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    • Manuela Condori shearing her sheep

    • Manuela Condori shearing her sheep

    • animals; host community friends

    • The Aymara of the Bolivian Altiplano are often considered to be dour and unsmiling. Nothing further from the truth, as can be seen by Dona Manuela ready to have a try at shearing one of her sheep with hand shears. Instructing people in the local...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Viva Bolivia!

    • Viva Bolivia!

    • Celebrations; children

    • Flag-waving, music, marching and declamations are mandatory for any official event in Bolivia. Often, as in the case of this event, the inauguration of the new teachers' living quarters in the town of Comanche, all the school kids participate....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mount Kahuzi-Biega Summit

    • Mount Kahuzi-Biega Summit

    • fishing

    • Portion of our fishculture training group on top of Mt. Kahuzi-Biega near Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo 12/31/1978. Kahuzi-Biega is the home of a group of mountain gorillas. Our objective that day was to get to the top and although...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Prayer beads

    • Prayer beads

    • Religion; Clothing

    • I took this photo in 2006 at my site in Santou, Téleméle prefecture in the Republic of Guinea. It shows a woman from my village with her prayer beads and mat. Guinea is a predominantly Muslim country, so prayer is a big part of daily life.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Waiting for the buss

    • Waiting for the buss

    • Children; Transportation

    • I took this photo at the bus station in Takarodi, Ghana in January, 2004 of this cute little girl that was all dressed up and waiting with her mother for the bus (tro-tro) to Axim, Ghana where I was working.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Four Examples of Georgian Happiness

    • Four Examples of Georgian Happiness

    • Children; Youth development

    • This photo was taken within the first few days of my arrival for pre-service training in the Republic of Georgia. The children were extremely excited for my arrival, and getting them to pose for a photo took much time and patience. I think they...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador (No. 1)

    • Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador (No. 1)

    • Construction

    • Inauguration Day, August 15, 1965 of the Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador. The 407- ft pedestrian suspension bridge over the Zamora River in the Amazonian rain forest was completed in 11 months with local volunteer labor, steel cable funded by the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador (No. 2)

    • Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador (No. 2)

    • Construction

    • PCVs Walter (volunteer stationed at Zumbi), Jim (Civil Engineer & bridge designer), and Dick (Mechanical Engineer) with some of the local people, who built the Alliance Bridge, on Inauguration Day, August 15, 1965. The 407-ft pedestrian suspension...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador (No. 3)

    • Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador (No. 3)

    • Construction

    • PCVs Dick (Mechanical Engineer), Jim (Civil Engineer & bridge designer), and Walter (volunteer stationed at Zumbi & project organizer) at the inauguration of the Alliance Bridge on August 15, 1965. The 407-ft suspension bridge over the Zamora River...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador (No. 4)

    • Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador (No. 4)

    • construction

    • Photo taken on August 15, 1965 of the commemorative marble plaque mounted on the north tower of the Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador and engraved with the words: Alliance for Progress Bridge, built by the inhabitants of Upper Nanguipa, Lower...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador (No. 5)

    • Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador (No. 5)

    • Construction

    • Photo taken on August 15, 1965 right before the inauguration of the Alliance Bridge at Zumbi, Ecuador and showing PCVs Dick and Walter (sitting on platform) installing sign on south tower which says: ALLIANCE BRIDGE - CROSS WITH CARE - MAXIMUM...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • P and Z Dancing the Horo

    • P and Z Dancing the Horo

    • Dance; Traditional dress; Host families; Swearing-in ceremonies

    • This photos was taken shortly after the Peace Corps swearing-in ceremony in Bulgaria on June 10, 2011. After the ceremony volunteers new and old and their host families and friends went out to the Plaza for music and dancing. As a brand new Peace...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Craft Day at the Library

    • Craft Day at the Library

    • Artisans; Children; Community development

    • A fellow PCV, Jack, and I returned to visit our sites in June, 2004. We held a craft day for the children at the library, which included shield painting, bead stringing, face painting and making Ndebele dolls. The library was part of Jack's site,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bushmen Couple At Work

    • Bushmen Couple At Work

    • Artisans; Community development; Housing

    • 1985 Village of Shakawe, Botswana, Africa. These people are called Bushmen or Hottentots. The man is crafting poison tipped arrows. The women is boring holes in ostrich egg fragments to use as beads. This is a very remote village best known for...
    • Volunteer Photos

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