This photograph of Chris (on the left against the back wall) meeting with Omanis was taken by a Volunteer while on a field trip in Oman. Also in the photo is Abdulla from 1977-79. Three men were Peace Corps Volunteers with the Department of...
My fiance, Chris, and I met while serving in Thailand as Teacher Collaboration and Community Outreach Volunteers from 2008-2010. While in the Peace Corps, Chris began studying Buddhism & meditation at a local temple and ordained as a monk during a...
A group of my 8th grade students staring into the flame of a candle during a Halloween party. The students were amazingly resourceful with their costumes and had a very enjoyable time.
The blind mother of one of my counter parts prays at the base of the sacred mother tree. Buddo-Shamanist Mongolian believers visit the holy tree, tie blue prayer scarves around the tree's branches, sprinkle dairy products on the ground and pray to...
The Mongolian skyline is peppered with round piles of stones called owoos, which serve as spiritual pilars. When you encounter an owoo, the respectful thing to do is bring a few pebbles from the bottom of the mountian, walk about the owoo three...