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    • Students of Roma Desegregation Project

    • Students of Roma Desegregation Project

    • Music; Diversity training; Teachers and students

    • 10/23/09. Photo exhibition and piano concert to celebrate 10 year anniversary of "Roma Desegregation of Education in Central and Eastern Europe Project." Students read poetry and shared information during the piano concert. Vidin, Bulgaria -...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Team Building

    • Team Building

    • Celebrations; Host community friends

    • This photo was taken July 9, 2011 in Tryavna, Bulgaria, with a group of four volunteers who were taking part in Peace Corps' 20th/50th anniversary activities. The photo depicts a team building activity we are preparing to perform, and I am...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Teamwork on the mural!

    • Teamwork on the mural!

    • Host community; Art

    • This photo was taken in the fall of 2009, soon after I arrived in my first village of in northeastern Bulgaria. We painted a mural together that featured the Bulgarian and American flags, different kinds of people, peace doves, and beautiful...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tending to the Garden

    • Tending to the Garden
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    • This was my next door neighbor. Every morning she would tend to her garden, and after a long day of hard work, she would take an evening ride on her motorcycle with her son.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Bulgarian Bench

    • The Bulgarian Bench

    • elders; host community friends

    • This photo was taken in the spring of 2010, as I was traveling with my students and colleagues around different villages in northeastern Bulgaria for our First of Spring celebration. Every day we see grandmothers and grandfathers on benches,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Cycle: Grow, Gather and Conserve

    • The Cycle: Grow, Gather and Conserve

    • food and meals

    • Many families in Bulgaria survive by tending gardens. They grown and eat fruits and vegetables, and gather them to conserve them in jars for the winter, when there are much fewer locally grown fruits and vegetables. Many times, the conserving...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Track Suit

    • Track Suit

    • host community friends

    • One day I went onto my back balcony and saw a gentleman who lives in my apartment building chopping wood for his family. I took the photo in the fall of 2010, in the center of our town, Etropole. I was particularly struck by his track suit (which...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Traditional Costume

    • Traditional Costume

    • Traditional dress; Host families

    • This photo is of me and my host mom from a small village in Bulgaria. Part way through pre-service training, my host mom took me to be fitted for a traditional folk costume from the local region. This photo was taken in June 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Trifon Zarezan Day

    • Trifon Zarezan Day

    • music

    • I took this photo on February 12th, 2011, of the local folk song group in Chiprovtsi Bulgaria. They were warming up with tea, honey, and rakia before singing for Trifon Zarezan Day Celebrations. Trifon Zarezan is an annual holiday celebrating...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Trifon Zarezan Day Participation

    • Trifon Zarezan Day Participation

    • traditional dress; food and meals

    • On February 12, 2011, I participated with the ladies folk group in greeting visitors to Chiprovtsi, Bulgaria. The photo shows me dressed in traditional costume, offering bread as a welcome to visitors. The occasion was Trifon Zarezan Day, a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Village Wedding

    • Village Wedding

    • Weddings

    • This picture was taken on July 16th, 2011, in a village in Bulgaria. Kay and Tyler are the bride and groom, and are accompanied by a few of the many babas (grandmothers) in this small village. Kay and Tyler met during pre-service training (PST),...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • We Heart Beans

    • We Heart Beans

    • Elders; Food and meals; Cooking

    • Bulgarians eat a lot beans. This picture was taken in late September after the pods of the beans had dried on the stalk. Ahmed is taking the pleasure of beating all of the dried beans out of their shells and after this labor intensive work they...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Winter Fun

    • Winter Fun

    • Youth; Sports

    • This photo was taken in the winter of 2009. Even though the temperature can get pretty cold in the Winter it does not stop the children from playing outside. Sledding is the favored pastime when the snow hits the ground.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • World Aids Day 2011

    • World Aids Day 2011

    • HIV/AIDS

    • Condoms were distributed in a city in Bulgaria as a part of World Aids Day 2011. Some condoms were given out in "fortune cookie" style containing words of wisdom regarding HIV/AIDS.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • World Aids Day 2011

    • World Aids Day 2011

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken during a World Aids Day observance in Lovech, Bulgaria in 2011. Youth volunteers from the Bulgarian Red Cross spent the afternoon passing out brochures, condoms, etc. in the Lovech city center. The event culminated with the...
    • Volunteer Photos

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