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    • Family of Turkeys

    • Family of Turkeys

    • Animals

    • Many families living in rural areas breed turkeys and sell them in the local markets as a major source of their income once they grow big enough. This photo was taken in February 2012 in the highlands of Guatemala.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Spinning Thread

    • Spinning Thread

    • Children; Life skills

    • Spinning threads is a necessary task for families that make corte, the traditional wrap worn by Indigenous women of Guatemala. This photo was taken in fall 2011, however, this process is done year around since corte is made daily by thousands of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bathing

    • Bathing

    • Life skills; Housing

    • Everything changes when living in a foreign country, even how one bathes! Using firewood to heat up water, and finding a big bucket for bathing has become a normal way of living during my time here in the highlands of Guatemala. This photo was...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Morning Dew

    • Morning Dew

    • Agriculture; Food and meals

    • The highlands of Guatemala gets very cold during the night and in the morning one finds frost all over. The corn is placed on the roofs to dry out to be used all year, and in the morning it is found with frost and dew. This photo was taken in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Youth Unite

    • The Youth Unite

    • Animals; Children

    • Breeding and selling cats is another way families can make some extra money, and the kids in these families always play and spend time with the baby animals up until they are sold. This photo was taken in the highlands of Guatemala in December 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Tamales!

    • Making Tamales!

    • Food and meals; Cooking

    • Guatemalan tamales are made with corn masa or ground rice, small piece of pork or beef cooked in a spiced sauce, and for special occasions prunes and red pepper are added. These are eaten around holidays, birthdays, or in some communities every...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Corn Harvest

    • Corn Harvest

    • Agriculture

    • The entire family takes part in the annual corn harvest here in the highlands of Guatemala. When the corn fields are next to the house they are carried up on the roof where they are then shucked and left to dry out for several weeks. This photo was...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Peace Corps Weight Loss!

    • Peace Corps Weight Loss!
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    • This Volunteer was showing us in the Peace Corps Office in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala his success over the past 2 years of his service in losing weight and having to make new holes in his belt. He explained that finally reaching a healthy weight...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Students During Recess

    • Students During Recess

    • Children; Games

    • During recess the kids love to be active and play, and many like to climb things. This photo was taken in a village in the highlands of Guatemala in February 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • St. Pauls Netball Team

    • St. Pauls Netball Team

    • Youth development; Sports

    • Netball is a sport similar to basketball, but played by mostly women in Europe. It is non-contact and there is no dribbling. My team from St. Pauls Sports and Culture Association is pictured here. Our 2009 Grenada Netball Association (GNA) season...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Market Man

    • Market Man

    • Markets

    • This is my favorite friend in the Marketplace in St. Georges. He is loyal, fair and always has a great story. His most featured produce is not really edible- its called a calabash, a traditional, hollowed out, solid bowl used for placing bagged...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Resource Centre for the Blind Walkathon

    • Resource Centre for the Blind Walkathon

    • Youth development; Education; Teachers and students

    • These students from Resource Centre for the Blind have just completed the second-annual Walkathon on May 19, 2010. They walked the 2.5 mile route through St. Georges, the capital of Grenada and ended at the Tanteen playing field. The purpose of the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sweet, Matching Sisters

    • Sweet, Matching Sisters

    • Host community friends; Youth

    • These sweet girls would always come to my apartment in St. Paul's, Grenada for art projects, help with homework, or a snack. This day, they just so happened to have color-coordinating "plats" in their hair.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Green House Prepares for March Past

    • Green House Prepares for March Past

    • Youth; Teachers and students; Education; Sports

    • St. Dominics RC Primary School students prepare for the March Past portion of their annual sports day at the La Sagesse playing field. They are in competition with the yellow and red houses (all Grenadian national colors) to see who can be the most...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Look in the Past

    • A Look in the Past

    • Host community friends; Elders

    • My 96-yr old (now 97) Grenadian neighbor was placed in a nursing home facility last year. Her freedom to operate her own home was becoming too burdensome for her, despite her wishes to remain in my community. Her attitude changed with every visit I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • All Saints Night

    • All Saints Night

    • Celebrations

    • November 1, 2009. Family members pay homage to their departed loved ones with candles, singing, and prayer at the Grenada National Cemetery in St. Georges, the capital. Candlelight flowed down the hillside in a peaceful, incandescent glow.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pop Ups for Mother's Day

    • Pop Ups for Mother's Day

    • Children; Celebrations

    • Grade four students from St. Dominics R.C. Primary School in Grenada have just completed making Mothers Day cars for elderly ladies at the St. Martins Home for the Aged. Each student was given two pieces of construction paper and there was only one...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Blindness, Not Vision-Less

    • Blindness, Not Vision-Less

    • Youth; Secondary projects

    • These two Grenadian students are visually impaired and just completed the first-ever, "Resource Centre for the Blind Walkathon" on May 27, 2009. We had just walked 2.5 miles through town and settled down to eat refreshments and proceed with the...
    • Volunteer Photos

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