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    • Hello/Goodbye

    • Hello/Goodbye

    • music; children; schools

    • A young sixth grader by the name of Victoria copies down that day's English lesson in 2009, The Beatles' "Hello/Goodbye". At school number two in Kryve Ozero, Ukraine, my counterpart and I tried to incorporate song and music into our daily lessons....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • jump, jump, jump around

    • jump, jump, jump around

    • host community friends; celebrations; traditional dress

    • This photo was taken of me at a Masai celebration. My site is in Kibaya, Tanzania where there is a large Masai population. My wife and I were invited to this celebration then encouraged to particpate in the dancing, singing and jumping...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Follow the leader

    • Follow the leader

    • traditional dress; celebrations

    • I took this photo at a Masai celebration outside of my site in Kibaya, Tanzania. Our area has a high concentration of Masai, so when we were invited to attend an event, we were really excited. The celebration consisted of eating fresh cow meat...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • everyone say, "Ruka"

    • everyone say, "Ruka"

    • traditional dress; celebrations

    • This photo is taken of my wife, PCV Melinda Bothe, and myself with two Masai warriers. Our site of Kibaya, Tanzania has a high Masai concentration, so we get to attend some Masai events. This pictue was taken right before these men rejoined their...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Lab time

    • Lab time

    • schools; education

    • I took this photo of my wife, PCV Melinda Bothe, during one of her chemisty labs. My wife and I are science teachers in Kibaya, Tanzania. These form 3 students rarely ever get to even touch labortory equipment, so when we tell them that we will...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Akie Kiddies

    • Akie Kiddies

    • Youth; Host community friends

    • This is a photo of me with some children from a tribe in Tanzania. We have many traditional living tribes in my area. I spent the full day and night with a family where they fed me implala meat and showed me their entire village and means of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Peace

    • Peace

    • traditional dress; celebrations; youth

    • It was a warm day in Kazakhstan, marking the end of a long, cold winter and the beginning of a much needed spring. The thirteen of us had been in our training village for only eleven days when we were summoned from our language classes to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Goddess

    • Goddess

    • animals

    • During our training, Peace Corps Kazakhstan decided to take us on an outting to reward us for all of our hardwork and dedication to the program. We were brought to Medeu, a mountainous region outside of Almaty. It is known for its skating facility...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Relay for Clothes

    • Relay for Clothes

    • youth; education

    • At an English camp in Kazakhstan during the summer of 2011, a group of six Volunteers were teaching students the very basics of the English language. During one of the days, we taught the students different articles of clothing. One of the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sharing American Culture Overseas

    • Sharing American Culture Overseas

    • traditional dress; celebrations; youth

    • This picture was taken at Toufestelt village near Ain Leuh in the middle Atlas mountain of Morocco. I was working with a group of 12 Lakeside high school students from Seatle, Washington who were there on service training in July, 2011. The...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Village Women

    • Village Women

    • youth; food and meals; traditional dress

    • I took this photo in Toufestelt village near my site in Ain Leuh, Ifrane Province, Morocco during the July 4, 2011 celebration that I shared with them. I was working with a group of 12 lakeside high school students from Seatle, Wa. who were there...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Flower Girls

    • Flower Girls

    • traditional dress; celebrations; youth

    • I took this photo on April 23, 2011 at my host sister's wedding. My host family is somewhat unique in South Africa - I live with a local Zulu chief, or Inkosi, his 10 wives, 29 children, various grandchildren and other relatives. This wedding took...
    • Volunteer Photos

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