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    • Getting around in Ukraine's snow!

    • Getting around in Ukraine's snow!

    • Climate

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Helping Hands

    • Helping Hands

    • Children; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken November 16, 2012 in Costa Rica at an anti-abuse march. Many schools, businesses, and PANI (Costa RIca's equivalent to Health and Human Services) were involved. Groups made signs and walked a mile in the main part of town.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Vandal in Zambia

    • A Vandal in Zambia

    • Pre-service Training (PST); Host families; Universities

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Vandal in Zambia

    • A Vandal in Zambia

    • Universities; Host families; Pre-Service Training (PST)

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Vandal in Zambia

    • A Vandal in Zambia

    • Universities; Host families; Pre-Service Training (PST)

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wedding Bliss

    • Wedding Bliss

    • Weddings; Celebrations; Dance; Traditional dress

    • The midwife at a local clinic celebrates on her wedding day in Burkina Faso. The bride is dancing with friends during a Muslim wedding celebration where friends stick money on her while singing and dancing. People all around are using technology...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Stomp Out Malaria - Mosquito Netting Project Crew

    • Stomp Out Malaria - Mosquito Netting Project Crew

    • Malaria; Schools; Youth; Site development

    • The photo was taken at the completion of the mosquito netting project in Mozambique. The goal of the project was to prevent malaria by putting up new mosquito netting in all windows and plant lemon grass outside of the classrooms to deter...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • You Go Girl

    • You Go Girl

    • Girls' education; Host community

    • Many of the men in my village leave to find work in Italy. They are gone for years at a time while the women and girls have to make ends meet in village, waiting for money to be sent over. This is a photo of three girls from my village in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Neighbors

    • Neighbors

    • Cross-cultural transition; Youth; Host community

    • New neighbors come to visit me a few days after arriving to my site in Burkina Faso, December 2012.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Guanacasteco Pride

    • Guanacasteco Pride

    • Celebrations; Host community; Dance

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Jump Start to success!

    • Jump Start to success!

    • Education; Teachers and students

    • For one month during the Costa Rican school break, many volunteers put on a Jump Start camp to help incoming 7th grades improve their English level. This camp was lead by a Volunteer and a 7th grade English teacher. It was given to students who...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Let's go to the fiestas!

    • Let's go to the fiestas!

    • Celebrations; Music; Host community

    • This photo was taken January 20, 2013 at the fairgrounds in Costa Rica. One week every January the community hosts a large festival with great food, music, rides and rodeos. This picture is on the last night of the fiesta.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Festival de la Luz 2012

    • Festival de la Luz 2012

    • Host families; Celebrations; Youth

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Nicaraguan Nacatamales

    • Nicaraguan Nacatamales

    • Food and meals; Host families

    • During my pre-service training (PST), an RPCV came back to Nicaragua to visit my host family, who was also his old host family from when he was in PST. We made over 20 nacatamales, a traditional Nicaraguan dish made of cornmeal, pork (or chicken),...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hai la masa!

    • Hai la masa!

    • Food and meals; Host families

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Akee Fruit

    • Akee Fruit

    • Food and meals

    • 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!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Handwashing in Fiji

    • Handwashing in Fiji

    • Water and sanitation

    • This photo shows children learning proper handwashing outside of Savusavu, Fiji, on May 3, 2013. As part of community outreach, I went with the Savusavu Hospital health care team to assist them with health presentations. Malnutrition is a major...
    • Volunteer Photos

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