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    • Baby Girl Gets A Bath

    • Baby Girl Gets A Bath

    • Maternal and child health; Water and sanitation

    • I took this picture of my friend Mary giving her baby, Dana (whom she named after me) a bath. This picture was taken in 2006 in the compound of the apartment building where I lived in Old Tafo, Ghana.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Basket Weaving

    • Basket Weaving

    • Crafts

    • On the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia, women weave baskets out of palm leaves for feasts. They are used to carry food to village chiefs. In this photo, my host cousin is teaching me how to weave a basket. Although they...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host Family

    • Host Family

    • Pre-service training (PST); Host families

    • This is my loving host family during PST in Mahitsitady ("the rope of straightness") Madagascar; to my right is my host mother Esther and down below her is little Toky
    • Volunteer Photos
    • International Women's Day

    • International Women's Day

    • International Women's Day

    • March 8, 2011. Four Peace Corps Volunteers participating in a day-long celebration of International Women's Day in Madagascar. In this picture, we are singing about AIDS prevention using the popular rhythm of "Waka Waka." Other posters were also...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Local Feast

    • Local Feast

    • Food and meals

    • Food is at the center of all Micronesian celebrations. Weddings, parties, funerals all revolve around food. They cook their meat in a local oven called an "uhmw". This is made out of wood and rocks.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • March Madness HIV/AIDS Prevention Tourne

    • March Madness HIV/AIDS Prevention Tourne

    • Sports

    • This was in the magnificent town of Tolagnaro inhabited primarily by the proud and industrious Antanosy tribesmen and women. I was discussing HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention with a group of local at-risk youths during a breal from our "baskety"...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Eighth grade class

    • My Eighth grade class

    • Youth; Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken at Nan Madol, an ancient magical city. I took my Eighth grade students on a class trip. Here, we swam, had a picnic lunch, and just enjoyed the scenery while teaching them about their culture. Many of these students have...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Neighbor Children

    • Neighbor Children

    • Host community friends; Children

    • This is one of my favorite pictures! My neighbor, Hawa, took the photo. As one notices, her finger is in part of the picture because it was the first time she took a picture. Nonetheless, she did a fantastic job. She was a neighbor in my village of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Welcome to Diawarala!

    • Welcome to Diawarala!
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    • This photo is of me showing off the sign I made welcoming in French and Bambara and English the Peace Corps Director and an employee from Peace Corps Washington to the hamlet of 600 people I lived in. I overlapped by six months with another...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Yemen 2

    • Yemen 2

    • Volunteers

    • This is a photo of the entire team of Yemen 2 that arrived in September, 1974 including all Volunteers, Peace Corps Staff and Yemeni Staff. Jack (center top) sent me the photo the other dat. It may be the only photo of our complete team. Our...
    • Volunteer Photos

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