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- 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 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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