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    • 4th of July

    • 4th of July

    • Celebrations; Camps and clubs

    • This is a photo of Peace Corps Volunteer Rose with an American eagle tattoo on her face to celebrate the 4th of July. This photo was taken in Ukraine.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • "I didn't win?"

    • "I didn't win?"

    • Sports; Youth

    • In between soccer matches during Sports Week, the kids had the opportunity to get on the field for a game of catching ducks. This March 2011, there were torrential rains in Thailand, making for a field more set for mud wrestling. These boys had...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Volunteer's Introduction to Her School

    • 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
    • Act like a tree!

    • Act like a tree!

    • Agriculture; Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken after some students helped me plant new fruit trees on their school compound. Hopefully when these trees yield fruit the kids can eat it at lunch instead of chips! The students loved helping me and were shocked that I let...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Artisan at Work

    • Artisan at Work

    • Artisans

    • I found this man in a tiny village, an oasis dried up by years of drought. If not for the few wires one could see hanging outside some adobe homes, the sensation was of entering a warp to a time when history began. The man's potter wheel was run...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Barbie in Islam

    • 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
    • Beans

    • Beans

    • Agriculture; Food and meals

    • Moyogalpa, Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua- 2008 Don Miguel is sifting through a harvest of beans. On Ometepe, many families harvest their own crops to feed themselves for the year.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Best Wishes!

    • 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
    • Birthdate Thrills!

    • Birthdate Thrills!
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    • What a delight to discover that we were born only two days apart in October of 1946. We found each other in the garden at the Golden Buddha Temple in Tong Nan during the Dragon Boat Festival on June 5, 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Borsch Time!

    • Borsch Time!

    • Food and meals; Camps and clubs

    • This photo was taken at Camp Survivor in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine. Students wait to be served their dinner- borsch, a traditional Ukrainian soup.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Brain Camp Karak

    • 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
    • Bringing Home Dinner

    • 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
    • Brokopondo Lake Sunset

    • 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

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