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    • Rice fields at Sunset

    • Rice fields at Sunset

    • environment

    • Near my house, the rice fields at dusk are never a dull sight. Every evening is different. The colors are shaped by the day's weather, whether it rained or remained humid and heavy. This particular palm tree is my favorite. Its reflection in the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rice Paddies, Gasy Style

    • Rice Paddies, Gasy Style

    • Terrain

    • I took this photo July 4th, 2011, while hiking on the outskirts of Andringitra National Park in Southern Madagascar. I was hiking with a guide and porter, both of whom I work and live with in a small village, and two French tourists. I remember...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ringing of the Bell

    • Ringing of the Bell

    • education

    • This photo was taken on September 1st, 2012 in Chornomorka, Ukraine at Chornomorka Comprehensive School. It is tradition for a male in the soon-to-be-graduating class to carry a girl from the year's incoming 1st form class on his shoulder as she...
    • 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
    • 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
    • Sack Race

    • Sack Race

    • Games; Children

    • I took this photo during a community project on April 27, 2011, in Albania. The community project was a field day during the second half of the school day and feature several events including the sack race. The photo shows two girls and one boy...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Safety First

    • Safety First

    • Sports; Children

    • This photo was taken in Namibia at the after school program Kayec during our pre-service training for health group 33. We taught the kids how to play the American game of baseball. This boy was trying on a baseball helmet for safety.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sanook (Having Fun)

    • Sanook (Having Fun)

    • Games; Children; Volunteers; Older Volunteers

    • Sixty-seven year old PCV Carla Arnold (in the vest with back to camera) is acting like the 17-year old she tells everyone she is! This is Songkran (Thai New Year's, April 2011) in Thailand. This takes place during the summer season and is a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Saturday Storytime

    • Saturday Storytime

    • host community friends; children

    • This photo was taken in June at my home in the Issan region of Thailand. Saturday mornings the neighborhood kids come to my house for story time. I use flannel board stories to bring the stories to life, so that the kids can actively engage, and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Schedules that Make Sense

    • Schedules that Make Sense

    • Schools; Education

    • This is the school schedule. When I first arrived at site, I tried very hard to make sense of it, thought it was like reading a code. On the right side is a list of the teacher's name and their corresponding numbers. I would think there must be...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • School Chickens

    • School Chickens

    • Teachers and students

    • Emily Heller, Sector CEC (environment), July 2011-July 2013, observing in the school with the students and the newly delivered chickens.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • School Garden in Costa Rica

    • School Garden in Costa Rica

    • Agriculture; Community development; Food and meals; Schools

    • I worked with 12 schools in Costa Rice from 1980 to 1982. This was at the school called San Francisco. The teacher and students were wonderful and worked hard on their vegetable garden.
    • 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
    • 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
    • Sewing Curtains

    • Sewing Curtains

    • Life skills; Host families

    • Emily Heller, sector CEC (environment), July 2011-July 2013, home life sewing curtains with her host mom for her new house.
    • Volunteer Photos

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