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    • Ecological Field Study

    • Ecological Field Study

    • environment; teachers and students

    • My Form C Science class in 1989. We went to the top of Thaba Tsoeu on a Saturday morning with our homemade one meter square and placed it in random locations. We then counted all the flora and fauna in that area. It was really great of those...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Herd Boys on top of Thaba Mokhele

    • Herd Boys on top of Thaba Mokhele

    • children

    • These two boys accompanied about one dozen hikers representing six different countries to the top of Thaba Mokhele in Mohale's Hoek District in Lesotho. They led us through fairly easy passages all the way to the summit, all the while herding...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • First National English Teachers Symposium

    • First National English Teachers Symposium

    • teachers and students

    • This photo was taken on 5/29/2008 in the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo, during the first national English teachers symposium. It shows my wife and I and two of the English teachers from our rural village of Ambatofinandrahana. We nominated...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Lithoko (Praise Poems)

    • Lithoko (Praise Poems)

    • folklore

    • This photo is of Selbourne Ntepe, a Form E student at Bonhomme High School in November 1989. He is delivering 'lithoko', or praise poems. These poems honored the memory of the elders, and were delivered in a very spirited and fast talking manner.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Surrealistic Juxtaposition

    • Surrealistic Juxtaposition

    • signs

    • The title phrase was coined by my good friend, Anne Button. She used it as a reference to two things, that when juxtaposed, evoke the surreal. Case in point is this photo, taken along Main Road south in Lesotho, about 15 miles north of Mohale's...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The toughest vacation you'll ever love

    • The toughest vacation you'll ever love

    • language training; children

    • This photo was taken on the beach in Morandava, Madagascar in July, 2008. A volunteer's work is never done, but even volunteers get some vacation days. This photo was taken while I was on vacation from my site in Ambatofinandrahana. While...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Motsoto and Mabusetsa

    • Motsoto and Mabusetsa

    • youth; HIV/AIDS

    • Of all the photos of my students, I think I love this one best. These two boys were the best of friends; they did everything together. I think this photo captures that. They were among the brightest in the class of 1991, and very eager to learn...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Science Fair Project

    • Science Fair Project

    • schools; education

    • We always encouraged our pupils to enter a project in the District Science Fair. Tumisang entered every year. His love for science was unmatched in our school and he represented us well in the Science Fair. He is currently a civil engineer and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mokhele

    • Mokhele

    • environment

    • If there is one mountain that I would call mine, it would have to be Thaba mokhele in the Mohale's Hoek District in southwest Lesotho. I climbed this mountain a total of eight times, and every time was an outstanding adventure. This photo shows...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mokhele's Eastern Ridge

    • Mokhele's Eastern Ridge

    • environment

    • This is a photo of Thaba Mokhele's western ridge. The largest of the three, it was easily accessible and incredibly flat on top. I camped on top on three different occasions. the dessicated remains of small brush provided fuel for some amazing...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • View from Mokhele

    • View from Mokhele

    • environment

    • This is the view from the top of Thaba Mokhele in Mohale's Hoek District in southwestern Lesotho. You are looking to the northwest along a dyke that extends from near this mountain into South Africa.
    • Volunteer Photos

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