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    • Yes, We Have Bananas

    • Yes, We Have Bananas

    • Markets

    • This photo was taken in March 2011 at the Talumalu Market. Talumalu is a very big market and the center of things on Saturdays when everyone is doing their shopping. Mostly vegetables and produce of all kinds, but also available are Tongan...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wind in the Willow

    • Wind in the Willow

    • Camps and clubs; Games

    • February 2011, Girl Power Camp - a girl's empowerment camp in the Philippines for third year high school girls. This activity was introduced by the participants as a trust exercise. The game is called wind in the willow.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • We Got Vaccinated!!!

    • We Got Vaccinated!!!

    • Medicine; Children

    • Vaccination day is a busy day at the "Case de Sante" (health hut) in Affem Kabye, Togo. The health hut did not have refrigeration so we did not stock vaccinations. Instead the health workers from the Hopsital in Tchamba (20 km away) would send us...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Water Balloons

    • Water Balloons

    • Anniversaries; Games; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken during our 50th Anniversary celebration for Peace Corps. It was held at the community hall (see the name on the building, 'Tranom-pokonolona' literally translated as house of the townspeople) at my site in Madagascar. The sign...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volunteer Work

    • Volunteer Work

    • Volunteerism; Teachers and students

    • Introducing volunteer work to my students is one of the best ways to exchange culture. My students traveled 14 hours to volunteer at two Halloween parties I hosted for my new students. It was such an awesome act of volunteerism!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Very Dry and Very Promising

    • Very Dry and Very Promising

    • Agriculture; Pre-service training (PST)

    • This is what I viewed while on my bike riding home from another Volunteer’s house during pre-service training (PST). People would sleep in this house during short grain rice season to protect their fields from whomever or whatever would damage...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Under 5 Clinic

    • Under 5 Clinic

    • Maternal and child health

    • While serving in Zambia, I worked very closely with my clinic. Every friday I would spend all day weighing children under 5, so that the clinic could chart health growth and stop malnutrition.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tongan Spiderman

    • Tongan Spiderman

    • Children; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken April 29, 2011 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. It was a Rotary Club Children's Fair and Peace Corps Volunteers were more than happy to help. I was working the Bouncy Castle and this little guy came to jump and slide after getting a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • They Don't See Many Farangs

    • They Don't See Many Farangs

    • Teachers and students; Schools

    • On my first visit to my village's school, the moment the kids saw me, they went nuts. The ones in the photo did not have an supervision, so they stormed out of the classrooms to look at the tall American who just came to their small school in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Trek Home

    • The Trek Home

    • Transportation

    • Here is a picture of two of my Peace Corps neighbors hauling all of their purchases back to site after a day in our provincial capital stocking up (notice the chicken). Pictured are Austin and Emily biking through my village on February 17, 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Serene Life

    • The Serene Life

    • Fishing

    • This picture was taken in March 2011, at the home of my host family during pre-service training in Thailand. It is a photo of my neighbor gathering food for dinner by electrocuting fish in the river behind my house. He would shock the water then...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Old West in Ha'afeva

    • The Old West in Ha'afeva

    • Funerals

    • This photo was taken April 20, 2011 in Ha'afeva, a small island in the Ha'apai group (Tonga). I was on a business trip with some Church of Tonga leaders to Pangai, Ha'apai and we made a last minute trip to Ha'afeva to attend a funeral. On a walk...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Best Counterpart in Peace Corps History

    • The Best Counterpart in Peace Corps History

    • Counterparts

    • It's not everyday you come across a counterpart that you can call family. My counterpart is exactly that. She's not quite a Mom, not quite a sister, but she's surely someone that I'll never forget. She's family. Her name is Gulnaz and she is...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Stuck in the Mud

    • Stuck in the Mud

    • Transportation

    • In Madagascar, around the end of 2006, a Peace Corps vehicle got stuck in the mud while taking me back to my site. My site was mostly a "hike site," meaning that the most reliable way to get there was a 10 kilometer hike over a mountain. Peace...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Singing on the 4th of July

    • Singing on the 4th of July

    • Celebrations; Music

    • This photo was taken at a 4th of July party in Kazakhstan. Married Peace Corps Volunteers, Melissa and Matt belted their hearts out to adoring fans singing traditional American songs.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • She Loves A Clean City!

    • She Loves A Clean City!

    • Water and sanitation; Environment

    • The photo was taken during the distribution of the waste containers in June of 2006 in the City of Joal, Senegal. The waste containers are an integral part of the solid waste management project as it allows households to separate organic waste and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sharing Kenyan Culture

    • Sharing Kenyan Culture

    • Traditional dress

    • In April 2011, I visited the Carden Traditional School and spoke to several groups of 6th through 8th grade students about Kenyan culture. In this picture, I am talking about one of the various attractions for visitors to see in Kenya. I am dressed...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Serenje Market

    • Serenje Market

    • Markets

    • This photo shows the market that the central Peace Corps Volunteers frequented alot. Ba Alice was our go to gal, and this is a photo of her beautiful stand.
    • Volunteer Photos

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