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    • Santa in the West Indies

    • Santa in the West Indies

    • Children; Celebrations

    • This is a picture of the preschoolers at Cottage Faith Preschool in Cottage, Dominica. They are showing off Santa crafts they made for the the upcoming 2009 Christmas season.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cricket Celebration

    • Cricket Celebration

    • Sports; Music; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken in July 2009 at the Dominica National Stadium. The cricket match was the West Indies vs. Bangladesh. During the match, I joined in a Lapo Cabwit band with other horn blowers and drummers.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Caught in the Rain

    • Caught in the Rain

    • Children

    • In August of 2009, I held a children's summer camp in my village of Cottage, Dominica. While we were taking a nature walk we got caught in a downpour and took shelter under a "Christmas" tree until the rain stopped.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mighty Kenny and Me

    • Mighty Kenny and Me

    • Teachers and students; Ecotourism

    • I took this photo in July 2009 on a school trip with the Savanne Paille Primary School from Savanne Paille, Dominica. We visited Scottshead, Dominica which has a peninsula where the Caribbean Sea is on one side and the Atlantic Ocean is on the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Summer Camp Sports

    • Summer Camp Sports

    • Camps and clubs; Youth

    • In August 2009 I held a summer camp in my village of Cottage, Dominica. This is a picture of some of the kids and I waiting in line to get a chance to hit during our rounders match.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kalinago Basketweaver

    • Kalinago Basketweaver

    • Artisans; Crafts

    • This is a photo of a Kalinago Ondian. They are the only indigenous people of the Caribbean left and they only reside in Dominica. They still make many of the same things they once made hundreds of years ago, including baskets and canoes.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dominican Children

    • Dominican Children

    • Children

    • This photo was taken of myself and several children outside of the primary school and next to the playing field. The photo does a magnificent job of capturing how happy the children of Dominica are.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Eyes and smiles

    • Eyes and smiles

    • Transportation; Teachers and students

    • Our grade 2 students were en route to the annual lenten retreat (March 16, 2011). This was taken during the process of being piled up on the bus.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Splash Day

    • Splash Day

    • Children

    • I work at a youth shelter in Dominica in the Easter Caribbean. This photo was taken during a "sea bath" with the children. I loved the expression of happiness on the young man's face.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Taking it all in

    • Taking it all in

    • youth; environment

    • This was on a field trip to the Carib Territory which is on the west coast of Dominica. The children in the picture are all currently living in a youth shelter where I work as counselor/care-giver.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fire Jumper, Dominica

    • Fire Jumper, Dominica

    • Ceremonies

    • Tewe Vaval ceremony as celebrated by the native Kalinago tribe to mark the end of "King Carnival". A colorful cardboard coffin effigy of the "King" is slowly paraded up and down the streets in Kalanago territory to the sound of repeated chants,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Creole Day's Little Lady

    • Creole Day's Little Lady

    • Celebrations; Traditional dress

    • Creole Day is held throughout the island to celebrate national pride of their country's independence. The traditional outfit is worn on that day by everyone. The girls wear a "jupe", the women wear a "robe dwiyet" and the men wear black pants,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • River Ride

    • River Ride

    • Transportation; Environment

    • Picture taken in downtown Roseau, Dominica 2004 from the bank of Roseau River. This was a once in a lifetime shot of a group of playful local boys making the best of the unfortunate trash buildup problem in Dominica, common to small Eastern...
    • Volunteer Photos

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