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    • Wetland in Reserve

    • Wetland in Reserve

    • Terrain; Environment

    • This is a photo of a wetland in the wildlife reserve I helped manage--a home for flocks of birds and large fish. The characteristics of the wetlands varied by season: during some parts of the year, the entire area in this photo would be flooded; at...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Community Reforestation Campaign

    • Community Reforestation Campaign

    • Environment; Forestry; Work; Host community friends

    • I had this photo taken of me and my friend, Jonnys, during a community reforestation campaign in Macuelizo, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua in August, 1997. We are shown planting a Mexican cedar tree. I had established a tree nursery and organized a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bobbing for Apples

    • Bobbing for Apples

    • Celebrations

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Christmas Trees in Western Honduras

    • Christmas Trees in Western Honduras

    • Celebrations; Children

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • International Cooking Day

    • International Cooking Day

    • Celebrations; Teachers and students; Cooking

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Stars and Stripes Forever in Honduras

    • Stars and Stripes Forever in Honduras

    • Children

    • 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)....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mama y Machete

    • Mama y Machete

    • Children

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Slippery Pole

    • Slippery Pole

    • Children; Celebrations; Games

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Think Fast

    • Think Fast

    • children; schools

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gallo Pinto, Peace Corps Style

    • Gallo Pinto, Peace Corps Style

    • Food and meals

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pupusas

    • Pupusas

    • Food and meals; Celebrations

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kite Festival

    • Kite Festival

    • Games; Celebrations

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kite Festival

    • Kite Festival

    • Games; Celebrations

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Parachute Game

    • Parachute Game

    • Games; Children

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Club Foot Medical Brigade in Honduras

    • Club Foot Medical Brigade in Honduras

    • Health

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • HIV Workshop

    • HIV Workshop

    • HIV/AIDS; Youth; Youth development

    • Volunteer Aliyya Shelley giving an interactive HIV workshop to high school and university students in Guatemala (June 2009).
    • Volunteer Photos

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