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    • Last Bell Ceremony

    • Last Bell Ceremony

    • Schools; Teachers and students; Work; Celebrations; Traditional dress

    • This picture was taken on May 31st, 2007 on the last day of school at Zhovkva Secondary School Number 1 in Western Ukraine. These three girls have just finished first grade and are wearing traditional Ukrainian clothing. They're holding flowers...
    • 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
    • New Bride Brings Luck to Unmarried Women

    • New Bride Brings Luck to Unmarried Women

    • Weddings; Celebrations; Dance

    • This picture was taken in September 2007 at the wedding of my neighbors Zenick and Marta in Zhovkva, a small town in Western Ukraine. After the church and town hall ceremonies, the couple threw an elaborate reception complete with dinner and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Unusual (and Everyday) Neighbors

    • My Unusual (and Everyday) Neighbors

    • Housing; Animals

    • This picture was taken in the spring of 2006 in Zhovkva, a small town in Western Ukraine. This is my neighbor's house and his fowl which frequented the side of the road that ran in between his house and mine. They often chased after me as I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Grandmothers' Participation in Town Celebration

    • Grandmothers' Participation in Town Celebration

    • Elders; Traditional dress; Celebrations

    • In April 2007 I traveled to Poltava Oblast in the center of Ukraine to visit a fellow Volunteer. I took this picture in Reshetylivka, her town, on the anniversary of the town's founding. These women are babusiyas (grandmothers) and they're...
    • Volunteer Photos

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