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    • Volunteer with Elephant Bones

    • Volunteer with Elephant Bones

    • Animals

    • I found these elephant bones, apparently left by poachers as there were no tusks, in the game parks of N'Dele, in the northern part of the Central African Republic. This photo was taken by my fellow Volunteer and friend, Karen, in 1984.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • 'Ofa=Love

    • 'Ofa=Love

    • Elders

    • This photo was taken in December 2010 shortly after Tongan Group 76 swear-in. We were invited to 'Ofa's house for a Christmas dinner. She was our language and culture teacher in training. 'Ofa means love and she is so well named. She loved...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Yes, We Have Bananas

    • Yes, We Have Bananas

    • Markets

    • This photo was taken in March 2011 at the Talumalu Market. Talumalu is a very big market and the center of things on Saturdays when everyone is doing their shopping. Mostly vegetables and produce of all kinds, but also available are Tongan...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tongan Spiderman

    • Tongan Spiderman

    • Children; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken April 29, 2011 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. It was a Rotary Club Children's Fair and Peace Corps Volunteers were more than happy to help. I was working the Bouncy Castle and this little guy came to jump and slide after getting a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Old West in Ha'afeva

    • The Old West in Ha'afeva

    • Funerals

    • This photo was taken April 20, 2011 in Ha'afeva, a small island in the Ha'apai group (Tonga). I was on a business trip with some Church of Tonga leaders to Pangai, Ha'apai and we made a last minute trip to Ha'afeva to attend a funeral. On a walk...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Oh, Happy Day!

    • Oh, Happy Day!

    • Celebrations

    • This photo was taken in March, 2011 at the Church of Tonga in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. This was a very special day as the rafters were being raised for the church president's new residence. The rafters were raised and blessed in three sections - one...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Catknapp at Rest - Sandy Beach, Ha'apai Tonga

    • Catknapp at Rest - Sandy Beach, Ha'apai Tonga

    • Terrain; Pre-service training (PST)

    • I took this photo while in training in Ha'apai Tonga. This was taken in Nov 2010 at is what is widely proclaimed as one the most beautiful beaches in Tonga. It is on the northern tip of Foa Island at Sandy Beach Resort. I became acquainted with...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Giant Hibiscus

    • Giant Hibiscus

    • Terrain

    • I took this photo to share with another Volunteer, who had told me her nickname is Hibiscus. The photo was taken in Tonga in November of 2010, in the front of the post office and a few other government buildings. The hibiscus provides not only...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • City High School's World Map

    • City High School's World Map

    • World map project; Teachers and students

    • The photo was taken on November 1st, 2010 at a high school in the Philippines. During the semester break, I worked with four artistic Filipino students on this world map mural. This wall is located at the entrance of the school, where students...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rice Distribution

    • Rice Distribution

    • Host families; Food and meals

    • This photo was taken on November 25th, 2010 in the Philippines. My Filipino host family and I decided to buy a bunch of rice, put them in a decent sized bags, and distribute them to the poor people on the street. Nearby a cathedral, there are...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • David Griggs andWith

    • David Griggs andWith

    • children; environment

    • Forestry Peace Corps Volunteer David Griggs happened upon a neglected Indian reservation of the Ache/Guaiyaki in the forests of eastern Paraguay in April 1971. This first encounter led to my service working with the Ache/Gaiyaki. Ultimately, Peace...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mural Celebration

    • Mural Celebration

    • Art; Teachers and students

    • I took this photo of my eleventh grade students celebrating their final paint strokes during a school mural project in Orsova, Romania. In the project, eight high school classes were able to design and paint a mural, it was an amazing experience...
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    • Volunteer with Village Children, Ataa, Malaita

    • Volunteer with Village Children, Ataa, Malaita

    • children; host community friends; schools

    • This picture is of me and village children (mostly primary school students) in Ataa, Malaita, in the Solomon Islands. Ataa is in north / east Malaita and is accessible only by canoe. I took this picture during a holiday during a Nov 1993 visit ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Beekeeping

    • Beekeeping

    • agriculture

    • I was inspecting my beehives in Macuelizo, Santa Barbara, Honduras when the sisters Dina and Senovia offered to help (1981).
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cartuchos

    • Cartuchos

    • Host community friends; Traditional dress

    • Tome' esta fota de una mujer del pueblo llamado, Chica'man, en el departamento del Quiche. Ella estuvo caminado desde su casa en los alredodores del pueblo al centro para vender sus flores durante el dia del mercado. Los flores, se llaman...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Nong Plays Alone

    • Nong Plays Alone

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo of Nong (five years old) was taken in his hometown of Plong sub-district, Thoeng district, Chiang Rai province on Dec 7, 2009 at a community event near the Thai-Laos border. After both his parents died from AIDS, Nong, who is also living...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • AIDS Awareness in Mural in Burkina Faso

    • AIDS Awareness in Mural in Burkina Faso

    • HIV/AIDS

    • I took this photo on our last day of painting an AIDS awareness mural at a local CSPS in Burkina Faso, May 26th 2012. The mural was painted with the help of a secondary school girls group. The girls also came up with a skit and presented it at...
    • Volunteer Photos

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