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    • Taking Off for Turkey

    • Taking Off for Turkey

    • Pre-service Training (PST)

    • This photo depicts the Turkey 10 group of community development Volunteers about to leave Los Angeles for Turkey in 1966. We made stops in Greenland, Copenhagen, and Istanbul before arriving in Ankara, Turkey.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Traditional Artisans in Albania

    • Traditional Artisans in Albania

    • Markets; Crafts; Artisans

    • In the historical town of Kruje, in northern Albania, you can wander through this well-kept market where you will find all kinds of traditional handicrafts being made in front of you. Walk into a one of the stores and watch as women work together...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ana Okulu (Mother School)

    • Ana Okulu (Mother School)

    • Schools; Children

    • Upon returning to the visit to the village I worked in as a community development Volunteer, I made a visit to the local school. Struggling with my Turkish I told them that I was the director of "a school for children before elementary school." ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Leather

    • Making Leather

    • Markets

    • One of the things that you should not pass up in Fez, Morocco is leather. One of the big tourist attractions in Fez is the leather factory in the old city. Winding through the city by yourself can be challenging but there is always a local...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Where There is Fish, There are Birds

    • Where There is Fish, There are Birds

    • Fishing; Animals

    • In this seaside town in Morocco there is a large fishing industry. In the mornings and later at night, you can go to the fish market to pick up some fish to take home or take to a nearby restaurant and have it prepared as you like. Another common...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Four Generations

    • Four Generations

    • Host families

    • This photo depicts, Veli Genc, a friend of mine from Ayvali Koyu in Eskisehir, 1967. It was taken on a return visit in 2005. Shown are Veli, his daugher, her daughter and Veli's great grandson. They are sitting in the daughter's apartment in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bobbing for Apples

    • Bobbing for Apples

    • Celebrations

    • This photo was taken in Guatemala in October 2010. In an effort to share American customs with the students here, during their school vacation we threw a Halloween Party, costumes, cookie decorating, pumpkin drawings and of course bobbing for...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Girls Rural Basketball League

    • Girls Rural Basketball League

    • Sports; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)

    • This photo was taken in April 2011 in Guatemala. As an outlet and self-esteem builder, I started a basketball league for teenage girls from surrounding areas. This picture shows some of the girls wearing their newly donated jerseys from a family...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pounding Coffee

    • Pounding Coffee

    • Food and meals

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 14th, 2011. Pounding coffee. A family matter. It’s about 10:30am. I just finished interviewing a women owner of a small stand where she sells “mofo vary” (rice bread), every morning. On my way...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pounding Coffee

    • Pounding Coffee

    • Food and meals

    • A village on the west coast of Madagascar, July 14th, 2011. Pounding coffee. A family matter. It’s about 10:30am. I just finished interviewing a women owner of a small stand where she sells “mofo vary” (rice bread) every morning. On my way...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • OCASP Farmer's Cooperative

    • OCASP Farmer's Cooperative

    • Peace Corps Response (Crisis Corps)

    • The photo was taken in the Chagres National Park in the village of San Juan de Pequeni in the Republic of Panama. The individuals in the picture are members of the OCASP Sustainable Agriculture Cooperative that produces organic coffee and produce...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Adobe House Construction in Rural Panama

    • Adobe House Construction in Rural Panama

    • Housing

    • This photo was taken by my APCD during his visit to my site in the village of El Limon in the Republic of Panama on November 20, 2005. The photo shows community members and I mixing the straw and adobe in our bare feet in order to construct the...
    • Volunteer Photos

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