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    • We can learn it

    • We can learn it

    • Dance; Training; Training groups

    • I took this photo of trainees from group BG26 learning how to play traditional Bulgarian folk dance during their Initial Orientation in Panichishte, Bulgaria on May 14th, 2010
    • Staff Photos
    • Happy and Smile

    • Happy and Smile

    • Children

    • I took this photo of Education sector Volunteers Shantay (left) and Jeng-Tyng (right) with a Roma child during PST Training event entitled Roma Culture Day in Kyustendil, Bulgaria on May 10th, 2008.
    • Staff Photos
    • "Watertoss"

    • "Watertoss"

    • Games; Children; Volunteers

    • Taken during PST in Iskar, Bulgaria during International Children's Day (June 2011). This was the children's first time playing water balloon toss.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A game of Kings

    • A game of Kings

    • Games; Host community

    • This picture was taken in early April, in a park off the pedestrian mall in Bulgaria. The men in the picture were taking turns playing chess in the late morning, getting ready to wrap it up for the day. They had been playing all morning, laughed...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Helping Hand

    • A Helping Hand

    • Host community friends; Elders; Gardens

    • Baba Mita was my next door neighbor. I used to help her in the garden and she would give me fresh vegetables at the end of the day. She taught me how to cook many traditional Bulgarian meals and make homemade wine. As most men in the village, her...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A is for Apple

    • A is for Apple

    • Youth; Schools; Children

    • This first grade class at Paiisi Hilendarski school in Southwest Bulgaria is taking pride in their newly created picture dictionaries.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Little Slice of Perfection

    • A Little Slice of Perfection

    • Host community; Architecture

    • The town I spent my service in is named Nedelino. This view captures most of the town from a hotel on a nearby mountain. Nestled in the Rhodopi Mountains, Nedelino still uses Roman and Turkish bridges to cross the river, has both mosques and a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A New Soccer "Field"

    • A New Soccer "Field"

    • Host community; Pre-service Training (PST); Children

    • Alex, a fellow Volunteer, is helping the kids from the local orphange at our training site sweep the debris off the asphalt so they can create a space to play soccer. They prefer playing soccer on asphalt as opposed to grass.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A New Year's Eve to Remember

    • A New Year's Eve to Remember

    • Celebrations; Elders

    • After visiting my host family for Christmas 2004, my now-husband and I were thinking about what to do for New Year's Eve. He remembered his grandfather was from a village nearby, deep in the Balkan mountains, and we decided to catch the bus there...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Volunteer's Introduction to Her School

    • A Volunteer's Introduction to Her School

    • Teachers and students; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken on the first day of school September 15, 2010 at Gimnasia Vasil Levski (high school). The first day of school in Bulgaria is a big celebration. There are speeches from teachers, the director and from students. My director...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Aftermath of M&M Relay Race

    • Aftermath of M&M Relay Race

    • Camps and clubs; Work; Children

    • During Camp GLOW (Girls Leading Our World), our campers were paired with local orphans for a games day. This particular game consisted of a relay where participants had to race towards a plate of flour to out M&Ms with their mouths. Predictably, it...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • AIDS Ribbon Cookie Project

    • AIDS Ribbon Cookie Project

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This is a photo of my volunteer club, Together We Can Succeed. The kids are from a small village in Bulgaria, called Svoboda. We created the awareness ribbon cookies by hand, and wrapped them to be sold for future HIV/AIDS prevention projects. The...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Air Guitar Girls!

    • Air Guitar Girls!

    • Host community friends

    • This photo was taken in my first village, a small Bulgarian Muslim community in northeastern Bulgaria. I was playing in my yard one day with three of my girls, and we just enjoyed one another's company through games, eating apples, and air...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • An American in Turk's Skin

    • An American in Turk's Skin

    • Host community friends; Traditional dress; Celebrations

    • This is my best friend in the village dressing me in traditional Turkish costume for a wedding. It was taken in March 2010 in my Bulgarian village which is almost completely inhabited by Turkish Bulgarians.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Aprilci Telecenter

    • Aprilci Telecenter

    • Information and Communication Technologies (ICT); Celebrations

    • The Aprilci Telecenter opened 15 September 2001, with Bulgarian and American flags flying. The photo shows the Mayor, Sawmill owner, Telecenter manager, and Volunteer.
    • Volunteer Photos

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