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- Brokopondo Lake Sunset
- Terrain
- I took this photo while crossing the man-made Brokopondo Lake in Suriname in a motorized dug-out canoe on January 28, 2009. I was traveling with the local Boslanti drum band, Jung Djote Bala, to a performance for a burial ceremony. The lake was...
- Volunteer Photos
- Shuar Miga: Building a Community Water System
- Water and sanitation
- I took this picture with a tripod and timer, so that's why I'm in it too. The community work party from San Luis, a Shaur community located near Tiasha, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador, is constructing part of a 7 km potable water pipeline. Tiasha was a...
- Volunteer Photos
- Bringing Home Dinner
- Animals; Food and meals
- I took this photo while walking around the informal settlements in Namibia in early 2011. This man has just shot a warthog in the bush and is bringing it home to feed his family.
- Volunteer Photos
- Working with Orphans
- Art; Teachers and students
- This photo was taken at a health center in Ethiopia. The Volunteer is encouraging children who were orphaned by HIV to be creative and express themselves using art (paper and markers).
- Volunteer Photos
- What the Tourists Didn't See
- Business development
- That’s Dirck Kuzatjike in the gray jacket. He stands in front of the white board he has borrowed from my office in order to host a meeting on the street corner. All the people gathered around him are members of his organization, the Young...
- Volunteer Photos
- Bal'ama, Jordan Youth Center
- After we had just finished a team-building activity during pre-service training in December of 2010, the boys crowded around to have their photo taken.
- Volunteer Photos
- Guinea Pig Festival
- Animals; Cooking; Celebrations
- I took this photo during the Guinea Pig Festival on April 4, 2010 in in Ecuador. The Guinea Pig Festival, or Festival del Cuy, is a fundraiser started by the local parish as a means to raise funds for social projects in the community. That year,...
- Volunteer Photos
- Swimming Lessons on St. Kitts
- Camps and clubs
- Volunteer Katie Powell teaches primary school children swimming lessons on Timothy Beach on St. Kitts for the Ministry of Education Summer Camp. The picture was taken in July of 2011.
- Volunteer Photos
- Brain Camp Karak
- Camps and clubs
- This photo was taken during a Brain Camp session I instructed in Karak, Jordan during July of 2011. The camp was focused on developing critical thinking skills for college age students who would, after familiarizing themselves with the curriculum,...
- Volunteer Photos
- The Third Wise Man: Pase del Niño
- Celebrations; Ceremonies
- I took this photo on December 19th, 2008 in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. A local boy's mother is preparing him for the parade of the traveling child (niño viajero) through the city of Cuenca. The main parade in Cuenca takes place in the week...
- Volunteer Photos
- Parachute Game
- Games; Children
- A group of Elementary School School students play the Parachute game in Guatemala. All of the elementary school students participated in a day of games and activities organized by the local municipality. Children in this part of Guatemala often...
- Volunteer Photos
- Just Landed
- Pre-service training (PST); Host families
- Taken during in the first week of May 2011 during the beginning of my Peace Corps training. This picture was taken using a timer, from the rooftop of my host-family's home in Guatemala. I'm taking in my new surroundings, contemplating the...
- Volunteer Photos
- Barbie in Islam
- Signs
- This photo was taken during pre-service training, and shows a street sign in the northern region in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It was remarkable given that it took a very traditional western image, the doll Barbie, and transitioned her into a...
- Volunteer Photos