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- A Peace Corps Volunteer's Adventures: Guinea I, 1963-65
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Agriculture; Pets; Culture shock and adaptation; Religion - Volunteer Stories
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- His Excellency Sekou Toure, First President of Guinea
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Dignitaries; Celebrations -
President Sekou Toure is departing Macenta, Guinea, after having addressed the crowd. The Govenor of the Macenta Distirct generously had invited us to sit in the stands, and I took the photo from that postion. President Sekou Toure was the... - Volunteer Photos
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- Seventh-Inning Stretch
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This photo was taken at an orphanage in Kirovograd, Ukraine in the fall of 2003, during the seventh-inning stretch of a softball game. During my service, Peace Corps Volunteers from across the country traveled to Ukraine each fall to participate... - Volunteer Photos
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- Ukrainian Thanksgiving
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This photo was taken in November 2004, as I celebrated Thanksgiving with my friends, the Obidin family. We had such fun cooking and eating a traditional Thanksgiving meal, substituting chicken for turkey. They especially enjoyed my home-made... - Volunteer Photos
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- Curious Children in Mauritania
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I was working on an infant nutrition project and asked my community partners to gather a few children together so that we could take pictures to send out when asking for donations. When I arrived at the place we had chosen as the meeting location... - Volunteer Photos
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- Women's Group in Todos Santos, Guatemala
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Peace Corps Volunteer Abimael and I worked to organize this women's group in a tiny community about a 30 minute hike from the nearest road. We encouraged the municipality to help the women start a community bank, and we conducted trainings on... - Volunteer Photos
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- Remembering the Dead
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Celebrations; Death -
This is my four year old host cousin sitting in the kitchen of our home during a "praznic" or "meal for the dead." She is smiling at the lit candle, candy, and bread wreath placed before her. These gifts are in memory of the deceased. - Volunteer Photos
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- Yulia's Night to Do Dishes
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Host families; children -
My favorite person in Ukraine is my host sister Yulia. I love this picture because she is using two of the kitchen chairs to reach the water bucket. - Volunteer Photos
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- Free Hugs for Us Too
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Most of the work in my village was centered with the local youth council. One day a year, on international youth day, they sponsored a village-wide "Free Hugs" event. This is some of the youth council members, with myself and my partner,... - Volunteer Photos
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- Opening - A day for Celebrating!
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This is my partner and I on the day of the long-awaited opening of our Youth Resource Center. The building had been a library in Soviet times. The town gave us the building, and we worked - with many youth volunteers and PCPP funds - to convert... - Volunteer Photos
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