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    • Winter in the Village

    • Winter in the Village

    • Host families; Climate

    • This photo was taken during my training in Trypillia, Ukraine on March 6, 2006. The little girl is my host sister, Liza, all bundled up for her morning walk to school. It was one of the first major snowfalls I experienced while in Ukraine.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Celebrating Earth Day in the Peruvian Andes

    • Celebrating Earth Day in the Peruvian Andes

    • Celebrations; Environment

    • To celebrate Earth Day 2011, I coordinated various events with the elementary schoolin the town where I work. I did a workshop with each class, teaching the children not to litter and the importance of recycling. Then, we created posters with...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Lightning Strike

    • Lightning Strike

    • Terrain

    • Taken during my integration period as a Volunteer serving in Swaziland. I sat during a rain storm with the front door of my hut opened for a bit trying to catch a lightning strike off in the distance. About three minutes into my efforts I was...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sunset on the River

    • Sunset on the River

    • Host families

    • This is a photo of my host brother standing on the edge of the River Paraguay, that I took during training. It was the first trip I had taken to the River Paraguay with my host family. Another Peace Corps Volunteer also came along with her host...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Monk Begging for Food

    • Monk Begging for Food

    • Religion; Food and meals

    • I took this photo at the gate of the compound I lived in on Soi Petchburi, Bangkok, Thailand. This monk visited our compound every morning with his begging bowl. Monks in Thailand beg for their food and people generously fill their bowl. It...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Photo of Thai Group 35

    • Photo of Thai Group 35

    • Swearing-in ceremonies

    • This is the official photo of the Thai 35 Group on the day we graduated from training in Bangkok, Thailand. The next day everyone left for their assignments throughout Thailand. The photo includes the Volunteers, the instructors and the staff of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Petchburi Teacher's College Honor the Teacher Day

    • Petchburi Teacher's College Honor the Teacher Day

    • Celebrations; Teachers and students

    • I took this photo on Waay Khru Day (Honor the Teacher Day) at Petchburi Teacher's College. Students came up to the stage on their hands and knees and presented the principal and other teachers with elaborate Thai flower and fruit arrangements to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Soi Petchburi Local Shoemaker

    • Soi Petchburi Local Shoemaker

    • Markets

    • This is a photo of the shoemaker who repaired shoes on the corner of the street I lived on. Next to him is the woman who sold fruits and vegetables. The street is Soi Petcburi in Bangkok, Thailand.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PNG 1999

    • PNG 1999

    • Traditional dress

    • This photo was taken in Papua New Guinea in 1999. I served as a Volunteer teaching English at Rosary Secondary School in Chimbu Province. The picture is of me (someone shot this with my camera) and a student on graduation day. He is wearing...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Hilltops Kids

    • My Hilltops Kids

    • Children

    • This photo was taken of me with the children/students in my village after playing a little bit of guitar for them in Hilltop, Amelia's Ward, Linden, Guyana 2007.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Phagwah

    • Phagwah

    • Celebrations

    • This photo was taken during a Phagwah celebration in the spring of 2007. This holiday is mainly celebrated by the Hindu Indo-Guyanese population in Guyana to celebrate the trumiph of good over evil. On this day the village people of Canal #1,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Joy

    • Joy

    • Children

    • This photo of two local children was taken while walking down the road from my home in Amelia's Ward, Linden, Region 10, Guyana in 2006.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • AIDS Vigil

    • AIDS Vigil

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken with two little girls during a vigil I organized with the Red Cross to remember those who have died of SIDA (AIDS) and to raise awareness of the disease. The sign, translated in English, reads: "AIDS isn't just a disease:...
    • Volunteer Photos

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