This is a picture of a lake in Ukraine at the end of fall. My group and I are lucky enough to be able to study the Russian language during training not far from this lake. It is a great view in the mornings on our way to class.
On the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia, women weave baskets out of palm leaves for feasts. They are used to carry food to village chiefs. In this photo, my host cousin is teaching me how to weave a basket. Although they...
My first month of service, March 2011, I lived with a host family. My host dad was a basket maker. He started with a long piece of bamboo, whittled it down to the various lengths and widths needed, and proceeded to make baskets. His baskets were...
This is a photo of the most talented basket weaver of the Artisan's Cooperative of Mayo-Ouldeme in Northern Cameroon. I worked closely with this coop group to get established and run a shop selling the wares of all the artisans in the village.
This was taken at the Kayanza Market in Burundi. Almost every weekend I would walk from my house to the market which was on a hillside. I used to purchase baskets from the women who sold in the market. They got to know me very well and it was a...
Full text of a brochure aimed at recruiting medical doctors to serve as Peace Corps staff physicians. Discusses ways that Peace Corps doctors provided support to both Volunteers and host communities throughout the world. Although no exact date of...
Full text of a brochure highlighting Peace Corps programs and activities and how Peace Corps fit in to the newly formed federal agency ACTION, which was established on July 1, 1971. Although no exact date of publication is given, the brochure is...