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    • Yamaha Motorcycle 125

    • Yamaha Motorcycle 125

    • Transportation

    • Kinshasa, Zaire/Congo at Peace Corps headquarters. We were provided with new Yamaha 125 motorcycles, as fisheries Volunteers and we did cover a large area which required a bike. Later, I broke my ankle.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women Making Tapa

    • Women Making Tapa

    • Artisans; Crafts; Art

    • Women from a small village on the island of 'Eua spend the day painting tapa cloth. These cloths can be up to 50 feet long and are made from the bark of a tree. The cloths, once finished are given as gifts at many events, such as weddings,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Teaching Nutrition in the Village

    • Teaching Nutrition in the Village

    • Teachers and students; Maternal and child health

    • I am teaching nutrition - breastfeeding and weaning - to women and children in Bossangoa, Central African Rep., 1981, speaking in the Gbeya language. These lessons were done twice weekly.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Heilala 'O Kaufana Kindergarten

    • Heilala 'O Kaufana Kindergarten

    • Schools; Children; Teachers and students

    • I taught in a Kindergarten for about half of my service. This was my Kindergarten Class and co-teacher. We only a had a few children, but all of them were so active and really keen on learning English. It was such a fun group. This was our class...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gringo Tsachi

    • Gringo Tsachi

    • Host families; Traditional dress; Secondary projects; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken in April of 2010 in the Tsa'chila village of El Poste, Ecuador. Here, I am dressed in traditional Tsa'chila attire with my host family in front of a garden we planted together. The garden sits between two new tourist huts we...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fisheries Volunteer Visiting a Farmer

    • Fisheries Volunteer Visiting a Farmer

    • Volunteers; Pre-service training (PST)

    • Fellow Fisheries Volunteer visiting the Mbuji-Mayi area before language training. Immediately after arriving in-country, we had a brief tour of fish ponds/farmers/villages. Composte was key to success with fisheries.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fellow Fisheries Volunteers

    • Fellow Fisheries Volunteers

    • Volunteers; Pre-service training (PST)

    • Fisheries Volunteers tour internal regions of the Congo, before language training. Here, we are visiting farmers, other Volunteers and villages for a short update, and then we were scheduled to start language training in Bukavu/Lake Kivu in eastern...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Congo/Zaire River

    • Congo/Zaire River
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    • The Congo/Zaire River is in the background. I was visiting Kinshasa and Zaire for the first week when this photo was taken. The fisheries program director had birds that talked (African Greys) and great view of the river. 1980
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bushwork, a Daily Job

    • Bushwork, a Daily Job

    • Host community friends

    • This picture was taken out in the bushland on the island of 'Eua, in Tonga. Everyday, men go to the bush and farm the land to grow crops to feed thier families. This is Maka. He spends most days in the bush to feed his children and wife. He is...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Brush Your Teeth

    • Brush Your Teeth

    • Health; Water and sanitation; Children

    • Little Adi brushing her teeth one morning with the help of a paint can to reach the deep sink...Taken in the Fiji Islands in 2006.
    • Volunteer Photos

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