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- Fourth of July in Ukraine
- Children; Celebrations
- This photo was taken on the 4th of July in the yard of my apartment building. I cooked some traditional American fried chicken, macaroni and cheese and potato salad. I also painted my neighbors faces with American symbols. The little girls kept...
- Volunteer Photos
- Ugandan Teachers Have Fun with Math
- Games; Teachers and students
- At a workshop of the new Primary Five Curriculum Rollout, I took this picture of our participants (P5 teachers) engaging in some of the stations I had set up. The new P5 curriculum is focus on learner-centered teaching. This station is a math...
- Volunteer Photos
- Splash Day
- Children
- I work at a youth shelter in Dominica in the Easter Caribbean. This photo was taken during a "sea bath" with the children. I loved the expression of happiness on the young man's face.
- Volunteer Photos
- Future Volunteers
- Staging
- This picture was taken on June 2, 2011. After finishing staging in Washington D.C, here are the Peace Corps Trainees taking a final picture before leaving to Mali, West Africa. The June staging has water sanitation and education Volunteers.
- Volunteer Photos
- Mali
- Host families
- Pamela enjoying a sunday afternoon with her host sister Coumba in Mali.
- Volunteer Photos
- Primary at Recess
- Schools
- I took this photo from the vantage point of the staff room of the Jinja Primary Teachers' College in July 2011. We are neighbors with a primary school and share the land. This picture shows some children playing dodge ball, while a cow grazes in...
- Volunteer Photos
- American/Malian Cross Culture
- Traditional dress
- Pamela and Ashton celebrate the 4th of July in Mali, West Africa. Here we see a perfect example of cross culture as Pamela and Ashton wear traditional Malian pagne (which is a wraparound skirt) and the colors of the United States of America.
- Volunteer Photos
- Jinja Market at Rush Hour
- Markets
- I took this picture at the Jinja market, right when the workers started flooding in, picking up things for dinner. I was overwhelmed because I rarely go during busy times.
- Volunteer Photos
- Dance Lessons
- Dance; Traditional dress
- I took this picture of my wife while she was learning traditional dances with some local children. We are serving together in Costa Rica.
- Volunteer Photos
- Mama y Machete
- Children
- My husband and I currently serve in rural Costa Rica. During our community assessment process we conducted interviews around the community. On July 12, 2011, I took this photo as my husband took his turn at conducting the interviews. There were...
- Volunteer Photos
- Glimpse of historical innocence
- Elders; Youth; Celebrations
- This photo was taken on May 9th, 2011 in celebration of Victory Day in Ukraine. The parade took place in the city and ended atop the hill of the eternal flame. This photo was taken as I was walking through a crowd with an elderly woman who had been...
- Volunteer Photos
- Tea Siame
- Host families
- This photo was taken one Sunday morning in Kanye, Botswana. I was still living with the Sengalo family during my first two months of training. Because Sunday morning was my only free morning of the week, I would always stay in my pajamas a little...
- Volunteer Photos
- Smile
- Celebrations; Youth
- I took this photo on May 24th, 2011 in Bulgaria. On this day, Bulgarians celebrate Alphabet Day. In this town, also the site of my pre-service training, children from each school paraded down the city center, each group uniquely celebrating the...
- Volunteer Photos
- Leagang
- Children; Host families
- This was my first day meeting my host family niece, Leagang. She was eager to see the camera and get acquainted with me as she pulls at my dress.
- Volunteer Photos
- Let's learn to recycle
- Celebrations; Children
- The photo was taken during the annual feria parade in my site in Guatemala. Every school in the town participates and has to make a costume. The school presented in the photo is one of the schools I work with called EORM El Mezcal. They chose the...
- Volunteer Photos
- Ugandan Scouts
- schools; children
- As an education volunteer, I am placed at a Primary Teachers College in rural Uganda. Recently the college held a regional scouting competition where different troupes came to compete. There were children from age five through twenty-five. I came...
- Volunteer Photos
- Watching the Games
- schools; children
- This photo was taken in July, 2011 during an school track and field competition at the primary teachers college where I serve as an education volunteer. Despite my lack of technical knowledge on track and field events, I helped run practices...
- Volunteer Photos
- Processional
- schools; children
- As an education volunteer in southwestern Uganda, I have the opportunity to work on various secondary projects with local primary schools. In one nearby school, I facilitated a drama club where children could have the opportunity to express...
- Volunteer Photos
- Performance Preparations
- schools; children
- As an education volunteer in Southwestern Uganda, I have the opportunity to work on various secondary projects with local primary schools. In one nearby school, I facilitated a drama club where children could have opportunities to express...
- Volunteer Photos
- Victory
- schools; children; sports
- I work as an education volunteer in Southwestern Uganda and recently had the opportunity to help the students at my school prepare for a regional track and field competition. This photo shows two of my students as the 10k race was finished. The...
- Volunteer Photos