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    • A Volunteer in a Lagoon

    • A Volunteer in a Lagoon

    • Water and sanitation; Wildlife

    • Pablo, an Argentinian biologist, took this photo of me as we were wading across La Laguna de Pozuelos in northern Jujuy in 1993. We were on a flamingo collecting trip to study the diets of three different species of flamingos.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Thanksgiving in Hinche: Rice and Pigeon Peas

    • Thanksgiving in Hinche: Rice and Pigeon Peas

    • Celebrations; Food and meals; Cooking

    • For our first Thanksgiving in Haiti, all of the Volunteers traveled to Hinche to celebrate with the three forestry and fishery Volunteers and their neighbors. We roasted a turkey and served it along with some Haitian favorites like rice with pigeon...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Thanksgiving in Hinche: Tending to the Turkey

    • Thanksgiving in Hinche: Tending to the Turkey

    • Cooking; Food and meals; Celebrations

    • For our first Thanksgiving in Haiti in 1984, all of the volunteers traveled to Hinche to celebrate with the three forestry and fishery volunteers and their neighbors. We roasted a turkey and served it along with some Haitian favorites like rice...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Thanksgiving in Hinche: Cleaning Rice

    • Thanksgiving in Hinche: Cleaning Rice

    • Food and meals; Cooking; Celebrations

    • For our first Thanksgiving in Haiti, all of the Volunteers traveled to Hinche to celebrate with the three forestry and fishery volunteers and their neighbors. We roasted a turkey and served it along with some Haitian favorites like rice with pigeon...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • With My Family in Croix des Bouquets

    • With My Family in Croix des Bouquets

    • Host families

    • This picture was taken with my host family shortly before training ended in September of 1984. They took such good care of me. At first they attempted to serve me meals that they thought were Americanized. When they realized how much I liked...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Swearing In with Loret Miller Ruppe

    • Swearing In with Loret Miller Ruppe

    • Swearing-in ceremonies; Volunteers

    • This photo was taken during the swearing-in ceremony of the third and largest group of Volunteers to begin service in Haiti in 1984. Loret Miller Ruppe, the then-Director of the Peace Corps, came to Haiti to officiate. This photo shows eight of the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • International Women's Day

    • International Women's Day

    • Celebrations; Women's movement; Food and meals; International Women's Day

    • International Women's Day Celebration in Niue, South Pacific in 2000. The women gathered to show their crafts, watch and perform in dances and songs and of course, eat delicious Niuean food! This was the buffet table - as colorful as the women...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Youth at Dance Performance

    • Youth at Dance Performance

    • Children; Youth; Traditional dress; Dance; Celebrations

    • Niueans love their fiafias (parties, celebrations.) The kids from my village, Avatele, are dressed here for their dance performance for a village celebration. I think this particular one was celebrating the accomplishments of 2 Avatele villagers-...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Theresa with Host Family at Church

    • Theresa with Host Family at Church

    • Host families; Religion

    • This was taken after Church in the village of Hakupu one Sunday with my host family - Mother Tiva Toeono and twins Simoe and Anton. Ladies over 18 years old had to wear hats to Church and the women weaved incredibly beautiful hats they loved to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Two Volunteers with Sunday School Class

    • Two Volunteers with Sunday School Class

    • Religion; Youth

    • Wendy and I (Theresa) usually took the kids in our village - Avatele - each week during the Church service over to the Pastor's house to do some activities with them. Church was a very important part of village life and there were two services...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Jay Jay on Traditional Vaka

    • Jay Jay on Traditional Vaka

    • Sports; Fishing

    • This photo was taken during the Annual National Youth Celebration Day in Niue, South Pacific. The youth from many villages made their own rafts and raced them in the ocean (our raft won!) Another part of the day was a ladies' and men's vaka canoe...
    • Volunteer Photos

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