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    • Agribusiness Seminar

    • Agribusiness Seminar

    • Agriculture; Business development; Counterparts

    • July 2010, Republic of Panama The Agribusiness seminar is organized by Peace Corps Volunteers. The funding comes from a Peace Corps Partnership Grant and is used to pay for the transportation, food, and supplies for the seminars. The initiative...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Working The Land With My Host Parents

    • Working The Land With My Host Parents

    • Agriculture; Gardens; Host families

    • On the morning of June 18th, 2011, at 4:00am in Moldova, my host father knocks on the door to my room. I open the door, and am told "today we are going to work the land my son!" I was tired, yet excited. We then proceeded to walk about two miles to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kalinago Basketweaver

    • Kalinago Basketweaver

    • Artisans; Crafts

    • This is a photo of a Kalinago Ondian. They are the only indigenous people of the Caribbean left and they only reside in Dominica. They still make many of the same things they once made hundreds of years ago, including baskets and canoes.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Business Plan Seminar

    • Business Plan Seminar

    • Business development; Counterparts

    • July 2010, Republic of Panama About 25 Volunteers and their community counterparts from all over the country met for the Business Plan Seminar. The ideas for the plans were as diverse as the regions represented. Mario, the president of the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Boots

    • Boots

    • Celebrations

    • On Mothers Day, I handed out a pair of boots to each mother. We just had enough for everyone. Following custom, I got a smooch on the cheek from every mother - even the oldest ones - raising my "community integration" to a whole new level. These...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dominican Children

    • Dominican Children

    • Children

    • This photo was taken of myself and several children outside of the primary school and next to the playing field. The photo does a magnificent job of capturing how happy the children of Dominica are.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Hut

    • My Hut

    • Housing

    • Using local knowledge, tools and materials, I constructed this hut with a thatched roof where I would live for most of my Peace Corps service. April 2010
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Home

    • My Home

    • Housing

    • Using local knowledge, tools and materials I constructed this hut with a thatched roof where I would live for most of my Peace Corps service. April 2010
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sea Turtles

    • Sea Turtles

    • Animals; Celebrations; Food and meals

    • Remains from the slaughter of five sea turtles for the graduation celebration of Neighboring Island Central High School. Sea turtles are an important component, culturally, of the Micronesian diet, especially at ceremonies. This graduation year,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pacific atoll fisherman

    • Pacific atoll fisherman

    • Fishing; Food and meals; Host families

    • I took this photo December 18th, 2009, during my first year of service in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Here, like many islands of the Pacific, people depend on small-scale subsistence fishing for food and humble income. The photo shows...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • No Laughing

    • No Laughing

    • Host families

    • This picture was taken at the end of training in Mauritania, 2007. I was leaving for my site after a round of tea and decided to kill time by teaching my host sister how to play a game I played as a child known as the "silly face, no laughing"...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • As Our Fathers Before Us...

    • As Our Fathers Before Us...

    • Housing; Construction

    • The men of this outer island in Yap State of the Federated States of Micronesia replace the palm frond thatch roofing on a traditional Micronesian house. Every family in the village of the house will weave and contribute at least ten pieces of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Moldovan Brother

    • My Moldovan Brother

    • Schools; Celebrations; Teachers and students

    • This is a picture taken of my host brother on the first day of school. He is in his final year and the girl on his shoulders is getting ready to begin her first day. We were still getting to know one another, but this smile as he turned the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Hardest Job You'll Ever Love

    • The Hardest Job You'll Ever Love

    • Terrain; Climate; Traditional dress

    • This occurred on my way to my village in Mauritania, West Africa (2007-2009). On my way home after finishing sessions for new Volunteers during the rainy season, I witnessed this sandstorm roaring across the desert. When it hit the town I was in,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pre-Performance Jitters

    • Pre-Performance Jitters

    • Traditional dress; Celebrations

    • The 8th Grade Girls' Festival was a very big deal for the 28th School in Baharly, Turkmenistan in the winter of 2008. The girls competing in the festival designed and sewed their velvet dresses, and hand-sewing the intricate embroidery around their...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Men's Village Song Performance on Easter Day

    • Men's Village Song Performance on Easter Day

    • Traditional dress; Celebrations; Music; Religion

    • This photo was taken on Easter Day 2010, on a remote atoll in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia. Micronesia is largely and devotedly Catholic, organizing elaborate Christmas and Easter celebrations every year. On this atoll, the men and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Moroccan Cat

    • Moroccan Cat

    • Animals

    • When I think of Morocco, my country of service, a number of things come to mind, including cats. I have very fond memories of walking through the ancient medias in Morocco and being greeted by street cats. Moroccans have a delicate relationship...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Say "Jibna" (Cheese)!

    • Say "Jibna" (Cheese)!

    • Animals; Elders; Host community friends

    • This photo was taken in March of 2011 in a rural village in Morocco. In the photo are two fellow Volunteers who had come to visit my site for my birthday. As we were walking around my village, the Sheikh (center) invited us all in for tea, as he...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Essaouria Cats

    • Essaouria Cats

    • Animals; Markets

    • When I think of Morocco, my country of service, a number of things come to mind, including cats. I have very fond memories of walking through the ancient medinas in Morocco and being greeted by street cats. Moroccans have a delicate relationship...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Farmer, Memot, Kampong Cham

    • Farmer, Memot, Kampong Cham

    • Host community friends

    • I took this photograph in December 2010 while visiting a fellow Volunteer who was showing me around her town. The man in the photograph is a farmer who used to be at the top of his class when he graduated. But, due to low funds, he needed to help...
    • Volunteer Photos

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