This picture was taken during a Christmas celebration my roommate and I organized for the less fortunate children of Tarrafal. Most of the children came from a zone called Campo Pedrada. The children from this zone have very little to eat or...
In this photo, Volunteer Katherine Grace (Gracie) Magruder presents the results of an Edzi Toto-inspired AIDS Quiz with a local high school English class from the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde.
Edzi Toto is a youth group from Malawi who are...
On December 1st 2012, Peace Corps Cape Verde celebrated what would be its last AIDS Day in country as not soon after Peace Corps would announce its graduation from the country it has so loyally served since 1988.
In this photo, Volunteer...
I took this photo at a "palestra" (event) promoting sports for disabled citizens of Sao Nicolau. In the picture are 3 teams. Each team has a blind person and a helper. The teams are getting ready to run a race. The participants are from all over...
I took this picture on a visit to Hortelão, Sao Nicolau. The kindergarten is composed of one room. The teacher is a high school graduate who is very motivated and loves to teach. Due to her economic status she was not able to go beyond a high...
I'm submitting this photo in honor of Valentine's Day approaching, and it shows my husband and I overlooking his beautiful hometown where I served my time in the Peace Corps. I met my husband in late 2004 when I was volunteering in Sao Nicolau,...
This photo was taken in the Spring of 2007 on the Island of Santo Antao, in the Cape Verde Islands, West Africa. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Cape Verde, I participated in a hiking group formed by a group of Host Country Nationals. My Cape...
This is a young girl on the island of Santiago in the Cape Verde Islands. Her brothers were very shy, but she was very adamant that she wanted her photo taken.
This photo was taken on World AIDS Day (1 December 2011) at a march organized to raise awareness about AIDS. The picture shows some 9th grade students holding posters they made encouraging safe sex, dispelling stigmas and unfair stereotypes, and...
The volcano on the island of Fogo is sometimes visible from Santiago. These are two islands in Cape Verde. Because Cape Verde is normally quite dry, there is alot of dust in the air, and the sunsets can be quite spectacular.
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...
A juvenile sea turtle, wrapped in a sleeping bag, is being transported to Pedra Badejo, a port town on the island of Santiago, to be released. The turtle was purchased from a fisherman by an environmentally conscious resident at the start of the...
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.
This photo was taken on the island of Santo Antão, December 3rd, 2011. Located in the northern chain of islands, Santo Antão contains some of the most dramatically stunning landscapes in Cape Verde. In the distance you can see the island of São...
This photo was taken July 9th, 2010 near the beach of Costa Fragata on the island of Sal. One of Cape Verde’s relatively flat islands, the sand dunes that precede each beach are teaming with biodiversity.