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    • A Baby's Naming Ceremony

    • A Baby's Naming Ceremony
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    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Common Love

    • A Common Love
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    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • African Halloween

    • African Halloween
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    • Rural villagers in Tanzania had never heard of the American holiday called Halloween. Also, they had never seen this type of pumpkin before. I gave my friend some seeds and after some weeks, she proudly brought a home grown pumpkin to my house. I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • AIDS Vigil

    • AIDS Vigil
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    • 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
    • Capacity building training

    • Capacity building training
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    • This photo was taken in a village in Fiji. The woman in the forefront was the Ministry of Woman office for the province of Navua. We were visiting the woman's group in the village as they wanted to embark on an income generating project.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dance Lessons

    • Dance Lessons
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    • This photo was taken in a village near my post. I was invited to a wedding there- my first time attending a wedding in Cameroon. Everyone was dancing around the bride and I was just spectating until some of the dancers called me to join them. I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Easter in the Andes

    • Easter in the Andes
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    • This photo was taken in April of 2011 with the youngest kids from my local elementary school during an Easter egg hunt. In my community, high in the Andes mountains of Peru, Easter is not really celebrated, but, in an effort to get to know the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Family in Another Country

    • Family in Another Country
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    • This photo was taken in August of 2010 in the community of Tomas in the Peruvian Andes. Through my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer, I befriended a local family who regularly invited me to share meals with them and partake in family gatherings with...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hanging in There

    • Hanging in There
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    • This picture was taken in the Rastafarian community of Linden, Guyana. In this photo a baby is found relaxing in a hammock as many in the local community do.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Joy

    • Joy
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    • 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
    • Lightning Strike

    • Lightning Strike
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    • 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
    • Monk Begging for Food

    • Monk Begging for Food
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    • 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

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