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    • New Books!!

    • New Books!!

    • Children; Teachers and students; Schools; Libraries

    • I took this picture of a group of First year students from a high school in the Philippines in September of 2009. These students helped open our first boxes of donated books, and were so proud that they asked to have their picture taken. To date,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Climing a Coconut Tree

    • Climing a Coconut Tree

    • Children; Life skills; Rural sites

    • This photo was taken around December 27, 2010 in the Philippines. During the holiday break, I convinced some of my friends to take me the lighthouse, which is supposed to be a main tourist attraction at my site. People were thirsty after hiking...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Skip and Yi Grandma

    • Skip and Yi Grandma

    • Children; Elders

    • This photo was taken in August of 2010 during one of my return visits to my host community. I served just outside the town of Xichang, in Sichuan province, and the area has a sizeable population of Yi people (it's the capital of the Yi Liangshan...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Back to Peace Corps Site After 10 Years

    • Back to Peace Corps Site After 10 Years

    • Children; Elders

    • This was taken in August 2010 on a visit back to my host community -- 10 years later. I was a Volunteer in Xichang in Sichuan province. I was walking by and this woman was very interested in my son -- it was typically the first time for many of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Yi Baby

    • Yi Baby

    • Children

    • Most people don't know that China is home to 55 different "minority" groups. My Peace Corps site was in Xichang, Sichuan and was home to one of the largest groups, the Yi people. The Yi people have their own language that is still very much alive...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Yi Teenage Boy

    • Yi Teenage Boy

    • Youth; Traditional dress

    • I lived in an area that was the capital of the Yi nationality. Although many Yi women are seen wearing traditional dress, it is less common to see the men in traditional dress. That's part of why I was so impressed with this boy's clothing. He...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Tamales with Nina Margarita

    • Making Tamales with Nina Margarita

    • Food and meals; Host families; Cooking

    • Not long after arriving in Cuisnhuat I met a family with whom I had an immediate connection. They basically adopted me for the remainder of my service, inviting me for meals, introducing me to people, and helping me to gain "confianza" at my site....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Christmas Dinner

    • Christmas Dinner

    • Animals; Host families

    • On Christmas Eve, 2004, I was planning a traditional dinner with my Salvadoran family. They were bartering with the door to door hen saleswoman over the price of the hen in the picture. The asking price was $6, the family wanted to pay $4, and I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cuisnahuat's Senior Citizen Group

    • Cuisnahuat's Senior Citizen Group

    • Elders; Celebrations

    • During my service I helped the local clinic form a group for senior citizens. We met monthly to discuss health issues. Since many of these seniors walked for miles through the mountains to get to the meetings we always had something to eat and a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fiestas Patronales

    • Fiestas Patronales

    • Celebrations; Dance; Traditional dress

    • Every November the Catholic church in Cuisnahuat celebrates the Fiesta of San Lucas. Cuisnahuat is a traditional town where they still do dances with hand-carved masks to act out the story of San Lucas. These dancers are all me from the town and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Don Rodolfo and David

    • Don Rodolfo and David

    • Elders; Children; Host community

    • This picture was taken in the weeks leading up to my COS conference. The gentleman pictured is Don Rodolfo, who was my landlord for the beginning of my service. His daughter Betty was a close friend of mine and the bay he is holding is her son,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tamales Pisque in Tienda Margara

    • Tamales Pisque in Tienda Margara

    • Food and meals; Host families

    • My adopted Salvadoran family owned a store where I spent much of my free time. They always wanted to make sure I had eaten, and on this particular day near the end of my service I was helping them finish leftovers of my favorite Salvadoran dish-...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • With Nuria in the Alcaldia

    • With Nuria in the Alcaldia

    • Counterparts

    • When I first arrived for my site visit it was arranged that I would stay with Nuria, an employee in the town hall that was to be my counterpart agency. She and I immediately bonded. She taught me a ton about Salvadoran culture and was my closest...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hauling Water

    • Hauling Water

    • Water and sanitation

    • When I arrived back in Cuisnahuat three years after COSing we all joked that I blew into town with the "norte," the cool north wind felt in the region in December and January. Unfortunately for all of us, said "norte" blew down powerlines all over...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volcan de Izalco

    • Volcan de Izalco

    • Ecotourism

    • For two years I lived in the most beautiful town in the world. Sure, it didn't have running water, the roads weren't paved, and there were occasional scorpions and tarantulas in my house, but it was beautiful. In one direction I could see the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Times, They Are a-Changing

    • Times, They Are a-Changing

    • Technology; Host families

    • When I arrived in Cuisnahuat in 2003 few people knew what the internet was. When I left in 2005 most had never used a computer, much less been online. Nothing could have come a a bigger shock than the fact that when I came back in 2010 I was able...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Walking to La Perla

    • Walking to La Perla

    • Youth; Children

    • I took this photo in Ecuador while walking to visit a family farm. The kids are all students, and were making the 30 minute walk home from school, as they do every day.
    • Volunteer Photos

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