Peace Corps Volunteer life includes a lot of attending local events and that means a lot of waiting...for the important guests to finally show up, for the speeches to finish, etc. Here's a photo taken of me hanging out with other community members...
This picture was taken on July 16th, 2011, in a village in Bulgaria. Kay and Tyler are the bride and groom, and are accompanied by a few of the many babas (grandmothers) in this small village. Kay and Tyler met during pre-service training (PST),...
Two stick figures are shown demonstrating one important aspect of HIV/AIDS: it only affects human beings. This was taken in Barranquilla, Colombia in 2012 during a Peace Corps workshop and was created by workshop participants.
I took this photo in March of 2009, and it is of Volcán Pacaya within the department of Escuintla, Guatemala. This photo shows a Guatemalan man taking in the beauty of the natural landscape surrounding him at Pacaya.
Volunteer wanted to take a picture of her interacting with her village children. She used a self-timer on her camera to capture the moment. The picture was taken in a village on the east coast of Madagascar in 2011.
This picture was taken on the path to a museum in Suriname on Jan 21, 2012. Several Volunteers came to the village to support a 3-day HIV/AIDS education event, reaching over 400 people in the area. This photo shows a female Volunteer from a...
July 24th, 2011 - Volunteer Brian Bartley shakes hands with a local football team competing in the North Bank region's first annual Know Your Status Football Tournament. Organized by three environment Volunteers, and one health Volunteer, the Know...
This photo was taken on December 1st, 2011 at a PEPFAR funded HIV awareness event in the Volunteer's town square as he registered members of a school to participate in a contest between nine schools about HIV awareness. You can plainly see the huge...
This photo was taken on December 1st, 2011 at a PEPFAR funded HIV awareness event in the Volunteer's town square. You can plainly see the volunteer carrying in a large table for the event with a health center member and trainee, an AIDS ribbon on...
Introducing volunteer work to my students is one of the best ways to exchange culture. My students traveled 14 hours to volunteer at two Halloween parties I hosted for my new students. It was such an awesome act of volunteerism!
This photo was taken on September 12, 2009, as our group of MAK-14 trainees were on our way to Skopje, Macedonia and there were connecting flight delays.
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.
Waiting for the start of World AIDS Day training in a township in South Africa are members of the Christian Church of Africa, whose Archbishop was the first to welcome PLWHAs into churches in his diocese. Also depicted is Volunteer Mary Pat...
This photo includes young girls before marching in their school parade. The event was the Paz del Chaco. The photo was taken on June 11, 2011 in Juan O'Leary.
My small brother and I going on a short walk through the bush to pick some mangoes for a snack. In Vanuatu, individual family gardens are the primary source of food for each families.
Taken in October 2010 in Chivarreto, Totonicapan, Guatemala. My in-laws and brother in-law came to visit our village and see what life for the majority is like here in Guatemala. Our neighbor kids were so welcoming and loved spending time with...