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    • Honduran Folkloric Dance

    • Honduran Folkloric Dance

    • Dance; Celebrations

    • One of my favorite experiences as a Peace Corps Volunteer has been to witness and take part in the various festivals and celebrations in my community. Folkloric dance dates back to the colonial times, but still holds a lot of importance today....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tiny Market of Beignets and Tchouk Beer

    • Tiny Market of Beignets and Tchouk Beer

    • Markets; Food and meals

    • This is a tiny market on Wednesday afternoon in Affem Kabye. The women make beignets and beer to sell to the men after they come home from the fields. Women also drink the locally brewed millet beer. This market is so small that women do not even...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Solidarity

    • Solidarity

    • Dance; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)

    • This is a picture of the Garifuna Women's Solidarity Dance. It was taken in Belize, March 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Down Time

    • Down Time

    • Sports

    • Soccer is almost as sacred to life as religion in Honduras. If there are five minutes to spare, someone will always manage to find a ball, and a pickup game of soccer will commence. This idea is not lost on Peace Corps Volunteers, and we quickly...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Oxen Carts and Bus Wheels

    • Oxen Carts and Bus Wheels

    • Transportation

    • Oxen carts are still widely used in Honduras to transport Leña (firewood) for people to use in their fogons, or traditional stoves. The bus tires show the resourcefulness and ingenuity of Hondurans: through the appropriation of various abandoned...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • I Want Silky Hair Like Naka, our Volunteer

    • I Want Silky Hair Like Naka, our Volunteer

    • Children

    • These children had never seen a white person until I arrived. They were always touching the hair on my head and arms. They liked the silkiness of my hair. Margueritte wanted hair like Naka's, so she put corn silk on her head so her hair would be...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Lesson in Soy

    • A Lesson in Soy

    • Health; Nutrition

    • Photograph taken in Honduras during a nutrition and healthy cooking class for mothers in June of 2011. The photograph shows the mothers and children cheering with the fresh glasses of soy milk we just made. Malnutrition is a tremendous problem...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mandela Day

    • Mandela Day

    • Children; Celebrations

    • In recognition of the more than 67 years Madiba spent serving his community, his country, and the world at large, Mandela Day encourages people around the world to volunteer 67 minutes of their time doing something good in their communities. For...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • New Methods

    • New Methods

    • Agriculture; Food security

    • USAID has teamed up with my coordinating NGO, World Vision, to promote and implement a new food security initiative throughout Honduras. Intibucá is one of the poorest departments of Honduras and the malnutrition rate among the Lencans, the local...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Blue House

    • Blue House

    • Housing; Architecture

    • The brilliant colors of the homes, abundance of greenery, and lounging animals are a universal scene in Honduras, regardless of location. The brilliant color of this house reflects the brilliancy of the lives of the people who reside within it....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fetching Water

    • Fetching Water

    • Transportation

    • Mpelembe, Serenje, Central Province, Zambia Things I have carried on a bike: Water, charcoal, bamboo, bees, tree seedlings, groceries, a pregnant goat.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bush Fruit

    • Bush Fruit

    • Food and meals; Cooking

    • Mpelembe, Serenje, Central Province, Zambia Bush fruit that tastes like a combination of eucalyptus and apple.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Feeding Time

    • Feeding Time

    • Animals; Food and meals

    • Mpelembe, Serenje, Central Province, Zambia 2009 Sharing cassava leaves with my goat, Potato. (Photo was taken with automatic timer.)
    • Volunteer Photos

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