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    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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
    • 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

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