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    • Mari, the Local Nurse, in Her Kitchen

    • Mari, the Local Nurse, in Her Kitchen

    • Host community friends; Cooking

    • This is my best friend and the town nurse, Mari. The picture was taken in San Fracisco la Union, Guatemala in 2009. I was just about to COS and they invited me and the new Volunteer over for a goodbye / welcome dinner. This is Mari in her kitchen.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dona Margarita and Her New Water Tank

    • Dona Margarita and Her New Water Tank

    • Construction; Water and sanitation

    • This photo was taken in San Francisco la Union, Guatemala in 2009. This is dona Margarita, her three children, the two masons and myself in front of her new water tank. I served as a health Volunteer and built 14 water tanks and 19 cement floors.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • San Francisco la Union Receives an Ambulance!

    • San Francisco la Union Receives an Ambulance!

    • Hospitals; Secondary projects

    • This photo was taken in San Francisco la Union, Guatemala in 2009. I was serving as a rural home preventive health Volunteer. The health center, local midwives and myself put together three community wide raffles to raise funds to pruchase an...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Little Jacquelin

    • Little Jacquelin

    • Children; Traditional dress

    • This photo was taken in San Francisco la Union, Guatemala in 2009 when I was serving as health volunteer. This is my neighbor on her roof. I went over and they dressed me up in the indigenous clothing "traje" to take pictures. Little Jacquelin...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • First Pumpkin

    • First Pumpkin

    • Celebrations; Children

    • Host kids Hadiza, Kader, Balki, and Rakia help Volunteer Laura Ballard carve a pumkin to celebrate Halloween. Zinder, Niger. October 29th, 2009.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Photo Class

    • Photo Class

    • Teachers and students

    • Volunteer Marisa helps students in her photography club critique their photos from the previous week's assignment. Community Youth Center, Zinder, Niger. January 8, 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Prom Planning Committee

    • Prom Planning Committee

    • Teachers and students; Celebrations

    • These students planned and hosted GuiYang Medical University's 3rd Annual Prom, "An Evening in Paris." The evening included American dances like the YMCA and country line dance, crowning of prom king and queen, and a performance by A Cappella group...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Story Telling

    • Story Telling

    • Camps and clubs; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)

    • Volunteers Marisa and Ashley pass some free time telling stories to their Young Girls' Empowerment Camp participants. Zinder, Niger. 3/24/2010
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Community Map

    • Community Map

    • World map project; Counterparts

    • Community and municipal development Volunteer Sean stands together with his counterparts at the unveiling of their new commune map. Sean and his counterparts worked togehter to fund and paint this map that is displayed at the mayor's office....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • "I've Never"

    • "I've Never"

    • Games; Teachers and students

    • April 2011, GuiYang, GuiZhou, China Peace Corps Response Volunteer Laura Ballard plays "I've Never" with her freshman English class.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Scrabble Buddy

    • Scrabble Buddy

    • Host community friends; games

    • Yuan Xiao Lu, a graduate student at the univeristy where I served teaching English, became one of my favorite Scrabble buddies. April 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos

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