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    • What is a Hammock?

    • What is a Hammock?

    • host community friends; children

    • A Fijian family lives below me. They have two young sons, and there is another boy the age of their sons that lives next door. When I am outside doing laundry or reading in my hammock they'll come bug me, its kind of silly because they speak little...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bracelets Anyone?

    • Bracelets Anyone?

    • traditional dress; artisans

    • While in Djenne, Mali, I came across this bracelet vendor during the town’s market day. She was more than happy to have her photograph taken! Taken August 1, 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kerch Train Station

    • Kerch Train Station

    • transportation

    • Taken in Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine on 30 January 2011. This is our train station in town. From here we can take a direct train to the capital which takes 21 hours. Not much happening. I was just capturing a moment. There is a person standing on...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kerch Strait

    • Kerch Strait

    • environment

    • Taken in Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine on 12 June, 2011. This is near my apartment looking out over the Kerch Strait towards Russia. The Kerch Strait connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gaining perspective

    • Gaining perspective

    • environment

    • My old rural site of Mache is located in the Sierra or mountains of La Libertad in Peru, and overlooking Mache is Cerro Miramar (mountain looking out to the ocean). I would climb the cerro on a biweekly basis to gain perspective - see the entire...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Moroccan Boy and Donkey

    • Moroccan Boy and Donkey

    • children; animals

    • In a small village outside of Essaouira, Morocco in 2010 a small boy greats us at the local hanout (shop). He offers us a ride on his donkey in exchange for candy.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • During the Rain...

    • During the Rain...

    • host community friends; children

    • This was during the beginning weeks of the wet season in El Salvador. Rosemary, my 12 year old neighbor, was sitting so peacefully watching the rain while off to the side her cousin was reading outloud a book from school. The afternoon went on and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Paseando

    • Paseando

    • children; Host families

    • As usual, in rural El Salvador most of the day is spent just visiting your neighbors and drinking coffee. A tight community where everyone knows everyone, this photo was taken on a regular afternoon, where the neighbors just kept coming.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Loggerhead Sea Turtle Rescued from Poachers

    • Loggerhead Sea Turtle Rescued from Poachers

    • animals; environment

    • A mature loggerhead sea turtle is released on the beach of São Francisco on the island of Santiago. The turtle was rescued from poachers at the start of the nesting season (June 2011) by the Maritime Police at Gamboa beach in Praia, the capital...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtle Rescued

    • Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtle Rescued

    • animals; environment

    • A juvenile sea turtle, wrapped in a sleeping bag, is being transported to Pedra Badejo, a port town on the island of Santiago, to be released. The turtle was purchased from a fisherman by an environmentally conscious resident at the start of the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Life on a Volcano

    • Life on a Volcano

    • animals; environment

    • This photo was taken on August 11th, 2010 in Chã das Caldeiras on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, only moments after our new friend snacked on some locally grown produce, with Mt. Fogo looming in the background.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Village Art Day

    • Village Art Day

    • children; environment

    • On May 25, 2010, in the small Georgian village of Kvibisi, our Business and Social Entrepreneurship group conducted an Art Day for children in the village. In small groups, the kids used art supplies and natural elements like twigs and berries to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A View of São Vicente from Santo Antão

    • A View of São Vicente from Santo Antão

    • animals; environment

    • This photo was taken on the island of Santo Antão, December 3rd, 2011. Located in the northern chain of islands, Santo Antão contains some of the most dramatically stunning landscapes in Cape Verde. In the distance you can see the island of São...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Beach Flower on Sal

    • Beach Flower on Sal

    • environment

    • This photo was taken July 9th, 2010 near the beach of Costa Fragata on the island of Sal. One of Cape Verde’s relatively flat islands, the sand dunes that precede each beach are teaming with biodiversity.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Mindelo Sunset

    • A Mindelo Sunset

    • transportation

    • Taken on December 5th, 2010, this is a photo of a cargo ship leaving the port of Mindelo on the northen island São Vicente, Cape Verde.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pin the Tail on the Donkey

    • Pin the Tail on the Donkey

    • host community friends; celebrations

    • This photo was taken on August 30th, 2010 in Kryve Ozero, Mykolayivska Oblast in Ukraine, just a few days after my 26th birthday. It was my last summer at site and I decided to throw an American style birthday party. In Ukraine, birthdays are...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Mad Hatter

    • The Mad Hatter

    • traditional dress; artisans

    • I took this photo in August 2011 in Ecuador at the famous "Poncho Plaza." This is largely an indigenous community that successfully markets its traditional Andean textiles and goods throughout the world. This photo depicts the Panama hat, a symbol...
    • Volunteer Photos

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