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    • Family in Another Country

    • Family in Another Country

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken in August of 2010 in the community of Tomas in the Peruvian Andes. Through my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer, I befriended a local family who regularly invited me to share meals with them and partake in family gatherings with...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Easter Bunny in the Andes

    • The Easter Bunny in the Andes

    • Children; Celebrations; Religion

    • This photo was taken in April 2010 in a community in the Andes mountains of Peru. Although they do not celebrate Easter there, I wanted to share something I had enjoyed as a child--dying Easter eggs--with the kids at my local elementary school....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Potatoes in Peru

    • Potatoes in Peru

    • Food and meals; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken in July 2010 at the annual Nor Yauyos Agricultural Fair in the Peruvian Andes. As part of the fair, several towns in the region presented exhibitions of all the varieties of potatoes that they grow; while in America we might...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Saying "Cheese," Peruvian-style

    • Saying "Cheese," Peruvian-style

    • Celebrations; Youth

    • This photo was taken in July 2010 at the annual Nor Yauyos Agricultural Fair in Peru. As part of the fair, local high school students dressed in traditional clothing and presented traditional foods that they had prepared as part of a cooking...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Easter in the Andes

    • Easter in the Andes

    • Children; Celebrations; Religion

    • This photo was taken in April of 2011 with the youngest kids from my local elementary school during an Easter egg hunt. In my community, high in the Andes mountains of Peru, Easter is not really celebrated, but, in an effort to get to know the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fresh Cucumbers

    • Fresh Cucumbers

    • Agriculture; Host community; Food and meals

    • I took this photo in August, 2011, in Moldova, at my Romanian tutor's home. My tutor, her husband (pictured), and I spent the day in the garden collecting fresh fruits and veggies to prepare for an afternoon feast that we would all help prepare....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Don't Pull Too Hard

    • Don't Pull Too Hard

    • Animals; Host families

    • I took this photo of my host father skinning a rabbit in our yard in Moldova. My little brother was visiting from the U.S., so my host family made sure to give him the grand experience of Moldova! My brother and I observed as my host father killed...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Beware of the șarpe!

    • Beware of the șarpe!

    • youth; environment

    • I took this photo in August, 2011 in Moldova. As I was walking through the valley with an approaching storm above, I heard my name "Doamna Alex, Doamna Alex!" being yelled and turned to see one of my students, Danic. While he was picking cherries...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Mamaliga Flop

    • The Mamaliga Flop

    • host community friends; food and meals

    • This photo was taken in August, 2011, at my Romanian tutor's house in the north of Moldova. We spent the afternoon picking fresh vegetables from the garden, cooking traditional Moldovan foods, and then enjoying the pay off of our work. Her husband,...
    • Volunteer Photos

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