This was taken at the Jane Goodall Chimp Sanctuary in Bujumbura, Burundi. While I was living in Bujumbura on the weekends I used to volunteer at the sanctuary to help feed and play with the chimps. Aly, the chimp in my right arm was one of my...
This photo was taken in the Spring of 2007 on the Island of Santo Antao, in the Cape Verde Islands, West Africa. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Cape Verde, I participated in a hiking group formed by a group of Host Country Nationals. My Cape...
The Tuareg camel riders completed the 1967 Independence Day Parade in Niger. The Tuareg are the desert people of Northern Niger. The camels are sensitive to humidity and are limited to desert conditions. This is about 15.3 degrees latitude, the...
My husband and I recently painted a World Map on a blank wall near the Junior High School in the Eastern Region of Ghana. To encourage the students to actually use the map, we did activities related to the World Cup. One day we located all the...
Self portrait of daily life in my village. Every afternoon I would sit in the doorway of my rondavel and journal, read or play the guitar as I watched the sunset over the Drakensburg mountains in Lesotho.
Abuti, a herd boy, on his donkey collecting corn feed for the cows. This 14 year old boy spends most days walking across the mountains in the Senqu river valley of Lesotho, herding my host family's cow, donkeys and sheep.
My host family Grandmother. Too old to work in the fields, she spends most days sitting against the stone wall of her hut absorbing the heat of the stones. She patiently sorts grain and beans, watches the goings-on of the village and sends all her...
Waiting for the Lesotho Freight Bus to take us from Qacha's Nek to Sethlabathebe National Park. Our backpacks were loaded in the undercarriage of the bus, along with a few reluctant sheep.
A Peace Corps Volunteer and a herd boy enjoy time together at Semonkong Falls in Lesotho. Children in Lesotho are usually curious about white skin and this boy really wanted to check out the Volunteer’s hand. This duo was with a group of children...
His Excellency Hamani Diori, the first president of Niger, is personnally welcoming each 1967 Peace Corps Volunteer to Niger. The Volunteer welcome included a dinner with the President, the First Lady, other government officials, several embassy...
Easy to Learn Kenyan Sign Language Poster created by Peace Corps BCC volunteers: Frank Lester, Sam Roberts, Miranda Roberts, and Deaf Kenyans to facilitate communication between non-signing parents and their deaf children.
Date: 2007