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    • Songkran in My Village

    • Songkran in My Village

    • Celebrations

    • I took this photo during the Songkran Festival on April 14, 2011, in Thailand. Songkran celebrates the traditional Thai New Year and is a national holiday. One of the hallmarks of Songkran is the throwing of water - people flock to the streets to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Independence to All Youth

    • Independence to All Youth

    • Celebrations

    • Photo was taken at Vergenoegen Secondary School, in Region 3 of Guyana. This student, Christopher, was throwing a ball to another student. The school was having a student appreciation day in conjunction with the week long celebration of Guyana's...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Box!

    • The Box!

    • celebrations

    • There was a lot of fanfare for this "moment" during Pra Tamnittave's cremation day ceremonies. A representative (and many others) from His Majesty The King of Thailand arrived with the "box" for the Pra's ashes. The attendees at the ceremony...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • CarniBull

    • CarniBull

    • Celebrations

    • The photo was taken in Uganda. A day of carnival games was held in the southwest of Uganda, and was called CarniBull. The winner of the CarniBull got to destroy the ceremonial pinata bull. The day was a great success and brought new ideas to the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Selamatan Snap

    • Selamatan Snap

    • Celebrations

    • In East Java a selamatan is one form of celebrating and thanksgiving. Typically a space is cleared, mats are rolled out and attendees sit on the ground lining the perimeter of the room to eat and pray together. During one such event at my home, a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Carving Jack-o-lanterns

    • Carving Jack-o-lanterns

    • Celebrations

    • In sharing American culture with my Indonesian students, I incorporated Halloween into one of my fall classes. The following weekend some students and I got together to make jack-o-lanterns. In East Java pumpkins are only used for soups and food,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Snack Break

    • Snack Break

    • Camps and clubs; Schools; Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken at an educational institution known as "La Escuelita Que Yo Quiero" (The School That I Want). The school is held on Saturday mornings, and provides non-traditional instruction in personal development, health and hygiene for...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • iGLOW Teamwork

    • iGLOW Teamwork

    • Camps and clubs

    • Participants prepare for a team-building exercise during an Indonesian Girls Leading Our World Camp. The camp focused on leadership, team-work, creative expression and developing healthy lifestyles. It was held for the first time in the most...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • An American Icon Goes to Thailand

    • An American Icon Goes to Thailand

    • Art; Schools

    • PCV Carla is introducing Principal Sawat (April 2011) to the world of rainbows, munchkins, and the belief that all things are possible. The principal has allowed other areas of the school to have rainbows painted in connection with an award party...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ancient Pagoda

    • Ancient Pagoda

    • architecture

    • I took this photo on a trip with my host family to Dujiangyan, a 2000 year old irrigation project in Sichuan, China. Even though the irrigation system had not been damaged, the pagodas had been affected by the 2008 earthquake. Fortunately, this...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rolls Royce Maya

    • Rolls Royce Maya

    • Animals; Transportation; Pre-service Training (PST)

    • I took this photo during pre-service training riding on the highway with my Bulgarian host grandparents. The horses name is Maya and my host brother nicknamed her "Rolls Royce Maya" that day.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Where in the World?

    • Where in the World?

    • Animals; Terrain

    • When I saw this view I thought of France and Camille Corot's landscape paintings of France. But no, this scene was real in Thailand. I had just moved to my permanent site in March and took this picture April 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cow in the Rice Fields

    • Cow in the Rice Fields

    • animals; agriculture; environment

    • When I first got to my training site in Cambodia, my family was still finishing planting rice in the fields behind their house. I was interested to see that the animals weren't raised for food, but were kept to work in the fields during the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Goddess

    • Goddess

    • animals

    • During our training, Peace Corps Kazakhstan decided to take us on an outting to reward us for all of our hardwork and dedication to the program. We were brought to Medeu, a mountainous region outside of Almaty. It is known for its skating facility...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rush Hour Traffic

    • Rush Hour Traffic

    • Animals

    • Every night, around 6 PM, the street in front of my house is busy with traffic: walkers, motorcycles, trucks, bicycles, cars, and even geese. These water buffalo are my favorite. Sometimes they are running when they are being herded by their...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Peace Corps Necessities

    • Peace Corps Necessities

    • animals

    • As a Peace Corps Volunteer of only 8 months (arriving January 2011), I presently feel that the two most necessary things for my survival at my site are the bicycle provided by the PC (a major source of transportation) and the school watch dog (Ya...
    • Volunteer Photos

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