador. It is where I had stayed for Community Based Training. I was on a farm in the photo with my fan club from the town as they were showing me their parents' farm and I was...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Aftermath of M&M Relay Race

    • Aftermath of M&M Relay Race

    • Camps and clubs; Work; Children

    • During Camp GLOW (Girls Leading Our World), our campers were paired with local orphans for a games day. This particular game consisted of a relay where participants had to race towards a plate of flour to out M&Ms with their mouths. Predictably, it...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • All Hands Helping in Haiti

    • All Hands Helping in Haiti
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    • As a Volunteer, I worked with women's groups who borrowed money in groups. We also incorporated literacy and health programs. Here we're making a sign for a group event to celebrate the end of a health program.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Asleep at the Teachers' Meeting

    • Asleep at the Teachers' Meeting

    • Schools; Children

    • This photo was taken in 2005 at St Joseph's College in Alafua Samoa. It was the weekly staff meeting of the teachers at the school. One of the teachers had her new born child with her and decided to place her on the table for a little nap while...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Asleep on the Desk

    • Asleep on the Desk

    • Children

    • This photo was taken in Alafua, Samoa at Joseph’s College in 2004. Daycare is a luxury in Samoa, so on occasion, the teachers have to bring their children to work with them. It is hot and humid in Samoa and sometimes the best thing to do is...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • At the Edge of Tranquility

    • At the Edge of Tranquility

    • Terrain

    • This is a sunset view overlooking a small village of Cristest during the summer of 2004 as I was visiting one of my Romanian colleagues’ home in Moldova region. This scene shows a typical rural landscape found in Northeastern part of Romania. ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • At the local market

    • At the local market

    • Elders

    • This all began early after I started to work for an orphanage as an arts and crafts instructor/ English teacher. I would buy my fruits, cheese, vegetables and bread at the local "piața" or market. In the front by the street sidewalk was also a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • At the Local Market

    • At the Local Market

    • Elders; Markets

    • This all began early after I started to work for an orphanage as an arts and crafts instructor/ English teacher. I would buy my fruits, cheese, vegetables and bread at the local "piața" or market. In the front by the street sidewalk was also a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ava Ceremony

    • Ava Ceremony

    • Celebrations; Traditional dress; Ceremonies

    • This photo was taken at St Joseph’s College in Alafua, Samoa in 2004. The Samoans take great pride in the fact that they have maintained a rich cultural heritage in the face of many adversities. These students at St Joseph’s College are...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baba and Boy

    • Baba and Boy

    • Children; Elders; Host community friends

    • Grandmothers (babi) play a huge role in a family household. Often, the grandmother is the main family member that takes care of the children, cooks and takes care of the overall household chores. It is very common for many generations to live under...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Babies in Haiti

    • Babies in Haiti

    • Children

    • While doing a reproductive health training course, one of the mothers brought her baby and I held him the whole time. I was always holding babies everywhere I went.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Babushkas

    • Babushkas

    • Host community friends

    • On a cool summer evening in July 2003, a group of local babushkas gossip and catch up on a bench in Kamianets-Podilsky, Ukraine.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Balance Act

    • Balance Act

    • Children

    • This photo was taken at Operation Youth Quake, a non-profit located just north of Roseau, Dominica. The photo shows one of the youth of OYQ walking across a new beam during the construction of a new hen house funded by USAID. An adjacent coop was...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baptist School Students

    • Baptist School Students

    • Children

    • I had left my camera back in the US when I left to volunteer in Romania. There I acquired an old Russian Zorky-C rangefinder camera and an old very bulky medium format German camera. This picture of students was taken at one of the schools where I...
    • Volunteer Photos

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