Easter is the biggest holiday in Moldova and everyone comes back home to the villages, so they slaughter a pig to have meat for the week-long celebrations. Here are my neighbors, preparing their pig for it's last moments.
Moldova, April 2011
PCV Chris talks with women from my women's group during our 50th Anniversary of Peace Corps celebration dinner. The women's group gathered to hear experiences from Volunteers both in China and in other countries served. Afterwards, they ate a...
This picture was taken at Dr. Pastor's ancestral home in Batangas City, Philippines while my daughter was visiting this past March. Dr. Pastor is like a father to me: he operated on my toe, takes great care of me and my daughter adores him like a...
This photo was taken on July 16, 2008 at Waterberg Primary Schoool in Ongombombonde, Namibia (Otjozondjupa Region). Waterberg Primary is a hostel boarding school where children live and learn year-round. This photo was taken at dusk as the...
In this photo, I am with the mother of the family who took good care of my when I was working deep inside Tazekka National Park. Here we are getting ready to prepare this goat for the Aid L'Kabir celebrations held about a month after Ramadan. ...
Deputy Director and RPCV Carrie Hessler-Radelet, her husband Steve and her host family enjoy dinner during her family's visit from Michigan (Western Samoa, 1983)