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    • Wrestling on the Darzak

    • Wrestling on the Darzak
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    • My assignment in 1972 was creating a photo essay on the Peace Corps/USAID Project called Operation Help. A book was published for the Afghan government to document the project that fed 250,000 people before the winter of 1972.
    • 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
    • My friend Sophia

    • My friend Sophia

    • Children; Host families

    • This is a photo taken during training in Paraguay. Sophia is related to my training family and lives next door. Many times Sophia would come and visit me while I was studying and go through my pictures from home. After many times of looking through...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hope

    • Hope

    • Elders

    • Photo was taken in Jawand, Afghanistan during a Peace Corps/USAID Project called Operation Help. It was a War on Hunger project during the 1970's famine relief in Afghanistan.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sharing My Experience

    • 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
    • Return To Taza, Morocco

    • 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
    • Roasting Casaba

    • Roasting Casaba

    • Cooking; Food and meals

    • This photo taken in Suriname, South America, depicts a Peace Corps Volunteer, Matthew Day, engaging in the traditional local activity of making Kwak. Kwak, a staple food of the Maroon Aukan diet, coming from the Casaba Root, and involves a long,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volcán Pacaya

    • 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
    • Halloween in Thailand

    • Halloween in Thailand

    • Celebrations

    • These 3 young girls were celebrating Halloween in Thailand in October 2010. Local kids helped color masks so each child could wear a mask -- or face paint, which was also popular. Many games were played and fun was had by all!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Krygyz Woman in Osh

    • Krygyz Woman in Osh

    • Traditional dress

    • I was visiting the historic city of Osh, Krygyzstan with my friend and interpreter, Asel. We visited the very popular Sulayman Mountain, a site for walks, picnics, family outings, and worship. I met a woman beautifully dressed all in white who had...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Faith

    • Faith
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    • The Photo was taken at a Food and Medical Distribution Site on the Darzak Pass in Afghanistan. People waited faithfully for their winter supplies.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Eyes of the Nomad

    • Eyes of the Nomad
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    • The Photo was taken while traveling with one of Afghanistan's nomadic tribes. My assignment in October 1972 was to assess the livestock and food needs during the Afghan famine of the 1970s.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Reeds for Weaving

    • Reeds for Weaving

    • Crafts; Terrain

    • This grass was drying in Thailand in August 2010. The next step is to dye them and then they are woven into mats for sitting on the floor when you eat.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Catch an Eel Contest

    • Catch an Eel Contest

    • Agriculture

    • This picture was taken in Thailand in August,2010. The community helped the wat (temple) plant their rice fields. During the days activities, there was a contest for who could catch the most eels that were tossed into the muddy field in a minute --...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Elementary School Graduation in Yap

    • 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
    • Children of the Desert

    • Children of the Desert
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    • The Photo was taken while traveling with one of Afghanistan's nomadic tribe. My assignment in October 1972 was to assess the livestock and food needs during the Afghan Famine of the 1970s
    • Volunteer Photos

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