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    • Happy Father's Day!

    • Happy Father's Day!

    • Host families

    • This picture was taken at the Swearing In Ceremony for the Community Health and Agroforestry PC Cameroon Stages December 2009. Swearing in is the culmination of three months of hard work both on the part of the Peace Corps trainee and their host...
    • Father's Day in Georgia

    • Father's Day in Georgia

    • Host families

    • This is my host dad, Soso and I. We are enjoying a birthday supra (Georgian feast not unlike Thanksgiving) during the summer of 2010. Family and friends from all over the region came to celebrate with us, and also where Soso introduced me as his...
    • Dasain

    • Dasain

    • Children; Youth; Celebrations

    • I took this photo during Nepal's most important holiday, celebrating the triumph of good over evil. The children in this photo are some of my students and their siblings. They are playing on a "ping" (swing). Taken in Shyangja District, Nepal. 1975
    • Handwashing Lesson

    • Handwashing Lesson

    • Water and sanitation; Teachers and students; Children; Youth; Schools

    • This photo was taken during a handwashing lesson that was given during National Handwashing Day in Morocco. This photo shows me helping a student wash his hands while the other students watched a movie in their local language on the importance of...
    • Asleep at the Teachers' Meeting

    • Asleep at the Teachers' Meeting

    • Schools; Children

    • This photo was taken in 2005 at St Joseph's College in Alafua Samoa. It was the weekly staff meeting of the teachers at the school. One of the teachers had her new born child with her and decided to place her on the table for a little nap while...
    • Waterboy

    • Waterboy

    • Sports; Children; Youth

    • This photo was taken in Alafua, Samoa in 2005. This is the rugby team for St Joseph’s College. David would have loved to have been a rugby player, but unfortunately he was about 150 lbs too small, so he became a very enthusiastic water boy for...
    • Pickup

    • Pickup

    • Transportation; Host families

    • This photo was taken in Siufuga, Samoa in 2003. As with most Samoan families, my training family included a large extended group of people who were always around to provide support and to get in on the fun. Traveling with my family usually...
    • Ava Ceremony

    • Ava Ceremony

    • Celebrations; Traditional dress; Ceremonies

    • This photo was taken at St Joseph’s College in Alafua, Samoa in 2004. The Samoans take great pride in the fact that they have maintained a rich cultural heritage in the face of many adversities. These students at St Joseph’s College are...
    • Family

    • Family

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken in Siufuga, Samoa in 2003. This is the family I lived with while training in Samoa. The man is Fa’alava’au Semi and his two grandchildren, Lowa and Paulo.
    • Asleep on the Desk

    • Asleep on the Desk

    • Children

    • This photo was taken in Alafua, Samoa at Joseph’s College in 2004. Daycare is a luxury in Samoa, so on occasion, the teachers have to bring their children to work with them. It is hot and humid in Samoa and sometimes the best thing to do is...
    • Haka

    • Haka

    • Sports; Youth

    • This photo was taken at St Joseph’s College in Alafua, Samoa in 2004. The school was having a cricket match between various teams within the school. An impromptu haka was preformed before each match.

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