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    • Field Labor

    • Field Labor

    • Animals; Host families

    • Volunteer Isabel Hemby and host brother Aube Ait Hammou take a ride on their mule into the fields to do some work. In small rural villages of Morocco the field work is still done by hand and a mule is essential.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Language Barrier

    • Language Barrier

    • Children

    • This was taken in my host village in Fiji on June 19, 2011. The girl in the picture is my neighbor's daughter and is normally shy. She spoke no English and I was still learning Fiji Hindi so our conversations were limited to "hello." She was...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Leid Mqqurn

    • Leid Mqqurn

    • Host families; Religion; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken at my host families' house in Morocco during the 2011 Leid Mqqurn. On the tenth day of the last month of the year, the Islamic world celebrates its yearly sacrificial feast. In Morocco it is known as "the great feast." It is...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gara Gum Desert

    • Gara Gum Desert

    • Children; Host families; Terrain

    • This is a picture taken of my host family on the edge of the Gara Gum desert in Bolshevik, Turkmenistan. The family took me out to see the desert and we played soccer on the dunes.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kyrgyzstan Stroll

    • Kyrgyzstan Stroll
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    • That photo was taken on a walk near a village in Kyrgyzstan. Two Volunteers, Luke and Steve, are walking and sharing a talk on the way to the mountains seen in the distance. Photo taken by friend and fellow Volunteer Sarah Hopkins.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Friendship Knows Neither Age nor Color

    • Friendship Knows Neither Age nor Color

    • Host community friends; Celebrations; Children; Peace Corps Partnership Program

    • This photo is of Peace Corps Volunteer Tracy with one of many village children she befriended. The occasion is the opening of the first ever playground in her town, built with funds from a Peace Corps Partnership Program grant and help from local...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Eyes and smiles

    • Eyes and smiles

    • Transportation; Teachers and students

    • Our grade 2 students were en route to the annual lenten retreat (March 16, 2011). This was taken during the process of being piled up on the bus.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Quinceanera

    • Quinceanera

    • Celebrations

    • I took this photo during a 15th birthday celebration (quinceanera) at my site. In Honduras, quinceanera celebrations mark the coming-of-age for girls. In poor communities, such as this one, the quinceanera may be the only birthday celebration a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Shearing of the Vicuñas

    • Shearing of the Vicuñas

    • Animals; Celebrations

    • One of the most interesting and unique experiences of my Peace Corps service was participating in the annual "roundup" and shearing of the vicuñas. Vicuñas are wild camelids that are native to the Andean highlands. These animals are known for...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ah Jawad!

    • Ah Jawad!

    • Teachers and students; Camps and clubs

    • Taken during spring camp in Morocco, this is Peace Corps Voulunteer Jeff (Jawad), with one of our best English students who insisted we call him "Fat Tony."
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Condom Demo

    • Condom Demo

    • HIV/AIDS

    • I took this photo of Annette and Christy giving a condom demonstration during a Coaching for Hope workshop in Ouagadougou. 10 Volunteers brought 2 counterparts each to this July 2011 training to learn how to incorporate soccer drills into HIV/AIDS...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Zahra, Mouhou, and Terra

    • Zahra, Mouhou, and Terra

    • Traditional dress; Food and meals; Counterparts

    • As a small business development Volunteer, I worked with carpet weavers in developing their organization. I also worked with cave dwelling nomads that lived in the hills surrounding the village. This is Zahra, one of the nomads who is a weaver,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Zahra at Cave Door

    • Zahra at Cave Door

    • Artisans; Terrain

    • As a small business development Volunteer, I worked with carpet weavers in developing their organization. I also worked with cave dwelling nomads that lived in the hills surrounding the village. This is Zahra, one of the nomads who is a weaver....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Zahra Baking Bread

    • Zahra Baking Bread

    • Food and meals; Cooking

    • As a small business development Volunteer, I helped develop the local weaving association. Zahra was one of my host sisters and one of the most dedicated weavers. I spent a lot of time with her in her house as she baked bread every morning before...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Girls Art Club

    • Girls Art Club

    • Camps and clubs; Art

    • The girls in my village very eagerly embraced the art club I started. Anywhere between 3 and 15 girls would meet regularly in my kitchen to draw, make jewelry, paint, and dye eggs. Here I am with the girls as we paint Amazigh symbols on the wall of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Host Sister Naima

    • My Host Sister Naima

    • Host families

    • My host sister Naima is showing us the henna on her hands. Henna is a ground up leaf that is applied to the hand which dyes the skin for several weeks. The local tradition of Amazigh culture is to apply the henna in solid color and to forego the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mouhou and Me

    • Mouhou and Me

    • Traditional dress; Artisans; Counterparts

    • As a small business development Volunteer in a rural village in Morocco, I helped develop the local weaving association. One of my projects was re-introducing high quality traditional materials through skill building workshops for the artisans. My...
    • Volunteer Photos

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