I returned to visit my counterparts at AFEDES in Santiago Sacatepequez Guatemala March 24, 2010. My counterpart and dear friend, Milvian Aspuac was married and had a baby since I returned to my site in 2008. This photo is of my son, Milvian, her...
This is a picture of a very dear friend of mine, Felicia, hollowing out a dried Jicaro Fruit, in order to use it as a mug for coffee drinking!
They live in Costa Rica in the small fishing village on the golf of Nicoya, Colorado de Abangares. Her...
This photo was taken on May 22, 2011 during a soccer tournament. Honduras Peace Corps Youth Development Volunteer Ashley Bass was giving a "charla," or chat, about the proper use of a condom to a large group of men ages 15-15 during a break in a...
This photograph features myself, my site mate Christina, and a local counterpart, Arnulfo, from the Ministry of Education. As youth development Volunteers, we facilitated a two-day HIV/AIDS workshop in Totonicapán, Guatemala in February 2011. The...
This photo was taken in January 2011 in Honduras in a small convenience store where Ashley Bass (Peace Corps Youth Development Volunteer) is playing with two young boys - Janier Aaron and Marvin Maradiaga - who will be receiving club foot...
A group of Elementary School School students play the Parachute game in Guatemala. All of the elementary school students participated in a day of games and activities organized by the local municipality. Children in this part of Guatemala often...
Taken in October 2010, in Guatemala. There is an annual kite contest where teams of people choose a topic that represents the country and they spend 6 months creating their masterpiece out of bamboo and crepe paper. Each is displayed at the annual...
Taken in October 2010, in Guatemala. There is an annual kite contest where teams of people choose a topic that represents the country and they spend 6 months creating their masterpiece out of bamboo and crepe paper. Each is displayed at the...
My Host sister eating a mango in peak mango season (March to May) in Colorado de Abangares. My rural fishing village community in lovely Guanacste, Costa Rica.
Pupusas are the national snack of El Salvador. They are made with corn or rice flour, and stuffed with cheese and other ingredients (beans, chicharron, ayote, etc.). Pupusas are eaten in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, but El Salvador claims...
This is my version of Costa Rica's most traditional breakfast, gallo pinto. Gallo pinto literally means "speckled rooster", and this dish gets its name from its speckled appearance of the two main ingredients, beans and rice. The dish also includes...
Taken at Liceo San Jose del Rio Sucio in La Colonia, Costa Rica, this photo shows my husband, Chris Hall, working with a group of eighth grade boys. During their free period the boys took Chris up on his offer for an English review session; the...
I took this photo on Sunday 8/7/2011 at my neighbors quince anos celebration. My husband and I attended the ceremony of the quincinera and following the service, the delicious lunch games for the children commenced. After a rousing and slightly...
This photo was taken around the 4th of July at the Instituto Hondureno de la Ninez y la Familia (IHNFA) in Honduras. IHNFA is a government organization that serves children living in extreme poverty, and children of working mothers (under age 7)....
My husband and I currently serve in rural Costa Rica. During our community assessment process we conducted interviews around the community. On July 12, 2011, I took this photo as my husband took his turn at conducting the interviews. There were...
This photo was taken in August 2011 in Guatemala. In an effort to share bits of cuisine from other cultures and teach about nutrition, I spent the day helping groups of 9th graders prepare their meals for our International Cooking Day. These two...
These children attend one of the few government-run centers in the country catering to families with severe economic hardships and children of working mothers. Just before Christmas 2010, they made these decorations to bring home and spread the...
This photo was taken in Guatemala in October 2010. In an effort to share American customs with the students here, during their school vacation we threw a Halloween Party, costumes, cookie decorating, pumpkin drawings and of course bobbing for...