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    • "Hello!"

    • "Hello!"

    • Children; Host community friends

    • I took this photo during a morning walk one day in my village in January, 2011 in Cambodia. Though I frequent the same roads daily on my walks/runs I am still bombarded with children yelling "Hello!" at me. This is my favorite group of children who...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • "I've Never"

    • "I've Never"

    • Games; Teachers and students

    • April 2011, GuiYang, GuiZhou, China Peace Corps Response Volunteer Laura Ballard plays "I've Never" with her freshman English class.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Day's Catch

    • A Day's Catch

    • Fishing; Children

    • This photo was taken in November of 2006 in between Tibati and Meng, in the Adamaoua province of Cameroon. My husband, friend, and I were attempting to fish in the river, but a thunderstorm came upon us suddenly. These boys offered us their catch,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Action Verbs!

    • Action Verbs!

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken in my host family's compound in the apring of 2010 in the Kolda Region of Senegal. These two little rascals, Ibu and Mama, were my little brothers during my service. They always wanted to share with me what they were doing in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • American/Malian Cross Culture

    • American/Malian Cross Culture

    • Traditional dress

    • Pamela and Ashton celebrate the 4th of July in Mali, West Africa. Here we see a perfect example of cross culture as Pamela and Ashton wear traditional Malian pagne (which is a wraparound skirt) and the colors of the United States of America.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Are You Ready For Some Football?

    • Are You Ready For Some Football?

    • Sports; Camps and clubs

    • This photo was taken in Bugaria on the day of my American Football Camp with the village. The village is mostly Roma, and is located about 20 miles outside of Burgas. I had brought face paint and ribbons so all the girls could have their team...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bakary's Hat

    • Bakary's Hat

    • Host families; Children

    • I found my host brother sitting outside in our concession all by himself after finding, and clearly loving, this straw hat. I have not seen it worn by anyone since...!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Boys (Senegal)

    • Boys (Senegal)

    • Ceremonies

    • I took this photo in southern Senegal. It captures an important cultural event, the reintegration of boys into their community following a month in the "Bois Sacré" (Sacred Woods). The time spent in the forest was for learning survival skills...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Community Map

    • Community Map

    • World map project; Counterparts

    • Community and municipal development Volunteer Sean stands together with his counterparts at the unveiling of their new commune map. Sean and his counterparts worked togehter to fund and paint this map that is displayed at the mayor's office....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Creating Friendship Over Coffee

    • Creating Friendship Over Coffee

    • Counterparts

    • This photo was taken in a community in the mountainous region of Nicaragua. Featured in the photo are Volunteer Julie Westerman, and her Nicaraguan counterpart, Melba Perez. We are getting to know each other out on a farm her family owns. She is...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dance Lessons

    • Dance Lessons

    • Dance; Traditional dress

    • I took this picture of my wife while she was learning traditional dances with some local children. We are serving together in Costa Rica.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • First Indigenous Women's Ascent Volcano Cotopaxi, Ecuador

    • First Indigenous Women's Ascent Volcano Cotopaxi, Ecuador

    • Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD); Women's movement

    • EMPOWERMENT, LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH THE ANDEAN WOMEN’S MOUNTAINEERING MOVEMENT In our “progressive” modern world, women continue to be discouraged from pursuing many of their hopes and dreams, especially in the developing...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • First Pumpkin

    • First Pumpkin

    • Celebrations; Children

    • Host kids Hadiza, Kader, Balki, and Rakia help Volunteer Laura Ballard carve a pumkin to celebrate Halloween. Zinder, Niger. October 29th, 2009.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fourth of July in Ukraine

    • Fourth of July in Ukraine

    • Children; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken on the 4th of July in the yard of my apartment building. I cooked some traditional American fried chicken, macaroni and cheese and potato salad. I also painted my neighbors faces with American symbols. The little girls kept...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Future Volunteers

    • Future Volunteers

    • Staging

    • This picture was taken on June 2, 2011. After finishing staging in Washington D.C, here are the Peace Corps Trainees taking a final picture before leaving to Mali, West Africa. The June staging has water sanitation and education Volunteers.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Future Women

    • Future Women

    • Children

    • I took this picture on a visit to a students home in northeastern Cambodia. These are her two youngest sisters and he younger brother in the background.
    • Volunteer Photos

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