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    • Happiness is Village Life in Bulgaria

    • Happiness is Village Life in Bulgaria

    • Sports

    • I took this photo in a small Muslim village in Bulgaria. The boys were climbing the fence after our soccer (football) game of Americans versus Bulgarians. Another Volunteer and I played together against some of the boys in the village. We had an...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Are You Ready For Some Football?

    • Are You Ready For Some Football?

    • Sports; Camps and clubs

    • This photo was taken in Bugaria on the day of my American Football Camp with the village. The village is mostly Roma, and is located about 20 miles outside of Burgas. I had brought face paint and ribbons so all the girls could have their team...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Goal!

    • Goal!

    • Sports; Children

    • This is a photo of Tomarjay & myself during an afternoon football game. At the time, Tomarjay was a grade 6 student at the primary school. He and I traveled with out school team to the neighboring village to watch the boys football match. Here,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cricket Celebration

    • Cricket Celebration

    • Sports; Music; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken in July 2009 at the Dominica National Stadium. The cricket match was the West Indies vs. Bangladesh. During the match, I joined in a Lapo Cabwit band with other horn blowers and drummers.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Yoga

    • Yoga

    • Sports; Pre-service training (PST)

    • I took this picture in August 2010 during my pre-service training in Cambodia. This photo shows a group of my fellow Volunteers practicing yoga during some free time in one Volunteer's host family's wooden home.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Basketball in Morocco

    • Basketball in Morocco

    • Sports; Small Project Assistance (SPA)

    • This is a picture of the Volunteer playing basketball with local youth behind the youth center. The hoops were renovated with funding from a Peace Corps/USAID SPA grant.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Girls Rural Basketball League

    • Girls Rural Basketball League

    • Sports; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)

    • This photo was taken in April 2011 in Guatemala. As an outlet and self-esteem builder, I started a basketball league for teenage girls from surrounding areas. This picture shows some of the girls wearing their newly donated jerseys from a family...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Creative Sports

    • Creative Sports

    • sports; youth

    • Volunteers play American football with a soccer ball with local youth. It was the first time the kids had played American football.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Locks of Love

    • Locks of Love

    • Statues and monuments

    • I took this photo while site seeing across Cherinihiv, Ukraine and came across this bridge that had locks in formed into the shape of a heart. I learned from the locals that when you fall in love you take your significant other to the bridge lock...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Blue and Yellow-Baturyn, Chernigev, Ukraine

    • Blue and Yellow-Baturyn, Chernigev, Ukraine

    • Statues and monuments

    • This picture is when we were leaving the fort and the castle at Baturyn. This is probably the fifth take, but the best take I took of the monument. Anyways, it shows many historical and biblical figures looking to the next philosopher figure set to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Eastern Caribbean Group 79

    • Eastern Caribbean Group 79

    • Swearing-in ceremonies; Volunteers

    • Our group just after swearing in, April 2009. From left to right: speaker, Sharmon Jules (Associate Peace Corps Director), Margo Jeanchild (Eastern Caribbean Director), Mara English (Volunteer), Aria Grabowski (Volunteer), trainer, Ann Maize...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Spelling Bee

    • Spelling Bee

    • Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken during an advanced English class at an English immersion camp in Morocco. The students were participating in a spelling competition.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pen Pals

    • Pen Pals

    • Teachers and students

    • This picture was taken in April 2011 in Guatemala. As a youth development Volunteer, I work in middle schools, however, the director of my school also owns her own elementary school and invited me to teach English and share new ideas with the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pen Pals

    • Pen Pals

    • Teachers and students

    • This picture was taken in April 2011 in Guatemala. As a youth development Volunteer I work in middle schools, however, the director of my school also owns her own elementary school and invited me to teach English and share new ideas with the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Who We Are

    • Who We Are

    • Teachers and students

    • In June 2012 in L'viv on the same day as a EURO 2012 game was taking place in the city, my leadership club from school and the organization Prosvita partnered for an event. Prosvita organized a concert, while the leadership club implemented their...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ah Jawad!

    • Ah Jawad!

    • Teachers and students; Camps and clubs

    • Taken during spring camp in Morocco, this is Peace Corps Voulunteer Jeff (Jawad), with one of our best English students who insisted we call him "Fat Tony."
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Little, Strong Hands

    • Little, Strong Hands

    • Teachers and students; Camps and clubs

    • This picture was taken at a 2012 school summer camp. It was originally supposed to be just a picture of me with some of the kids. But once the photographer suggested that the kids place their hands on my head, they all gladly listened.
    • Volunteer Photos

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