This photo was taken in September of 2009. A fellow Volunteer and I head out to a nice open field and have some fun with my kite as folks on the nearby highway (not pictured) stopped to stare. This was outside the village of Aparan, Armenia.
Taken in July 2008 in the village of Alapars, Armenia, we introduced kids in our training village to the American tradition of the water balloon tossing, to their great amusement. I captured an action shot of this boy and girl as their water...
This photo was taken during Vartavar (or "Water Day") in Armenia in the summer of 2011. Vartavar is a holiday where people throw buckets of water at each other -- like a country-wide water fight. Basically, if you go outside on Vartavar, you can...
This photo was taken in Armenia during pre-service training, during the summer of 2011. It is 6 of the Volunteers in the training village, walking home together after a long day at school, learning Armenian.
Pre-service Training (PST); host community friends
This was taking during pre-service training in Armenia during our community project. With the help of many members of the community, over several days we painted the fence around the War Memorial in our village. There are Volunteers and community...
As part of my various tasks as a SEAD Volunteer, I helped develop micro-credit businesses. I traveled to the homes of rug maker, cake bakers, and bread makers. All the people I met I tried to help, with advise and education in western ways of...
While working as a SEAD Volunteer, I helped Seda make and market her product unlevan lavash bread. I would travel to her mountian village, Ayagabts, Armenia, to work with her. I managed a micro-credit loan program as well during my time at my site...