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- Back to Peace Corps Site After 10 Years
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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
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- Christmas Dinner
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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
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- Climing a Coconut Tree
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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
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- Cuisnahuat's Senior Citizen Group
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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
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- Don Rodolfo and David
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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
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- Equator
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Volunteer on the equator. Meru, Kenya, 1986 - Volunteer Photos
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- Farmer with Family on Coffee Farm
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Coffee farmer and family posing for a picture. Meru, Kenya, 1986 - Volunteer Photos
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- Farmers, Grandfather and Grandson
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Posing for a picture at home. Meru, Kenya, 1986 - Volunteer Photos
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- Fiestas Patronales
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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
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- Fisheries Trainee with Local Kids
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Freshwater Fisheries Peace Corps Trainee Jeff Farr hanging out with local kids at the living compound for Peace Corps trainees. Mumias, Kenya, 1985. - Volunteer Photos
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- Fisheries Trainee with Local Training Site Cooks
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Freshwater Fisheries Peace Corps Trainee Jeff Farr hanging out with the cooks at living compound for Peace Corps trainees. Mumias, Kenya, 1985. - Volunteer Photos
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- Fisheries Trainees Digging a Fishpond
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Freshwater Fisheries Peace Corps Trainees digging a fishpond during Peace Corps fisheries training in Mumias, Kenya. - Volunteer Photos
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- Fisheries Trainees Transporting Fingerlings
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Freshwater Fisheries Peace Corps Trainees preparing for a transport of fingerlings to a local farmer in Mumias. Western Kenya, 1985. - Volunteer Photos
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- Hauling Water
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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
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- Hiking in Uganda
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Ruwenzories Mountain, Uganda - Volunteer Photos
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- Learning to Make Carpets
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A friend took this photo of me during training in 2007 in Godkepe, Turkmenistan, at a women's carpet-making "factory," a collective warehouse where women came together to weave large carpets. The knot-making was not complicated, but time consuming,... - Volunteer Photos
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- Lisa in Guinea on Ramadan
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This picture was taken by my host sister in my village of Dinguiraye, Haute Guinea on the last day of Ramadan in 2008. It shows my host mom, "Mama Kadi" in her finest celebration clothes, and myself wearing a "bazin complet" dress and a veil that... - Volunteer Photos
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- Making Tamales with Nina Margarita
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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
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- New Books!!
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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
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- Return Visit After Ten Years: Colleagues & Students
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I've been fortunate to return to my host community four times since I finished service. I use each occasion to catch up with my former colleagues and one or two students. This photo was taken in August of 2010 during a return visit. From left to... - Volunteer Photos
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