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- Katuyola Ponds
- Terrain; Fishing
- This picture of two of my farmers' fish ponds in the village of Katuyola, Zambia. This photo was taken on the morning of our first fish harvest in 2002. It was a bit chilly and a mist was rising off the pond's surface. The pond on the right is...
- Volunteer Photos
- Robby's Kid
- Children; Fishing
- Katuyola, Zambia. On the morning of our first fish harvest everyone was in a festive mood!
- Volunteer Photos
- Necessary Protein
- Children; Fishing; Nutrition
- This photo was taken in 2003 at Mwindwiji Farms, Zambia. The child holding the fish is most likely suffering from Kwashiorkor Syndrome, which is a severe protein malnutrition that affects children. I think this photo sums up the Peace Corps...
- Volunteer Photos
- Cassava Lady
- Host community friends
- Katuyola, Zambia. I have no idea how people balance things like that on their head...that bucket was heavy! This is one of my neighbors who soaked her cassava in one of the fish ponds.
- Volunteer Photos
- Seventh-Inning Stretch
- Children
- This photo was taken at an orphanage in Kirovograd, Ukraine in the fall of 2003, during the seventh-inning stretch of a softball game. During my service, Peace Corps Volunteers from across the country traveled to Ukraine each fall to participate...
- Volunteer Photos
- Ukrainian Thanksgiving
- Host community friends; Celebrations
- This photo was taken in November 2004, as I celebrated Thanksgiving with my friends, the Obidin family. We had such fun cooking and eating a traditional Thanksgiving meal, substituting chicken for turkey. They especially enjoyed my home-made...
- Volunteer Photos
- Tending to the Garden
- This was my next door neighbor. Every morning she would tend to her garden, and after a long day of hard work, she would take an evening ride on her motorcycle with her son.
- Volunteer Photos
- 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
- Bulgaria's Paul Bunyan
- Pre-service Training (PST)
- In the town square of our training site, Panagyurishte, there is an enormous moument of Buglaria's version of Paul Bunyan. His name is Bori Mechkata (Bear Fighter). On beautiful days, we would gather here for language training class. After climbing...
- Volunteer Photos
- A New Soccer "Field"
- Host community; Pre-service Training (PST); Children
- Alex, a fellow Volunteer, is helping the kids from the local orphange at our training site sweep the debris off the asphalt so they can create a space to play soccer. They prefer playing soccer on asphalt as opposed to grass.
- Volunteer Photos
- A Helping Hand
- Host community friends; Elders; Gardens
- Baba Mita was my next door neighbor. I used to help her in the garden and she would give me fresh vegetables at the end of the day. She taught me how to cook many traditional Bulgarian meals and make homemade wine. As most men in the village, her...
- Volunteer Photos
- Last Bell
- Celebrations; Schools
- The Last Bell ceremony in Ukrainian schools marks the last day of school, or the last bell of the school year. One of the youngest first formers and the oldest eleventh formers get the honor of ringing the actual last bell. This picture was taken...
- Volunteer Photos
- Romanian Dancers
- Celebrations; Traditional dress
- I took this photo in the fall of 2003 at the annual dance festival and competition that takes place each year in Giurgiu, Romania to celebrate the harvest.
- Volunteer Photos
- Koporo-Pen Health/Sanitation Committee
- Host community; Health
- This is a photo of Koporo-pen's Peace Corp formed health committee which consisted of my village work counterpart and two members of each section of the village. We met weekly to discuss issues with village sanitation and health and brainstormed...
- Volunteer Photos
- Well Work and Field Based Training
- Pre-service Training (PST); Environment; Water and Sanitation
- This is a photo of a field base training that I set up in my village Koporo-pen. We were doing a top well repair and another Volunteer and I took that opportunity to train Peace Corps trainees as well as our own village masons. We brought some...
- Volunteer Photos
- Going to the Bandiagara Market
- Transportation
- This photo was taken on our way to the Bandiagara market. I traveled with another volunteer Victor Quintana and friends from my village Koporo-Pen on their donkey carts. They were traveling to Bandiagara to sell their millet grains. Koporo-pen...
- Volunteer Photos
- Host Mother and Little Brother
- Host families
- This photo is of my host mother Nara, my little brother and myself taken during the Tsagaan Sar holiday during the winter 2004.
- Volunteer Photos
- Tsagaan Sar (White Month)
- Host families
- This photo is of myself with my Mongolian family (my host mother Nara is right beside me to my right). This was taken during the winter month holiday in 2004. I stayed with my family over this vacation time off from school/classes. They were...
- Volunteer Photos
- Opening Day
- Host families
- This photo is of myself with my host mother Nara, my little brother and other relatives and neighbor children. This was the opening day of my host father's veterinarian hospital and a celebration of the end of our language training in...
- Volunteer Photos
- In Front of the School in Baruunburren
- Schools; Host families
- This photo was taken in front of the school in Baruunburren during the winter break. I believe this was taken during the Tsgaan Sar holiday. My host mother Nara was a Mongolian langauge teacher at this school. She helped me a great deal during...
- Volunteer Photos