April Fool's Day in Odessa--a national holiday unlike any other in Ukraine. My counterpart and I escorted students to the port city of Odessa for a day-trip.
Two Peace Corps Volunteers sitting on a bus outside of Odessa, Ukraine. No idea where the bus driver is or when (or if) we will leave. And who cares in this moment in the time?
Full text of Who's Who in the Peace Corps--Washington, which includes staff bios of many of the founding staff members of the Peace Corps. Approximate date of publication is 1963.
This is a family photo of my neighbors as younger parents--now, their daughters are adults with their own children. The father was a former Communist Party official in Uman who is now a pensioner. This picture was taken on the night of Christmas...
Camps and clubs; Teachers and students; Universities
This photo was taken during summer camp at European University--my work site. My students put on "Cinderella" with some reverse gender roles to celebrate graduations and the end of the semester.
My host mother, Luda, is in the yellow jacket, along with two neighbors. I'm the guy with the red beard. The other guy is a Russian national living in my host city. We spent a LOT OF TIME sitting in this kitchen, trying to communicate with my...
My host mother, Luda, with one of her sons, Igor. This was taken in July of 2009, when I left my permanent site for a visit. The room they are sitting in was my "bedroom."
This was the last dinner I had with my host family before I left training. This is in the city of Chernigov--my host mother is the blond woman at the far left. The person sitting next to me is another Peace Corps Volunteer with her host mother. I...