Orthodox priests line up and chant during the Timket (Epiphany Celebration) Service on Jan. 19, 2013 in Gondar, Ethiopia. Gondar is a large pilgrimage site for Epiphany, and the service includes the blessing of holy water at Fasilides Baths, unique...
Woman praying by candlelight at dawn at the Timket (Epiphany Celebration) Service on Jan. 19, 2013 in Gondar, Ethiopia. Timket is celebrated every year on Jan. 19th and marks the baptism of Jesus by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church calendar.
On World AIDS day the members of the local HIV group MASUPHA (Makete Supplies People Living with HIV/AIDS) marched through villages in Tanzania. The group members and I were wearing Peace Corps 50th anniversary Khangas made by Peace Corps...
In December 2013, after a meeting with my counterpart, he needed to take his son to the store, so we got him dressed and prepared for the walk in the snow. He was bundled up in his snow suit, boots, gloves and scarf. Ukrainians really know how to...
This photo was taken in November 2012.
Me and a few local Ni-Vans were waiting for a boat to take us across to another island to attend a church service. The 'Island Dress' is a traditional outfit worn by the local women.
Photo was taken January 17, 2013.
In my village, water is collected and stored in water bins because our water system is not reliable or able to flow on a daily basis. The majority of villagers have multiple water bins placed around their homes to...
Dancing to Azeri Music at one of our elders' birthday. Getting integrated into the host community is an a great way to becoming a productive and an effective volunteer.
My Peace Corps friend, Adam Szabunio, took this photo during my Sewing Workshop; in his Fijian village, Korokula Village,October 2011.Almost everything in Fiji is done on the floor...so(my 60 year old hips) really appreciated the tables that the...
This photo was taken November 16, 2012 in Costa Rica at an anti-abuse march. Many schools, businesses, and PANI (Costa RIca's equivalent to Health and Human Services) were involved. Groups made signs and walked a mile in the main part of town.
This picture was taken at a convent in Bugaragara Village in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province of Rwanda. The picture shows Sister Sarafina and I in the process of making soy milk using an isekuru (a pounder) to smash soybeans.
This picture was taking in September 2012 in Mozambique. I, Theresa Cole, am an Education Peace Corps Volunteer in Mozambique who is starting a Children's Community Library in my community. The building in the photo was donated to me by my...
LapLap is a staple dish in Vanuatu. During pre-service training in October 2012, our group created the dish for our training village from scratch. One of the processess of making LapLap is 'scratching' or 'ras-rassing' the root crop until it is a...
Pre-service Training (PST); Host families; Universities
I got a doll of my school mascot the day I graduated from University of Idaho. Joe Vandal now travels the world with me, and wouldn't miss out on serving in Africa alongside. This picture is of my PST host sister, Jesska, and Joe, the day I said my...
Universities; Host families; Pre-Service Training (PST)
I got a doll of my school mascot the day I graduated from University of Idaho. Joe Vandal now travels the world with me, and wouldn't miss out on serving in Africa alongside. This picture is of my PST host sister, Mapala, and Joe, the day I said my...
Universities; Host families; Pre-Service Training (PST)
I got a doll of my school mascot the day I graduated from University of Idaho. Joe Vandal now travels the world with me, and wouldn't miss out on serving in Africa alongside. This picture is of my PST host sister, Mapalo, and Joe, the day I said my...