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- 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
- 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
- Basket Making
- elders; artisans; host families
- My first month of service, March 2011, I lived with a host family. My host dad was a basket maker. He started with a long piece of bamboo, whittled it down to the various lengths and widths needed, and proceeded to make baskets. His baskets were...
- Volunteer Photos
- Kindergarten Graduation
- children; schools
- In March 2011, in the northeast of Thailand, these little guys graduated from kindergarten, patiently waiting their turn.
- Volunteer Photos
- Peace
- Host families; training
- This photo was taken at a celebratory dinner to mark the end of Peace Corps training, the beginning of service at our new sites, and most importantly to thank our host families for teaching and caring for us for three months. Taken in March, 2011...
- Volunteer Photos
- Thailand Sunset
- terrain
- This was the view during my bike ride home after a long day of Peace Corps training. Taken in January, 2011, in Ayutthaya, Thailand, the rice fields allowed for a perfect look at the setting sun. Thailand exports more rice than any other country...
- Volunteer Photos
- Just Landed
- Pre-service training (PST); Host families
- Taken during in the first week of May 2011 during the beginning of my Peace Corps training. This picture was taken using a timer, from the rooftop of my host-family's home in Guatemala. I'm taking in my new surroundings, contemplating the...
- Volunteer Photos
- Game On
- Games
- During my first week at site, I was introduced to the love Thai people have for sports. Even though there was torrential rain and flooding, the games went on. In between soccer games, the children had fun chasing down ducks in this case, and on...
- Volunteer Photos