Community Development Volunteer Michael Warchol and his Ukrainian host father, Andriy, prepare a fire to roast sausages on Orthodox Christmas. His host family has a tradition of decorating a real fir tree in the woods each year and going sledding.
Standing in front of the Great Patriotic War (WWII) Memorial, Community Development Volunteer Michael Warchol and his adult English club take students on a tour of the town, stopping at each place of interest for the older generation to tell the...
Grenadian students from St. Paul's Government Primary School are performing a traditional "May Pole Dance" in celebration of their country's 36th Anniversary of Independence on February 7, 2010.
November 1, 2009. Family members pay homage to their departed loved ones with candles, singing, and prayer at the Grenada National Cemetery in St. Georges, the capital. Candlelight flowed down the hillside in a peaceful, incandescent glow.
Grade four students from St. Dominics R.C. Primary School in Grenada have just completed making Mothers Day cars for elderly ladies at the St. Martins Home for the Aged. Each student was given two pieces of construction paper and there was only one...
My 96-yr old (now 97) Grenadian neighbor was placed in a nursing home facility last year. Her freedom to operate her own home was becoming too burdensome for her, despite her wishes to remain in my community. Her attitude changed with every visit I...
These sweet girls would always come to my apartment in St. Paul's, Grenada for art projects, help with homework, or a snack. This day, they just so happened to have color-coordinating "plats" in their hair.
This is my favorite friend in the Marketplace in St. Georges. He is loyal, fair and always has a great story. His most featured produce is not really edible- its called a calabash, a traditional, hollowed out, solid bowl used for placing bagged...
These students from Resource Centre for the Blind have just completed the second-annual Walkathon on May 19, 2010. They walked the 2.5 mile route through St. Georges, the capital of Grenada and ended at the Tanteen playing field. The purpose of the...
Netball is a sport similar to basketball, but played by mostly women in Europe. It is non-contact and there is no dribbling. My team from St. Pauls Sports and Culture Association is pictured here. Our 2009 Grenada Netball Association (GNA) season...
These two Grenadian students are visually impaired and just completed the first-ever, "Resource Centre for the Blind Walkathon" on May 27, 2009. We had just walked 2.5 miles through town and settled down to eat refreshments and proceed with the...
St. Dominics RC Primary School students prepare for the March Past portion of their annual sports day at the La Sagesse playing field. They are in competition with the yellow and red houses (all Grenadian national colors) to see who can be the most...
After two years of service, Youth Development Volunteer Lauren Warchol knows to bring her own toilet paper to this bathroom in the government funded Social Services Center where she works in Ukraine. Not much more than a hole in the ground, but at...
Development Volunteer Lauren Warchol and her Ukrainian counterpart opened a Fitness Center for youth in her community, with the help of a Small Projects Assistance Grant. The Center is run by student volunteers, who monitor the Center, take care of...