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    • Aegviidu Post Office

    • Aegviidu Post Office

    • Architecture

    • My first year in Peace Corps, I lived in a tiny little forest village of 1,000 square feet. It was charming, but lonely, particularly during the long, dark winter months. This was taken on one of the few days when the sun was out.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Home Visits in Kicevo

    • Home Visits in Kicevo

    • Youth; Host community friends; Teachers and students

    • This picture is of me with two of the students who visited the after-school program where I worked in Macedonia. January 2006.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host Family

    • Host Family

    • Host families

    • This picture was taken in September 2004 during the first week with my host family. My host family was extremely kind and loving. They accepted me as a sibling and daughter the day I arrived. I love and miss them very much. Buzalkovo, Macedonia.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Peppers for Sale in Kicevo

    • Peppers for Sale in Kicevo

    • Markets; Cooking; Food and meals

    • This picture was taken at the market in Kicevo, Macedonia during ajvar season - October 2004. Most Macedonians make ajvar every fall. It is delightful walking around in any town, village, or city in late September or early October and all you...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Two Women at the Corn Mill

    • Two Women at the Corn Mill

    • Elders

    • It was the day after Christmas 2004 and a few volunteers and I decided to visit the picturesque village of Vevcani, Macedonia. As we wondered the streets we came across these women and asked if we could take their picture. They laughed and seemed...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Rice Flower

    • Making Rice Flower

    • Cooking; Food and meals; Host families

    • Everyone in our family compound takes a turn pounding rice into flour to make pastries. It's hard work, but really fun. I took this picture at my host family's courtyard area and my host mother is sitting supervising while the neighbors all come...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Our Bull

    • Our Bull

    • Animals; Celebrations

    • This photo shows my host family's bull. Every year my host family buys a bull for Korbani Eid. I took this photo at my host family's stable area in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • School Girl Dancing

    • School Girl Dancing

    • Dance; Teachers and students; Youth

    • While visiting my colleagues in Rajshahi we spent some time at this High School (grades 6 - 10) and here is a picture of one of the girls performing a traditional dance in the school courtyard.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Traditional School Girl Dance

    • Traditional School Girl Dance

    • Celebrations; Dance; Teachers and students; Youth

    • While visiting my colleagues in Rajshahi we visited this High School (grades 6 - 10) to help one of the English Teachers. The girls and headmistress were so happy they took time before leaving for the afternoon break to give us a demonstration of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • After-School Snack

    • After-School Snack

    • Food and meals; Environment; Agriculture; Children

    • This girl is picking a mango with a long stick with a hook at the end on March 6, 2010 in Mali. Mango season is the tastiest of all the Malian seasonal changes. The girl's younger brother will stand underneath the branch once she hooks the stem,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kaukaban

    • Kaukaban
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    • 1991: Yahya Frederickson and the village of Kaukaban This photo was taken during a day trip taken during our Volunteer training.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Puchov Playground

    • Puchov Playground

    • Secondary projects

    • Took this photo on my return to Slovakia in May 2005, four years after I left. It is the playground that was built after our successful public relations campaign that included grant writing, community involvement and fund raising. *Note that my...
    • Volunteer Photos

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