In February 2010, a fellow volunteer Coleman, got a package from the United States with his old skateboard. We were both volunteers in rural Burkina Faso so we took advantage of the few days we had off in Burkina's capital, Ouagadougou, where there...
This photo was taken on March, 2010 in Karfigula, Burkina Faso during a camp for young girls. The camp used soccer as a tool to educate girls on HIV/AIDS. The photo shows Peace Corps volunteer, Brandon Perkins, and Burkinabe counterpart, leading a...
This photo was taken on in March 2010, in Karfigula, Burkina Faso during HIV/AIDS education camp for girls. The camp, organized by four volunteers, used soccer as a means to educate girls from around Burkina Faso on HIV/AIDS. This photo shows a...
A traditional home made of lava rock at the base of Mt. Fogo, an active volcano, in the town of Chã das Caldeiras, located on the island of Fogo in the Republic of Cape Verde. This photo was taken at sunset on January 19th, 2011.
This photo was taken on March 2010 in Karfigula, Burkina Faso during the start of the mango season. The photo shows 4 young children looking up at the mango groves with rocks in their hands. They will use the rocks to throw at the mangoes, hoping...
A mature loggerhead sea turtle is released on the beach of São Francisco on the island of Santiago. The turtle was rescued from poachers at the start of the nesting season (June 2011) by the Maritime Police at Gamboa beach in Praia, the capital...
This photo was taken on August 11th, 2010 in Chã das Caldeiras on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, only moments after our new friend snacked on some locally grown produce, with Mt. Fogo looming in the background.