One of the many women's choruses at a Festival of Russian Culture in Vilkova, Ukraine, 2009. This region of southern Ukraine was formerly called Bessarabia, and I have been told that there are more than 30 ethnic groups or cultures in Odessa...
Young Ukrainian song-and-dance group get ready to perform at a Summer Festival, to celebrate the region's fine Ukrainian honey. Honey producers had put together an extensive display of honey and its health merits, as well as mead, beeswax, royal...
This was taken during a community Festival of Russian Culture in Vilkova, southern Ukraine. Many choruses participated - all with colorful costumes! This is a renowned wine-growing region, which is why a big bunch of grapes is featured as part of...
This photo was taken at a Festival of Russian Culture in Vilkova, southern Ukraine in 2009. Many choruses participated, as well as an appreciative audience member! (Note the stance of one of the organizers in the background. She did not seem to...
An average hot August night in Azerbaijan, this is my neighbor and her new grandchild. I think she was always confused about my presence there. Having experienced the Soviet Union, Grandma was reluctant to trust foreigners, even young people like...
This young lady held our dog for a portrait in the garden outside my home in Ukraine. She was a good friend of my host-family. Every year the garden was full of flowers and vegetables.
Host community friends; Volunteers; Food and meals
This was taken at a 'bagh' in north Tehran. I am the one in front with the beard. We are using a samovar, a water boiler used frequently in the Middle East and Russia, especially for tea.
Burj is usually translated as Tower; however, Fitzgerald translated it as turret. This was taken in March 1971 in Herat, Afghanistan following the Iran Crosscultural Language Workshop held in Mashad, Iran.
Taken in March 1971 following the Crosscultural Language Workshop held in Mashad, Iran. The original fortress may have been built by Alexander the Great.