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- Dragon Boat Festival
- This was taken at XingLong Mountain during Dragon Boat Festival near Lanzhou, China. This was the first excursion the Women's Salon (English conversation and empowerment group) took together.
- Volunteer Photos
- Christmas Parties
- Oral English classes learned Christmas songs and performed them in class during a party in which we sang English and Chinese songs, danced, ate and exchanged presents.
- Volunteer Photos
- The Odyssey
- This photo shows a scene from the first English-language play (The Odyssey) ever to be directed by a foreigner at Lanzhou University. The performers are English major students.
- Volunteer Photos
- Halloween
- The first Halloween costume party celebrated at Lanzhou University. English major students dressed in costume and gathered for food, drink, dancing and merriment!
- Volunteer Photos
- Halloween Celebration
- This photo shows a glimpse of the first time the English major students at Lanzhou University celebrated Halloween. Students wore costumes and gathered for food, drink, pumpkin carving, dancing and merriment!
- Volunteer Photos
- We Three
- In our house on the compound of Akrokerr Teacher Training College. Traditional Kente cloth hangs on the wall, Adinkra cloth covers the table.
- Volunteer Photos
- Ghana - Elmina Castle
- The imposing and horrible castle in the background was used as a detention facility for slaves to be loaded on ships.
- Volunteer Photos
- Ghana Village Scene
- This photo was taken during a trip organized by our students to a local village. Our son, Kofi, was the center of attention.
- Volunteer Photos
- Barb's class
- Barbara's class posing in front of the classroom block at Akrokerri Teacher Training College.
- Volunteer Photos
- Ghana - Two little kids
- The Akrokerri village postmaster and his wife visited our house and their daughter and our son checked each other out.
- Volunteer Photos
- Sunday Outing
- Host Family
- My host family took me out for Sunday afternoon after church on my last weekend as a volunteer.
- Volunteer Photos
- Don't Be a Litterbug!
- Peace Corps Volunteers partner with St. Kitts UNESCO each year during carnival celebration season to organize a "Carnival Clean-up Troupe." The troupe follows the carnival parade to clean up trash and raise awareness about environmental...
- Volunteer Photos
- Beauty Salon
- I took this photo in Independence Square during my first weeks as a volunteer in St. Kitts. Caucasian volunteers' hair was a reliable source of entertainment for Kittitian children.
- Volunteer Photos
- Little by Little
- This was my favorite phase of the construction of a neighbor's house in St. Kitts.
- Volunteer Photos
- Making Pate
- Affem Kabye's village health volunteer and my counterpart Adjoua is making pate in her foyer ameliore. Pate is the staple in the Central Region of Togo. Pate is made by boiling water, adding corn flour and stirring it vigorously; it turns into a...
- Volunteer Photos
- Collecting Water
- Amavi is collecting water for her family for drinking, cooking, cleaning and bathing. At the time the only place to find water near her house was to dig a hole and hope for the best. Unfortunately some cattle found her family's water hole but she...
- Volunteer Photos
- Children Standing in Front of "Case de Sante"
- These children are standing in front of Affem Kabye's "case de sante" (health hut). As you can see from the photo, the fence that is supposed to keep sheep and goats from entering the health hut is falling down, which means the village's volunteer...
- Volunteer Photos
- Nomadic Fulani-Peuhl Women Dressed for the Market
- These nomadic Fulani/Peuhl women have come to Tchamba's weekly Sunday market. They are dressed in their best with beautifully embroidered colorful clothes, brightly colored scarves, multicolored beaded jewelry, beadwork on their head and tatoos....
- Volunteer Photos
- Health Committee
- This is a photo of the village's health committee standing in front of Affem Kabye's "case de sante" (health hut). Each "quartier" in the village is represented by one female and one male health committee member. As you can see from the photo, the...
- Volunteer Photos
- Saint Martin Saints
- Joe Jauregui pictured with the St. Martin basketball team. Basketball was introduced by Peace Corps Volunteers in upcountry Liberia prior to my arrival. It had been popular in the capital city of Monrovia for many years. Tubman Methodist Mission...
- Volunteer Photos