I took this photo on our last day of painting an AIDS awareness mural at a local CSPS in Burkina Faso, May 26th 2012. The mural was painted with the help of a secondary school girls group. The girls also came up with a skit and presented it at...
This photo was taken during a workshop on female sexual health in the primary school of a rural farming community. The photo shows Selena Martinez as an HIV virus, surrounded by crouching girls, whom demonstrated white blood cells letting down...
This photo was taken on June 11th of 2011 in my village in the Republic of Panama at my farewell ceremony the day before I left to begin my close of service proceedings.
These are the daughters of my friends/counterparts Nori and Eloi
. Neither...
This is a photo of a fish pond. I am an aquaculture extension agent in Zambia, and I am always amazed by the beauty of my work. Looking at a fish pond sure does beat sitting at a desk!
This photo is taken on the Rio Napo in Ecuador. A leaf called 'barbasco' is traditionally used as a fishing technique, as it consumes the oxygen in the water through its natural toxins and the fish die. The crushed leaf is released in the water...
These high school girls just finished dancing a typical kichwa dance representing their culture at an exposition in Tena, Ecuador. The dance competition was between rural and urban high schools in the region with categories such as original and...
In a project directed at increasing revenues by fully processing the local, high-altitude coffee, Tomas and Higinio toast coffee inside an old building built by the government and mining companies. The Ngäbes have recently protested the...
After the harvests in the far north of Cameroon, it's time to build. Here, a group of Kapsiki men use mud bricks to construct another classroom for their children at the catholic primary school of Vitte. May 21st, 2012.
This is a photo taken during training in Paraguay. Sophia is related to my training family and lives next door. Many times Sophia would come and visit me while I was studying and go through my pictures from home. After many times of looking through...
This is a member of the Angoni tribe in Zambia. This was taken at the annual harvest ceremony for the Angoni tribe. The ceremony takes place in February or March every year.
On Thanksgiving day, Peace Corps Volunteers come together before the feast. Hand on hands, we are together in our difficulties, our successes and our missions.
While walking in Jozani Forest,Zanzibar in April 2011, I was able to capture many photos of these Old World monkeys, yet this was the only one who did not seem frightened as I approached.
Taken at Victoria Falls near the Zambian city of Livingstone, Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Carrell takes the time to get to know some of the local wildlife.
Strong winds may kick up a lot of dust in the Far North of Cameroon, but the Kapsiki women here use this force of nature to separate beans and grains from there protective layers. January 27th, 2012.
I worked with the Mpika Catholic church to distribute 1000 nets in my area. In this picture, we see villagers of Daubti opening up the first box received. Mid-2010.
This photo was taken at a school in central Swaziland in November of 2011. The students had been exposed to HIV messages for years, but this was their first interactive lesson.
The lesson (and subsequent lessons) were very successful. Students...
A Community WORTH group was meeting in the lowveld of Swaziland in Feburary of 2012. WORTH groups consist of 20-30 women who meet to discuss HIV issues and work on micro finance. When women are able to pull together and succeed, the OVC in that...
This photo was taken during a community WORTH meeting in Swaziland. This woman walks more then 40 minutes every week to meet with other women and gain knowledge both of HIV/AIDS prevention and micro-fiance. Well into her 70's and with five...
In this photo a student, Tungmay, practices reading the expiration date on a condom. All of the students were surprised to hear that condoms can (and do) expire. Therefore, as part of the lesson plan, it was key for students to practice locating...
In this photo two students practice putting a condom on a realistic model. This photo is particularly intriguing because, rarely seen in the States, two male students are more comfortable demonstrating proper condom usage than a male and female...