I got a doll of my school mascot the day I graduated from University of Idaho. Joe Vandal now travels the world with me, and wouldn't miss out on serving in Africa alongside. This picture is of my PST host sister, Jesska, and Joe, the day I said my...
I got a doll of my school mascot the day I graduated from University of Idaho. Joe Vandal now travels the world with me, and wouldn't miss out on serving in Africa alongside. This picture is of my PST host sister, Mapala, and Joe, the day I said my...
I got a doll of my school mascot the day I graduated from University of Idaho. Joe Vandal now travels the world with me, and wouldn't miss out on serving in Africa alongside. This picture is of my PST host sister, Mapalo, and Joe, the day I said my...
This photo was taken on my last morning at my training site in Indonesia. Later this day, I would start my new life at my permanent site, which meant I had to say goodbye to six new friends I had spent the previous ten weeks with. Before that...
In this clas,s that was a part of one day camp in a high school, this teacher is teaching about how HIV spreads. The theme of the day was "choose better life skills" and a tee shirt with this logo was given to each kid. There were more than 100...
This photo is of the Akee Fruit eaten on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica. Careful, its poisonous until it opens! It is usually prepared with fish and vegetables, and tastes delicious!
Woman praying by candlelight at dawn at the Timket (Epiphany Celebration) Service on Jan. 19, 2013 in Gondar, Ethiopia. Timket is celebrated every year on Jan. 19th and marks the baptism of Jesus by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church calendar.
This is a photo from a caravan style publicity parade for an event with the CECOJE (Center for youth counseling and peer education - particularly surrounding health) in Guinea, that my partner organization, Population Services International, and I...
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.
This is a photo from a caravan style publicity parade for an event with the CECOJE (Center for youth counseling and peer education - particularly surrounding health) in Mamou, Guinea, that I and my partner organization Population Services...
I took this photo on December 12th, 2012, during my community's first ever Christmas Parade in Costa Rica. My nephews begged me to walk them to the square to watch the parade and they even managed to dig up some old Santa hats to wear. I am...
In December 2013, after a meeting with my counterpart, he needed to take his son to the store, so we got him dressed and prepared for the walk in the snow. He was bundled up in his snow suit, boots, gloves and scarf. Ukrainians really know how to...
I took this photo during the final day of constructing our greenhouse, made mostly from water bottles, at our school. Virtually the entire school helped in some way, be it collecting water bottles, preparing the bottles to be used as a material, or...
This photo was taken at the dia de anexión in Costa Rica July 25, 2012. Dia de anexión is a major holiday for this part of Costa Rica. It represents when Guanacaste became part of Costa Rica. This picture depicts the district wide acto civico...
This is a photo of the lunch my host mother prepared for me in Moldova. I was the only one eating. Moldovans love to share food and homemade wine and they expect you to eat EVERYTHING. The food is delicious and my waistline is expanding. Many great...
FOR THE SPA PHOTO CONTEST. CATEGORY: SPA RESULTS
After the camp portion May 2013 Siem Reap - Banteay Mencheay Camp GLOW, one young woman (Hanny) from one of the seven communities who attended the camp talks with a group about puberty and health -...