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    • Hauling Water

    • Hauling Water

    • Water and sanitation

    • When I arrived back in Cuisnahuat three years after COSing we all joked that I blew into town with the "norte," the cool north wind felt in the region in December and January. Unfortunately for all of us, said "norte" blew down powerlines all over...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volcan de Izalco

    • Volcan de Izalco

    • Ecotourism

    • For two years I lived in the most beautiful town in the world. Sure, it didn't have running water, the roads weren't paved, and there were occasional scorpions and tarantulas in my house, but it was beautiful. In one direction I could see the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Times, They Are a-Changing

    • Times, They Are a-Changing

    • Technology; Host families

    • When I arrived in Cuisnahuat in 2003 few people knew what the internet was. When I left in 2005 most had never used a computer, much less been online. Nothing could have come a a bigger shock than the fact that when I came back in 2010 I was able...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Best Wishes!

    • Best Wishes!

    • Weddings; Youth

    • My students held up a message for me to photograph. It wished my brother and his wife good luck in their marriage. The children loved being photographed and having a different activity then their normal drill. It took many tries.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Act like a tree!

    • Act like a tree!

    • Agriculture; Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken after some students helped me plant new fruit trees on their school compound. Hopefully when these trees yield fruit the kids can eat it at lunch instead of chips! The students loved helping me and were shocked that I let...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tafao

    • Tafao

    • Health

    • This is the high chief's wife with me. We have just finished a health training session where i weighed some of the village ladies. Mena is the most genuine person I have met in this country and I admire her strength and pride.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Learning to Weave

    • Learning to Weave

    • Crafts

    • This was taken in September 2010. Ese is teaching me to weave a mat. She was somewhat patient, but pushed me to learn quickly. I gave these mats as a gift when I returned home.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Friendship Bracelet Making at a GLOW Camp

    • Friendship Bracelet Making at a GLOW Camp

    • Camps and clubs; Youth development

    • During a Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) Camp in September 2011, Volunteer Allison provides pointers about friendship bracelet-making to a camper. In addition to the friendship bracelet activity, the camp included workshops on citizen participation,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Aregua 2 Training Class, Paraguay

    • Aregua 2 Training Class, Paraguay

    • Pre-service Training (PST)

    • Our training group had just arrived in country in June, 1989, and our first stop was Ykua Sati, a retreat center just outside of Asuncion, where we spent a few nights for orientation, language testing and lots of shots by the Peace Corps Medical...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Despedida at Site

    • Despedida at Site

    • Celebrations; Food and meals

    • In December, 1991 as I was finishing up my time with Peace Corps my friends in my community (San Miguel, Pastoreo) did a really nice farewell. After feasting on pollo asado, sopa paraguaya, and Coke mixed with beer (yum), there was music and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host Mom, My Moto, and Me

    • Host Mom, My Moto, and Me

    • Transportation; Host families

    • I remember the excitement when I learned that I was going to get a motorcycle to help me do my extension work. Peace Corps provided us with one week of training with a US certified motorcycle instructor, and a shiny red Suzuki 100 dirt bike. Here...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Pellets for the Slingshot

    • Making Pellets for the Slingshot

    • Games; Children; Host families

    • It always amazed me how good the kids were at entertaining themselves with what seemed like nothing, for hours on end. In this photo from 1991, my host brother Victor is making clay pellets with his cousin. They would scoop up clay soil,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • APCD Antonio Dacak Playing Guitar

    • APCD Antonio Dacak Playing Guitar

    • Music

    • In 1990 we had a combined Agriculture and Beekeeping In-service Training. After spending hours and hours learning about green manure and water filtration ditches, all in Spanish, highly technical and delivered by the Dean of the Agricultural...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Running Towards the Future

    • Running Towards the Future

    • HIV/AIDS

    • A woman runs towards a trash can to dispose of a "used" condom in a race against fellow villagers. By educating rural Malagasy on HIV/AIDS prevention, Peace Corps Volunteers hope to reduce transmission rates and increase awareness. In 2010,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • AIDS Free Generation through Education

    • AIDS Free Generation through Education

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo is original work of the Girls' Club of Uukwiyuushona Combined School, Namibia from 28 June 2012. Thirty female learners ages 14-20 collaborated ideas and were given a camera to capture them. As learners in grades either 9 or 10, they...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • We are Taking Control

    • We are Taking Control

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo is was taken at Uukwiyuushona Combined School on the 28th of June 2012 during HIV/AIDS Awareness Week, established by the government of Namibia. This photo was organized with the theme of reducing and eliminating stigma and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • AIDS-Free Generation is in Reach

    • AIDS-Free Generation is in Reach

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo is original work of the Girls' Club of Uukwiyuushona Combined School, Namibia from 28 June 2012. Thirty female learners ages 14-20 collaborated ideas and were given a camera to capture them. As learners in grades either 9 or 10, they...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tears for Years of Fighting HIV/AIDS

    • Tears for Years of Fighting HIV/AIDS

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo is original work of the Girls' Club of Uukwiyuushona Combined School, Namibia from 28 June 2012. Thirty female learners ages 14-20 collaborated ideas and were given a camera to capture them. As learners in grades either 9 or 10, they...
    • Volunteer Photos

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