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    • Tamai

    • Tamai

    • Elders; Food and meals

    • This is Tamai, one of the older ladies in my village. Saramaccan women work very hard harvesting, cutting, and beating rice, the primary food in a Saramaccan diet. Even women Tamai's age can put an able-bodied Peace Corps volunteer in his...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kajapati from the Water Tower

    • Kajapati from the Water Tower

    • Housing

    • A view of my village from the top of our newly constructed water tower. This is a neighborhood called Baka Dja-- my house is just out of frame. I had a zinc roof instead of thatch, which kept snakes out but was ridiculously hot during the day.
    • 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
    • Fire Jumper, Dominica

    • Fire Jumper, Dominica

    • Ceremonies

    • Tewe Vaval ceremony as celebrated by the native Kalinago tribe to mark the end of "King Carnival". A colorful cardboard coffin effigy of the "King" is slowly paraded up and down the streets in Kalanago territory to the sound of repeated chants,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Creole Day's Little Lady

    • Creole Day's Little Lady

    • Celebrations; Traditional dress

    • Creole Day is held throughout the island to celebrate national pride of their country's independence. The traditional outfit is worn on that day by everyone. The girls wear a "jupe", the women wear a "robe dwiyet" and the men wear black pants,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • River Ride

    • River Ride

    • Transportation; Environment

    • Picture taken in downtown Roseau, Dominica 2004 from the bank of Roseau River. This was a once in a lifetime shot of a group of playful local boys making the best of the unfortunate trash buildup problem in Dominica, common to small Eastern...
    • 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
    • Kakheti Farmer

    • Kakheti Farmer

    • Terrain; Transportation

    • Visiting Peace Corps Volunteers in the east of Georgia, I took this picture on a lush, slightly cloudy spring afternoon. A farmer was driving his horse and wagon home through the low hills of the Caucasus.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Preparing the Pig

    • Preparing the Pig

    • Host families; Food and meals

    • In December, my host family fattened and then slaughtered a pig for the Orthodox Christmas and New Year's holidays. This is my host brother pouring boiling water over the pig's head in the back yard. He later roasted some of the pork meat.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Seventh-Inning Stretch

    • 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

    • 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

    • Tending to the Garden
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    • 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

    • 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

    • 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"

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

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