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    • Monk Explains Budhism

    • Monk Explains Budhism

    • religion; host community friends

    • When we arrived in our training village in Cambodia, we met some of the local officials and were blessed by two monks. The older monk spent much time talking to the trainees about budhism while we were waiting for people to arrive. He also answered...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Window to the Future

    • Window to the Future

    • Schools; Education; Children

    • At the teacher training session for the k5 trainees in Cambodia, a class full of mostly college English students listen to suggestions by Peace Corps trainees on how they might better their English teaching in the classroom.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • English class

    • English class

    • teachers and students

    • Photo of K'mai students my group taught during English language teaching Practicum week in training village--Cambodia, September 2011
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Water: A Gift

    • Water: A Gift

    • water and sanitation; host community friends

    • Water in Cambodia is not a sparse commodity, at least during the rainy season. My host family used the pool of water in their back yard to clean clothes and dishes, as well as jump into when they were hot after playing volleyball. Rain in Cambodia...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Where in the world is Cambodia?

    • Where in the world is Cambodia?

    • World Map Project

    • \During the Grade 12 semester exams, there are no classes for the underclassmen. I took this break as an opportunity to do the Peace Corps World Map Project. About 50 students, from grades 10 and 11, worked together to draw and paint the map on the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Celebrating World Map!

    • Celebrating World Map!

    • World Map Project; Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken at my school in March 2011. This was the moment we finished painting the world map after working on it for three weeks braving the boiling sun and monsoon rains! The students in the photo are grade 10 students who were helping...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Putting the Pieces Together

    • Putting the Pieces Together

    • HIV/AIDS

    • The photo was taken on World AIDS Day 2011 at a health center in Cambodia. The picture is of a girl who was visiting the health center that morning. She helped glue pieces red paper to complete an HIV/AIDS ribbon.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Information is Multifaceted

    • Information is Multifaceted

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken at a primary school in Cambodia on World AIDS Day 2011. Each student was given a red ribbon and a cube containing information about HIV/AIDS along with a short lecture on the topic. The picture shows a student with a ribbon...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Future is Now

    • The Future is Now

    • HIV/AIDS; Children

    • The photo is from World AIDS Day 2011 at a primary school in Cambodia. The photo shows a student who has already pinned his HIV/AIDS ribbon and is waiting to listen to a presentation on HIV/AIDS.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Farmer, Memot, Kampong Cham

    • Farmer, Memot, Kampong Cham

    • Host community friends

    • I took this photograph in December 2010 while visiting a fellow Volunteer who was showing me around her town. The man in the photograph is a farmer who used to be at the top of his class when he graduated. But, due to low funds, he needed to help...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Seller in the Market

    • Seller in the Market

    • Markets

    • I took this photo in a Cambodian market in August of 2010. The photograph is of a market seller helping the man below him lift a heavy package. Through the back door of the seller's stall, you call see the ever-green rice fields during the rainy...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Soccer with the High School Kids

    • Soccer with the High School Kids

    • Sports; Teachers and students

    • I took this photo during K4 pre-service training (PST) between language class and dinner, when the high school students would play soccer with us for an hour. This photo shows a fellow community health education Volunteer (then-trainee) playing...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hanging Out at the Wat

    • Hanging Out at the Wat

    • Architecture; Religion; Children

    • This is one my favorite photos from my service in Cambodia. This photo was taken during my pre-service training in Kampong Siem district in Kampong Cham province. The wat (more commonly known as a pagoda) aren't just used for religious...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • American-Khmer Family Portrait

    • American-Khmer Family Portrait

    • Host families

    • This is a photo of me, my American parents and my immediate Khmer host-family members. This was taken a year into my service in Cambodia (April 2008) at my host-family's house in Peam ChiKang village.
    • Volunteer Photos

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