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- Coexisting: Hinduism and Buddhism
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I took this photo at Swayambunath in Kathmandu, Nepal. In the background is a Buddhist stupa, while the foreground shows smaller Hindu shrines. To me it represents the peaceful, beautiful combination of two major world religions in a single society. - Volunteer Photos
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- Supra Time!
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This impressive spread was for the birthday party of a 12-year-old girl in Kutaisi, Georgia. Georgian feasts, or supras, are not rare, though this table is especially elaborate. It's important to note that only half of the dishes are on the table... - Volunteer Photos
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- Rusiko vs. The Cheese Lady
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Markets; Host families; Counterparts - Volunteer Stories
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- Fork in the Mtkvari
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This is the view from Jvari, a 6th century monastery near Tbilisi, Georgia. From a hilltop, it overlooks the conjunction of the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers, and you can see the smattering of low buildings on the right, which is the ancient town of... - Volunteer Photos
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- Papaya!
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Food and Meals; Agriculture -
In the summer of 2006, I joined some of the teachers at the YWCA in Belize City (where I was a Volunteer) in taking a group of 50 children to a papaya farm in the northern part of Belize. This trip was part of the Community Development programs... - Volunteer Photos
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- Browsing for Stalin
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Markets; Host community friends -
A volunteer (Seth, on the right) and a salesman peruse the selection of Soviet medals and memorabilia. Many Georgians sell their USSR wares on the sidewalks of Tbilisi, and renditions of Stalin abound-- naturally, since he was Georgian. - Volunteer Photos
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- Caught Red-Handed
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Celebrations; Weddings; Host families; Host community friends -
Georgian weddings are often attended by 200+ guests and last for two days. This requires neighborhood-wide coordination to prepare the piles of food needed for each celebration. In this picture taken in Samtredia, my host relatives and neighbors... - Volunteer Photos
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- Children in San Benito Pointe, Toledo District
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Children; Pre-service Training (PST); Housing -
San Benito Poite is one of the most remote villages in Belize. It is about 40 miles from the nearest district town, and about 3 miles from the border with Guatemala. The town where I served was about 7 hours from here (on a good day in the dry... - Volunteer Photos
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- Chilly English Class
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These 7th-grade students in Samtredia, Georgia are working on their English assignments in full winter gear. We had a small wood heater in our classroom, which was more than what the other classrooms had, but often the heat was not enough to warm... - Volunteer Photos
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