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    • 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,...
    • Seller in the Market

    • Seller in the Market

    • 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...
    • Soccer with the High School Kids

    • Soccer with the High School Kids

    • 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...
    • Swearing-in

    • Swearing-in

    • 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.
    • Team Weaving

    • Team Weaving

    • 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...
    • 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,...
    • Viva Peru!

    • Viva Peru!

    • 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...
    • 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...

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