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- Rice Paddies, Gasy Style
- Terrain
- I took this photo July 4th, 2011, while hiking on the outskirts of Andringitra National Park in Southern Madagascar. I was hiking with a guide and porter, both of whom I work and live with in a small village, and two French tourists. I remember...
- Volunteer Photos
- Volcán Pacaya
- Terrain
- I took this photo in March of 2009, and it is of Volcán Pacaya within the department of Escuintla, Guatemala. This photo shows a Guatemalan man taking in the beauty of the natural landscape surrounding him at Pacaya.
- Volunteer Photos
- Western Highlands of Guatemala
- Terrain
- This photo was taken on a hike leading up to the summit of Volcán Tacaná, the second highest peak in Central America, at 13,320 feet. Volcán Tacaná is located in the department of San Marcos, Guatemala, which I visited in January of 2010. I...
- Volunteer Photos
- Learning to Compost
- Teachers and students
- This photo was taken May 26, 2009 at the multi-grade school in the community of San Ramon, on the island of Ometepe, Nicaragua. In this photo the 5th and 6th grade students and their teacher are practicing how to make organic compost after first...
- Volunteer Photos
- Where the Wild Things Are
- Libraries; Children
- This is a photo of a Guatemalan boy enjoying a copy of "Donde Los Monstruos Viven" or "Where the Wild Things Are." His rural school received over 100 books as part of a library donation from the USA.
- Volunteer Photos
- Return To Taza, Morocco
- Host families
- I returned to my Eaux et Foret counterpart's (Aziz Rhamouni) home to visit him and his wonderful family in 2006. The last time I saw them was before I left Morocco in April of 2000. From right to left is...Aziz, myself, his wife Fatima, his mother...
- Volunteer Photos
- Sharing My Experience
- Anniversaries
- Each year during the Peace Corps Anniversary Week, I bring in artifacts, share pictures, and tell stories about my Peace Corps service in Morocco as a Parks, Wildlife, and Environmental Education Volunteer with my students. Since my return to the...
- Volunteer Photos
- Human Trafficking Project
- Youth development
- This is a photo of a group of students in Ukraine who had a debate in English about Human Trafficking and learned about different programs within their country used to fight the trafficking battle.
- Volunteer Photos
- The Joy of Being a Woman
- Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD); Women's movement
- This photo was taken on National Mozambican Women's Day, April 7th, 2010. This is a day where all women are commemorated in Mozambique, which is important in Mozambique's struggle to gain gender equality. Pictured is a young woman teacher trainee...
- Volunteer Photos
- Best Wishes!
- Weddings; Youth
- My students held up a message for me to photograph. It wished my brother and his wife good luck in their marriage. The children loved being photographed and having a different activity then their normal drill. It took many tries.
- Volunteer Photos
- How many Bangladeshi Children Can Fit in a Rickshaw?
- Transportation; Children
- Bangladeshi children love to have their picture taken. I was walking down the street one day with my camera and all of these neighborhood children jumped in a rickshaw with big smiles requesting that I take that picture. I couldn't resist.
- Volunteer Photos
- Moving Day
- Transportation
- Halfway through our time in Bangladesh, my site mate and I moved to a different apartment down the road. We transported all our household goods by rickhsaw. Moving day in our town looked very different than it may have in the United States.
- Volunteer Photos
- Broken Bridges
- Transportation
- Dumptruck full of sand fell through the bridge that divides the two sides of our village.
- Volunteer Photos
- Dry Season in the Village
- Terrain
- A view from a top a nearby mountain. From this distance, we could still hear the cowbells ringing below. Ding, ding, ding...
- Volunteer Photos
- Goal #3
- Technology
- This is a picture of me Skyping with my family back home. I love telling them about my service and experiences in Ukraine.
- Volunteer Photos
- Reading Time in the Library
- Teachers and students; Libraries
- Weekly literacy lessons in our new library with grade 5 students.
- Volunteer Photos
- A Volunteer's Introduction to Her School
- Teachers and students; Celebrations
- This photo was taken on the first day of school September 15, 2010 at Gimnasia Vasil Levski (high school). The first day of school in Bulgaria is a big celebration. There are speeches from teachers, the director and from students. My director...
- Volunteer Photos
- Thumbs Up For Voting!
- Teachers and students
- I took this photo in January 2011 at a primary school in Guyana. Our school had just implemented a student government program. This specific day was our election day complete with campaigning, a polling booth and voting. For each student who passed...
- Volunteer Photos
- Taking Notes in English Class
- Teachers and students
- In this photo, Peace Corps Volunteer Mark Fullmer is teaching English vocabulary and pronunciation to 4th year (16-year old) high school students. The photograph was taken by a student, who had been assigned to be the class photographer, a way of...
- Volunteer Photos
- Elementary School Graduation in Yap
- Teachers and students
- I took this photo on June 13, 2010, on the island of Yap in Micronesia. Eighth grade graduation is a very important event in Yap, and family members celebrate the new graduates with nuwnuws (necklaces) made of flowers, yarn, ciggarette filters,...
- Volunteer Photos