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    • Curious Children in Mauritania

    • Curious Children in Mauritania

    • Children

    • 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
    • Free Hugs for Us Too

    • Free Hugs for Us Too

    • Youth

    • 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
    • Opening - A day for Celebrating!

    • Opening - A day for Celebrating!

    • Youth; Architecture; Libraries

    • 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
    • Remembering the Dead

    • Remembering the Dead

    • 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
    • Seventh-Inning Stretch

    • Seventh-Inning Stretch

    • Children

    • 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
    • Ukrainian Thanksgiving

    • Ukrainian Thanksgiving

    • Host community friends; Celebrations

    • 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
    • Women's Group in Todos Santos, Guatemala

    • Women's Group in Todos Santos, Guatemala

    • Women's movement

    • 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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