The two people in the middle are Marine guards at the American embassy in Kyiv and the two guys sitting on either end are Volunteers and dear friends. They are at my Ukrainian university to give a presentation on military life and Peace Corps life....
On March, 6th 2010 a small village in Ukraine celebrated it's annual Meeting of Spring or Зустріч Весна. The subjects in this photo are Olexi, his daughter and Laryssa. As neighbors, they and others on their street created a float and...
Me, my host mother Nanuca, and our friend Tom in the summer of 2008. We're standing near our gazebo, which is covered with grape vines. Over the course of my service many a meal and conversation were had in that gazebo.
My host mother Nanuca and me in front of the Prut river in the spring of 2010. She and I were standing on what was formerly the border of the USSR. We explored the riverbank, which for the last half century was beyond a fence, formerly electrified...
My host mother Nanuca and me mid-conversation in the summer of 2008. At times she's quite the comedian, which is why I'm looking at her so incredulously. Despite the near sixty years that separate us, we got along swimmingly and had many such...
This is a picture of the swearing-in ceremony. On the left of the picture is my host mom, Clara and on the right of the photo is my Institutional Point Person, John. They were there for me at swearing-in and they have continued to support me...
This photo was taken during a spring festival called Meeting of Spring or Зустріч Весна, March, 6th 2010. In this small village in Ukraine, The Meeting of Spring is the single largest public celebration held each year around March, 1st....
Photo was taken Easter Weekend, 2010. I went home to celebrate Easter with my host family. This photo of my mom Mary and I were taken in our backyard by my sister Victoria.
this is a picture of my training group during a HUB day in Macedonia. The HUB day fell on Halloween 2009 and my training group really got into the Halloween spirit. We each went as the American holidays: St. Valentine (cupid), St. Patricks, the...
This photo was taken in Ukraine. All the host families came to say goodbye to us. Training was over and we were taking the bus to Swearing in. It was a day full of tears of sadness but also tears of joy.