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    • Samburu Moran, Easter

    • Samburu Moran, Easter

    • Celebrations; Ceremonies; Religion

    • This is a photo portrait taken of a L 'Moran warrior north of Archer's Post (north of Isiolo, Kenya) when I visited a friends mother's traditional Samburu manyatta campsite over the Easter Holiday. 1986
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Funeral Offering to the Widow

    • A Funeral Offering to the Widow

    • Elders; Host community

    • As a school we walked to this widow's house to give her a live pig, bags of rice, bags of fruit, and our money donation (from the faculty). The widow was the wife of a respected member of the school board. She in return gave all the visitors a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Judge for Culture Day

    • Judge for Culture Day

    • Teachers and students; Dance; Music

    • The Head of the English Department of our school, Cape Rodney, asked me to serve as one of the judges of the school's Culture Day. The students performed dances and songs from their own cultural heritage - there were about 8 different language...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Students in Native Costume on Culture Day

    • Students in Native Costume on Culture Day

    • Traditional dress

    • The Headmaster sent some students - only from his tribe - home to collect ancestral headwear, dress, and artifacts for the Culture Day competition. The rest of the students had to forage in the nearby forest for their attire. The young men are...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Health Nutrition Team

    • Health Nutrition Team

    • Teachers and students; Celebrations

    • At the end of each of our teaching cycles the basic training school would hold a celebration which consisted of a photograph, banquet, and entertainment. We Peace Corps Volunteers are seated with some of our students standing in Kurnool, Andhra...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Heath Nutrition Teacher Trainees in Eluru

    • Heath Nutrition Teacher Trainees in Eluru

    • Teachers and students; Celebrations

    • Our Health Nutrition team taught at a Gram Sevika Basic Training School for young people who would become rural elementary teachers. One month we taught courses in health, nutrition, vegetable gardening, and making of a smokeless chula...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Teaching Workshop in Eluru

    • Teaching Workshop in Eluru

    • Teachers and students; Celebrations

    • Our Health Nutrition team taught at a Gram Sevika Basic Training School for young people who would become rural elementary teachers. One month we taught courses in health, nutrition, vegetable gardening, and making of a smokeless chula...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Banquet in Eluru

    • A Banquet in Eluru

    • Teachers and students; Celebrations; Food and meals

    • At the end of our stay at Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India, students and faculty gave a banquet to thank us for our service.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Santa Claus Comes to Loloato Island

    • Santa Claus Comes to Loloato Island

    • Teachers and students; Celebrations

    • Santa is asking the children whether they have been good. He rewards them with small candies. We were on Loloato Island for an in-service training near Christmastime. The proprietors of the place we stayed arranged for Santa to visit during our...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Swearing-In Day

    • Swearing-In Day

    • Swearing-in ceremonies

    • This is taken in front of the American Embassy in Port Morseby just after Jean was sworn-in. Clayton was sworn-in 10 days earlier with the rest of the cohort. Jean's security clearance was delayed - Jean received an individual swearing in from the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hotel Haik in Downtown Haik City

    • Hotel Haik in Downtown Haik City

    • Host community; Food and meals

    • Hotel Haik was the town center, as it provided a locale for news, entertainment and gatherings. Ethiopians love to spend their free time with friends and family, drinking coffee and Hotel Haik provided that venue. Lights were out, as the town had...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Taruyea and Her Daughter, Fatima

    • Taruyea and Her Daughter, Fatima

    • Host community friends

    • Assigned to each Peace Corps Volunteer, by the school principal, was a cook and housekeeper. This woman and her child were also my companions and became my family after our time together. Dedicated work, wonderful food and always a good...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Bedroom While Living in Haik, Ethiopia

    • My Bedroom While Living in Haik, Ethiopia

    • Housing

    • The town of Haik was in a very rural part of Wolo Province, in Ethiopia. Teachers in Ethiopia are revered and given much. The house I lived in was considered grand, by Ethiopian standards. I had three rooms: a living area, a bedroom (in this ...
    • Volunteer Photos

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