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    • Diversity Days

    • Diversity Days

    • Music

    • In Panama on July 19, 2012, the students of the local school put on a series of skits and musical performances to show appreciation to Padres de Familia.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Here for You

    • Here for You

    • Sports; Elders

    • It's Ramadan and Sports Week here in Thailand, and this girl is ready to run in her track meet. The temperatures are in the sweltering upper nineties, and even though her Grandmother is fasting from food and drink, including water, from sunrise to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Not So Different After All

    • Not So Different After All

    • Host families

    • This is a photo taken with members of my first host family in Thailand. After 4 months of service at my site 10 hours from Sing, I made a trip back to visit them. The photo shows five diverse and unique individuals who found that through laughter,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Diversity Days

    • Diversity Days

    • Music

    • This photo was taken during the Youth Day activities at my school on February 11th 2011; it shows me dancing with a student on campus. The school administration organized an event with music and dancing for the students on the campus of the school.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • School House Rock

    • School House Rock

    • Music; Children

    • This was taken on the last day of school in our training village, Dviri, in the mountains of central Georgia. Trainee Goodloe Harman treated students to a few songs in between classes outside of the village school. June, 2011
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Becoming A Man

    • Becoming A Man

    • Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken during my 'Becoming A Man' class in which I teach my young Ukrainian male students what it means to be mature, responsible, citizens of the world.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Jopara Paraguay

    • Jopara Paraguay

    • Training

    • Jopara is a Guaraní word for "mezcla/mixture" that Peace Corps Paraguay's Diversity and Advocacy Group has adopted for our name. We feel it accurately represents our goals and missions as a group. We work to create a more inclusive and supportive...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Weaving Baskets

    • Weaving Baskets

    • Crafts

    • Weaving of all kinds is a favorite (and traditional) activity in Vanuatu; each island claims a particular style or specialty in weaving. Here, my friend Edna is teaching me how to weave a basket in the style of the island Futuna. It was taken on...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Teaching UNO: Cultural Exchange at it's Finest

    • Teaching UNO: Cultural Exchange at it's Finest

    • Pre-service training (PST)

    • This photo was taken in 2011 during pre-service training, November 30, 2011. As we got to know our host families, we found that one game we could all play together is UNO. Playing games together not only allowed us to have fun together, but gave...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Somos Solidarias

    • Somos Solidarias

    • Camps and clubs

    • This picture was taken during GLOW (Girls Leading Our World) Camp 2012 in the Dominican Republic. These girls spent the week learning about leadership, HIV/AIDS, managing stress, teamwork, and future planning. These 2 young leaders will spend the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Team DPV

    • Team DPV

    • Camps and clubs

    • During a Soy Sana Chicas Brillantes, which is our version of G.L.O.W., mini conference in Dominican Republic I took a picture with my Deportes para la Vida (grassroots soccer) trainers who ran HIV/AIDS prevention games for the conference.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Supermen

    • Supermen

    • Camps and clubs; Celebrations

    • Chicos Superman is a program for boys aged 10-14 to meet and talk about positive self-esteem, values, and HIV/AIDS prevention. In May 2012, this group met to make Mother's Day cards for their moms. Their appreciation for their mothers' is one...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Chicas Sanas

    • Chicas Sanas

    • Camps and clubs; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD); HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken during a Soy Sana Chicas Brillantes mini conference in the Dominican Republic on Saturday April 14, 2012. Soy Sana focused on the girls understanding their body and reproductive organs, as well as HIV/AIDS prevention through an...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Supermen

    • Supermen

    • Host community friends

    • This photo was taken July 2012. My friend came to visit me and we were walking through my barrio with my host nieces. This is a beautiful view of what I get to see everyday.
    • Volunteer Photos

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