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.
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:...
I took this photo on Sunday 8/7/2011 at my neighbors quince anos celebration. My husband and I attended the ceremony of the quincinera and following the service, the delicious lunch games for the children commenced. After a rousing and slightly...
My host sister Liza and I cuddling one of the newest members of the family. This picture was taken May 21, 2006 in Trypillia, Ukraine towards the end of my training. I had become so attached to my host family I didn't even want to think about...
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...
This picture of me was taken by another Peace Corps Volunteer, Mallory, while we worked on the World Map Project in her village on June 9,2011. The little boy with me is Yaya Tourey, and helped us organize our materials as we worked on the...
I took this photo at Special Olympics, Albania 2010, in Tirana. 15 Volunteers volunteered at the Special Olympics event sponsored by Vodafone Albania. Pictured is a young boy from team Vlora (town in Southern Albania) before the opening ceremony.
I took this photo at the finish line of the first race. BREDS is an organization established in 1998 by Peace Corps Volunteer Aaron Laufer and local community leaders. The funds raised during this brutal, yet joyful, annual competition support...
I took this photo as some of contestants were rising from the Caribbean Sea post swimming portion of the Triathlon. Make no mistake, this was a grueling event. The ocean swim was first. Then came the running and bicycling events. Some of the...
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...
In this photo, I am training a small community in the Peruvian Andes about trash separation, reduction, and management. I have been working on these themes with many communities in the district for the past 6 months.
Volunteer Istvan serving soy-enriched porridge after a participatory cooking demonstration to mothers and fathers in Afele, Centrale Region, Togo 2005.
I took this photo at the naming ceremony of a baby born to one of the women I worked with in improving pre-natal health practices in the fall of 2007. The ceremony occurred 7 days after the birth of the baby which is the tradition in this village...
This photo was taken in 2005 in Kambole, Togo. The little girl was washed and dressed for a good-bye party for Peace Corps Volunteers and their friends in the village.