My students, fellow teachers, and community members say goodbye to me in November 2012. It was an emotional day because I lived with them for 3 years. I was fully integrated into the community. I was there for my host community all the time. It was...
Teachers and Students; Education; Girls' education
My students and I pose for a picture during break time at my school in Azerbaijan. These students are sisters. One is in eight grade and the other is in nine grade.
I am giving a farewell speech to my students, fellow teachers, and community members at my school in Azerbaijan. Standing on the right is Fazil Mammadov, my school principle, and on the left is his deputy Vagif Eyufov.
This photo was taken in the Philippines. Young, energetic, tour guides (the children) ventured down a dirt path showing the island visitors their favorite spots. Sharing flip-flops and laughing the whole way, the group goes on an adventure of a...
I took this photo on December 12th, 2012, during my community's first ever Christmas Parade in Costa Rica. My nephews begged me to walk them to the square to watch the parade and they even managed to dig up some old Santa hats to wear. I am...
During my pre-service training (PST), an RPCV came back to Nicaragua to visit my host family, who was also his old host family from when he was in PST. We made over 20 nacatamales, a traditional Nicaraguan dish made of cornmeal, pork (or chicken),...
This is a photo of the lunch my host mother prepared for me in Moldova. I was the only one eating. Moldovans love to share food and homemade wine and they expect you to eat EVERYTHING. The food is delicious and my waistline is expanding. Many great...
This photo is of the Akee Fruit eaten on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica. Careful, its poisonous until it opens! It is usually prepared with fish and vegetables, and tastes delicious!
Koutialakaw means people from Koutiala (a city in the region of Sikasso) in Bambara, one of the languages in Mali, West Africa. Here we are dressed up in Malian clothes to go to the mosque.
The Courage of Irene Malachi is well known in Vanuatu. Her influence extends to many rural areas where she has been in the vanguard of those seeking a new approach and understanding to HIV-AIDS and its effects.
Irene is now the holder of a quite...