Even after the bike ride for World AIDS Day 2011, in Piman, Thailand, I kept a sign on my bicycle the rest of the month to continue showing my support to my community.
A history of the Peace Corps in Chile, prepared on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the US Peace Corps, for distribution at the reunion of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Chile, hosted by the Embassy of Chile in Washington DC...
A Peace Corps Volunteer and a herd boy enjoy time together at Semonkong Falls in Lesotho. Children in Lesotho are usually curious about white skin and this boy really wanted to check out the Volunteer’s hand. This duo was with a group of children...
I took this picture at my counterpart's house during my initial visit to site July 2009 in Romania. It was time for my counterpart and her family to pack up their freshly cut wheat harvest. This picture is of my counterpart's husband and son. They...
This photo was taken the afternoon of Eid El Kbir in my host family's home in Amizmiz, Morocco. Every year, on the morning of the Eid, each Muslim home slaughters a sheep in honor of Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son to God, but instead...
My host family Bonica is talking to her granddaughter in Moscow. She is 82 years old and never used a computer before. This is some of the small things volunteers bring during their service. She was so excited.
My host father during the Memorial Easter celebration at the cemetery. During this celebration, people gather and put "gifts" on the graveside to honor their dead. It is a huge community event and amazing to experience the oneness of the "mahala."
March 2009 - Concord, Grenada
These are the volunteers in the 79th group in the Eastern Carribean island of Greanda. Our journey to the Peace Corps has led us to this.
April 2009 - Grenada
The boys of J.W. Fletcher Memorial R.C. School participated in a service learning project to learn a little about culture with the construction of kites.
April 2010 - Grenada.
The students of New Life Organisation (NewLO) celebrating earth day by picking up trash, planting flowers around their school and creating musical instruments from recycled items
Dec 2009 - The Programme for Adolescent Mothers.
The students who attend the program hosted a Fun Day at the end of the term. Here they were practicing yoga with their babies.
March 2009 - Concord, Grenada, West Indies
There are the volunteers of EC 79 in Grenada. This was our first real bonding experience that we had hiking to Concord Waterfalls.