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- Dandelions
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In the photo, I was teaching two of my host sisters, Samira and Hafsa, about how in America we make wishes on dandelions. We live in the Sahara desert but near an Oasis. Here the children know every plant, herb and even weed that grows. They always... - Volunteer Photos
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- Swearing-in
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Swearing-in ceremonies; Traditional dress -
This photo was taken during our swearing in ceremony in Morocco. I wore a traditional l'kswa, which is a unique dress/style of clothing of the region to which I had been assigned. - Volunteer Photos
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- Soccer with the High School Kids
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Sports; Teachers and students -
I took this photo during K4 pre-service training (PST) between language class and dinner, when the high school students would play soccer with us for an hour. This photo shows a fellow community health education Volunteer (then-trainee) playing... - Volunteer Photos
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- Viva Peru!
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Sports; Children -
This photo was taken in 2007 in the town of Corrales, northern Peru . The youth pictured are members of an elementary school soccer team who compete in the Campeonato Mundialito (Little World Championship), a world cup-inspired tournament which... - Volunteer Photos
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- Handwashing lesson in Morocco
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Schools; Water and sanitation; Children; Pre-service Training (PST) -
This photo was taken during a hand washing demonstration during community-based training at our village's Mdrassa (elementary school). We played games and taught the students how to properly wash their hands with soap. Afterwards, we all ate apples... - Volunteer Photos
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- Seller in the Market
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Markets -
I took this photo in a Cambodian market in August of 2010. The photograph is of a market seller helping the man below him lift a heavy package. Through the back door of the seller's stall, you call see the ever-green rice fields during the rainy... - Volunteer Photos
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- Pizza!
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Host families; Food and meals; Cooking; Goal 2 -
This photo was taken in April of 2010 in a rural village in Morocco. I am in the center of the photo, and am surrounded by my host family siblings (from right) Hajiba, Raja and little Mohammed in the front. From the first day I met my family, the... - Volunteer Photos
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- Team Weaving
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Host families; Crafts -
This photo was taken in April of 2010 in a rural village in Morocco. I had just been taught for the first time by my host sister, Soukaina, how to knot individual threads to weave a rug, and they allowed me to do two entire rows of colored knots in... - Volunteer Photos
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- Farmer, Memot, Kampong Cham
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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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- Essaouria Cats
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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
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- Say "Jibna" (Cheese)!
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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
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- Moroccan Cat
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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
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- Men's Village Song Performance on Easter Day
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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
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- Pre-Performance Jitters
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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
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- The Hardest Job You'll Ever Love
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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
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- My Moldovan Brother
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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
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- As Our Fathers Before Us...
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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
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- No Laughing
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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
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- Pacific atoll fisherman
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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
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- Sea Turtles
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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
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