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    • 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
    • Omar, My First Buddy

    • Omar, My First Buddy

    • children; Culture shock and adaptation

    • Like most Peace Corps Volunteers, my first friend in my community was a three year old. His name was Omar and he kept my spirits high during those first few awkward months of transition into a whole new lifestyle. Panamá, 2008.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Painting the World

    • Painting the World

    • World map project

    • 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...
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Potatoes in Peru

    • Potatoes in Peru

    • Food and meals; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken in July 2010 at the annual Nor Yauyos Agricultural Fair in the Peruvian Andes. As part of the fair, several towns in the region presented exhibitions of all the varieties of potatoes that they grow; while in America we might...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Saying "Cheese," Peruvian-style

    • Saying "Cheese," Peruvian-style

    • Celebrations; Youth

    • This photo was taken in July 2010 at the annual Nor Yauyos Agricultural Fair in Peru. As part of the fair, local high school students dressed in traditional clothing and presented traditional foods that they had prepared as part of a cooking...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Slippery Pole

    • Slippery Pole

    • Children; Celebrations; Games

    • 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...
    • 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
    • Special Olympics Albania

    • Special Olympics Albania

    • Sports; Children

    • 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.
    • 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

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