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    • We can learn it

    • We can learn it

    • Dance; Training; Training groups

    • I took this photo of trainees from group BG26 learning how to play traditional Bulgarian folk dance during their Initial Orientation in Panichishte, Bulgaria on May 14th, 2010
    • Staff Photos
    • Happy and Smile

    • Happy and Smile

    • Children

    • I took this photo of Education sector Volunteers Shantay (left) and Jeng-Tyng (right) with a Roma child during PST Training event entitled Roma Culture Day in Kyustendil, Bulgaria on May 10th, 2008.
    • Staff Photos
    • Global Youth Service Day

    • Global Youth Service Day

    • HIV/AIDS; Youth; Youth development

    • This is from a celebration of Global Youth Service Day 2006 in Santo Domingo. It shows Volunteers with their youth HIV/AIDS peer-educators from the Escojo Mi Vida network "I choose life."
    • Staff Photos
    • Success in Life

    • Success in Life

    • Rural sites; Volunteers; Children

    • This photograph was taken by me on October 22, 2010 in Banteay Meanchey Province. while a PCV named Emily was riding Peace Corps's bike from school to her host family house. She carried this banner in order to urge the young generation focusing on...
    • Staff Photos
    • A Baby's Naming Ceremony

    • A Baby's Naming Ceremony

    • Children; Ceremonies; Maternal and child health

    • I took this photo at the naming ceremony of a baby born to one of the women I worked with in improving pre-natal health practices in the fall of 2007. The ceremony occurred 7 days after the birth of the baby which is the tradition in this village...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Celebration of Waste

    • A Celebration of Waste

    • Celebrations; Water and sanitation

    • This photo was taken in June 2006 at the launching of the solid waste manangement project in two neighborhoods in Senegal. There was a lot of excitement and celebrations for this project as residents were tired of living in a dirty city. The...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Common Love

    • A Common Love

    • Animals; Host families

    • My host sister Liza and I cuddling one of the newest members of the family. This picture was taken May 21, 2006 in Trypillia, Ukraine towards the end of my training. I had become so attached to my host family I didn't even want to think about...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Day's Catch

    • A Day's Catch

    • Fishing; Children

    • This photo was taken in November of 2006 in between Tibati and Meng, in the Adamaoua province of Cameroon. My husband, friend, and I were attempting to fish in the river, but a thunderstorm came upon us suddenly. These boys offered us their catch,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Hard Day of Play

    • A Hard Day of Play

    • Teachers and students; Children

    • I took this picture after school in Bankonglom. Some of the students that live near the school and teachers at the school play games when it isn't too hot. After badminton and soccer the students are just hanging around in the cool of the late...
    • 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
    • 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 New Water Source

    • A New Water Source

    • Water and sanitation

    • This is one of the health committees I worked with in Mtachi village, Katete. These hard working people wrote a proposal for a new bore hole and several new latrines. The cases of diarrhea went down due to their hard work and dedication.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A New Year's Eve to Remember

    • A New Year's Eve to Remember

    • Celebrations; Elders

    • After visiting my host family for Christmas 2004, my now-husband and I were thinking about what to do for New Year's Eve. He remembered his grandfather was from a village nearby, deep in the Balkan mountains, and we decided to catch the bus there...
    • Volunteer Photos

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