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    • Four Boys on a Horse

    • Four Boys on a Horse

    • Animals; Children

    • I was visiting a Mongolian friend's family in the countryside. Lots of children around and one of the teenage boys was showing me their horses. Everyone learns to ride in Mongolia and so the little boys on this horse are perfectly happy and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gotchoo and the Snuff Bottle

    • Gotchoo and the Snuff Bottle

    • Elders; Traditional dress; Artisans; Crafts

    • This man is a woodcarver and his name is Gotchoo. The little carved snuff bottle in his hand is one of the most beautifully carved objects I have ever seen-entirely covered with intricate and symbolic carvings. It is used in a little greeting...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV/AIDS Educated

    • HIV/AIDS Educated

    • HIV/AIDS; Youth

    • A young local boy and Peace Corps Suriname Volunteer, Chris Rodriguez, show off their red beads which were distributed and worn by attendees of a World AIDS Day 2009 event in Suriname. The beads represented the community's unification to stop...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hoarfrost in Uralsk

    • Hoarfrost in Uralsk

    • Architecture; Climate

    • This is the pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks in Uralsk, Kazakhstan looking from the train station towards the apartment of another Volunteer. I don't know the people on the bridge.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Husband and Wife at Tsgaan Sar

    • Husband and Wife at Tsgaan Sar

    • Traditional dress; Celebrations

    • This couple in traditional Mongolian garb are relatives of my host family and we have just been visiting them during Tsgaan Sar in February 2009. Tsgaan Sar means white month celebrating Buddhist lunar new year.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Judy Milking a Hainag

    • Judy Milking a Hainag

    • Animals

    • This photo of Judy (Volunteer) milking a hainag was taken in the summer of 2009 in Rinchinlumbe, Khovsgul, Mongolia. A hainag is a cross between a yak and a cow.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Lake Khuvsgol Ice

    • Lake Khuvsgol Ice

    • Climate; Terrain

    • Lake Khuvsgol is the largest lake in Mongolia--known as the Dark Blue Pearl. The water is so clear and pure and when it freezes, you can see deeply down into it. Every winter there is an ice festival on the lake with wonderful ice sculptures and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mongolian Countryside

    • Mongolian Countryside

    • Terrain

    • This photo was taken in the countryside about an hour's drive west of Muron, Khuvsgul, Mongolia in 2009. I was staying at a friend's ger camp on a high bluff looking out over the Delgermuron River--a broad grassland with little stream's running...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mongolian Ovoo

    • Mongolian Ovoo

    • Religion; Statues and monuments

    • [adapted from Wikipedia] An ovoo is a type of shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia, usually made from rocks or from wood. Ovoos are often found at the top of mountains and in high places, like mountain passes. They serve mainly as religious sites,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Nutrition at Camp GLOW

    • Nutrition at Camp GLOW

    • Camps and clubs; Youth development

    • From December 11-14, 2010, Peace Corps Suriname Volunteers held a Camp GLOW for young women who live on the upper Suriname River. In this photo, volunteers work with a local health worker to help the campers construct a food pyramid. Photo by Ryan...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pizza Party with Students

    • Pizza Party with Students

    • Secondary projects; Life skills

    • The photo was taken in Athiru Gaiti, Kenya in December of 2010. My students and I built a brick pizza oven near the start of my service and this pictures shows the final time I made pizza with them. We also painted the Peace Corps logo on the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Proper Condom Disposal

    • Proper Condom Disposal

    • Education; HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken on November 8, 2010, in a port town on the Upper Suriname river, Suriname. Chris Rodriguez (left) and another Volunteer teach participants of an HIV/AIDS prevention training how to properly dispose of condoms. The training was...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • School Children

    • School Children

    • Children; Schools

    • School children in Mongolia wear uniforms. These children attend school is Muron, Khovsgul, Mongolia. The schools run double sessions here. The photo was taken in September of 2008.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Stari Zanaeti (Old Crafts) Macedonia Artisans

    • Stari Zanaeti (Old Crafts) Macedonia Artisans

    • Artisans; Crafts

    • Artists and Artisans at Stari Zanaeti along with Peace Corps Volunteer, Tracy Sparks, are studying methods of 3D sculpting and Adaptation of Traditional Artisan Motifs with plans to develop market ready functional objects, such as housewares and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Two Little Boys at Tsgaan Sar

    • Two Little Boys at Tsgaan Sar

    • Traditional dress; Celebrations

    • I was visiting Mongolian friends at Tsgaan Sar, the celebration of the lunar new year. Everyone gets dressed up in their best--and these two boys were no exception. The expressions on their faces are so clear--confidence on the face of the boy on...
    • Volunteer Photos

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