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    • L'énergie de l'école

    • L'énergie de l'école

    • Teachers and students; Schools

    • I took this photo during the final week of school on February 25, 2009, at the primary school in Missamana, Guinea. We finished each school day with a song, and the students were extremely excited this day because school was almost over. The photo...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Camp GLOW in Karaganda

    • Camp GLOW in Karaganda

    • Camps and clubs

    • This year in Karaganda, Kazakhstan 80 local girls and 10 Volunteers shared a life changing experience. For one week at an overnight camp secluded by a beautiful national park, girls shared experiences and knowledge and at the end everyone was in...
    • 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
    • Beautiful Kazakh Hats

    • Beautiful Kazakh Hats

    • Traditional dress

    • Kazakhstan has many beautiful things. One that stands out in particular are the costumes that are traditionally worn. Here is a picture of Kazakhstani National Hats that are traditionally worn while girls are dancing. They're beautifully...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Camp GLOW

    • Camp GLOW

    • Camps and clubs

    • Camp GLOW: Girls Leading Our World is an awesome girls' leadership camp that inspires girls to do more and help in their communities. It is not only an inspiring camp for local girls, but for Volunteers as well!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Flat KazakhSTANLEY!

    • Flat KazakhSTANLEY!

    • Teachers and students

    • This year at Murager School in Kazakhstan, 80 students were able to send a Flat Stanley to America to travel for two weeks and then return to share stories of their adventures! It was incredible!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ready...Set...

    • Ready...Set...

    • Anniversaries; 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
    • 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
    • Bricks

    • Bricks

    • Children; Secondary projects

    • Two fellow Volunteers and I collaborated to present a cookstove demonstration at my site in Madagascar. The community was all invited to participate, including children, to get the messiest part of the job done. This is some of the children and I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Camp GLOW

    • Camp GLOW

    • Camps and clubs

    • Camp GLOW was started in Kazakhstan 3 years ago. Now, we have 5 running in different cities throughout the country! This year, Camp GLOW changed the lives of 25 local girls and 6 PCVs.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Door Prizes!

    • Door Prizes!

    • Celebrations

    • Jamilya and Aisulu were awesome enough to fully complete the FLEX program and I was able to meet them in the last year of my service in Kazakhstan. These two amazing women helped me organize a teacher training for 90 teachers from our area. It...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kreshenya!

    • Kreshenya!

    • Celebrations; Religion

    • A Russian tradition! This photo was taken on the Ishim River in Petropavlosk, Kazakhstan. It is a tradition that the lake be blessed in January and traditional dunks are taken. Here is Volunteer Nick Huber dunking three times to stay healthy all...
    • 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
    • "What Do Frogs Say?"

    • "What Do Frogs Say?"

    • Libraries; Teachers and students

    • Library time is finally in session. Our school library was finally cleaned, organized, and children were welcomed to participate in small library events such as this one, story time with a craft.
    • 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
    • Fish Farming in Paradise

    • Fish Farming in Paradise

    • Fishing

    • This is a photo of a fish pond. I am an aquaculture extension agent in Zambia, and I am always amazed by the beauty of my work. Looking at a fish pond sure does beat sitting at a desk!
    • Volunteer Photos

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