I took this photo in 2003 while we were in Peace Corps training living with our host family. In the photo (left to right) is my husband, Bryan Murray, our fellow Volunteer Michael Loftin, and our host dad Mr. Rochester. Playing dominoes on outdoor...
My colleague, a fellow Biology teacher, listens to an 8th grade Mozambican student as he presents his science fair project on plant growth, at the first ever science fair in Errego, Mozambique.
This is a photo taken in 2003 of where we would hand wash and dry our laundry. We used rainwater collected in a cistern on the roof. We could wash our clothing most of the year, unless the dry season ran long, when we might be out of water for...
This photo was taken at the beach in Alligator Pond, Jamaica in 2004. The south coast of Jamaica has a large ing community, and when the morning's catch in brought in, people from local towns would come down to the beach to haggle for . Some of my...
This is a farewell photo presented at the end of myservice (September,1975) and signed by the director of the school expressing appreciation for contributions to the students and community. The school was organized by a local association to provide...
After 17 years I returned to visit my host family in Jequie. My host father Esmeraldo dos Santos loved to hunt and we visited many rural farms together. My host mother Maria had 13 children and invited me for Sunday dinner every week. My big...
I took this photo while biking on the road from my home in Spaldings, Jamaica to my work at Knox Community College. The photo evokes the scents and sounds of rural Jamaica to me.
Local newspaper offered a journalism course during the evening that I attended as a student. I received a certificate of completion at a graduation ceremony in 1974. This program provided me an opportunity to improve my Portuguese language skills...
I took this photo on the north coast of Jamaica of students from my "Environmental Awareness" class at Knox Community College. This is was the first time most of them had ever been to the ocean or beach. I took them tidepooling and swimming. To get...