The only place to play baseball was a cow pasture a couple of miles away from the village. The community is on the waters edge and hills rise from all sides. It takes about an hour walking through the jungle or in a canoe through the mangroves (if...
The only place to play baseball was a cow pasture a couple of miles away from the village. The community is on the waters edge and hills rise from all sides. It takes about an hour walking through the jungle or in a canoe through the mangroves (if...
During my service, I played many sports and games with the youth of Ben Guerir, including baseball, American football, soccer, and frisbee. This photo captures our game of baseball adapted to work within the constraints of the cement field behind...
This photo was taken on May 28th, 2011 at the public stadium in Naryn City, Kyrgyzstan. American and Japanese volunteers worked together to organize an event to teach baseball to local secondary school children. This photo shows several Kyrgyz...
Sunday afternoon in Lukop, Madolenihmw, Pohnpei, FSM. The baseball leagues are very popular, even if the best places to play are just in fields like this one that have been hand-cleared by machetes.
February, 2010
What has been hailed as the "all-American" sport became quite popular at my primary school in Onayena, Namibia. I served as a PCV from 2008-10, during which time I taught grade 5-6 students how to play using a foam bat and wiffle ball set I found...
Marketing campaigns; Agriculture; Community development; Health; Education; Volunteer recruitment
Full text of a brochure highlighting Peace Corps opportunities available to applicants with liberal arts degrees. Discusses program areas including Community Development, Health, Agriculture and Teaching. Although no exact date of publication is...