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    • A Ukrainian Cooking Lesson

    • A Ukrainian Cooking Lesson

    • Host families; Cooking

    • Shortly after arriving to site and moving in with our host family, three generations of Ukrainians teach Lauren how to make varenyky, stuffed dumplings, which were then filled with sour cherries. A labor of love that is so worth the effort!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Winter in the Village

    • Winter in the Village

    • Host families; Climate

    • This photo was taken during my training in Trypillia, Ukraine on March 6, 2006. The little girl is my host sister, Liza, all bundled up for her morning walk to school. It was one of the first major snowfalls I experienced while in Ukraine.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • International Language - Laughter

    • International Language - Laughter

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken of a fellow Volunteer walking with her host grandmother and grandson on April 20, 2011 in Ukraine. The photo show a connection between the Volunteer and host family, although there is a language barrier.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Easter Eggs

    • Easter Eggs

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken in Guatemala, April 2011. Living with a host family isn't just a good way to get a little closer to those in the community, it's a great way to share American customs. Pictured is my husband, Kyle, and children in our host...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Host Mother

    • My Host Mother

    • Host families

    • I took this photo in the summer of 2009 in my yard with my host mother in a small village in Ukraine. Summertime brings so many fresh fruits and vegetables to the market and such beautiful weather after the long hard winter that it is hard to keep...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ya Ukrainka! Lera with Host Mum Maria

    • Ya Ukrainka! Lera with Host Mum Maria

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken in March of 2006 in Uzyn, Kievskaya Oblast, Ukraine, when I had been living with my host family for about a month. On the right is my host "mother" Maria, making sure I was properly dressed to go out into the cold to use the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Peace

    • Peace

    • host community friends

    • I took this picture in 2006 in the village of Karapashi, Ukraine, Kiev Oblast. This is the maintenance man at the village's bread factory.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cookies for a Cause

    • Cookies for a Cause

    • HIV/AIDS; Cooking

    • This photo was taken during an HIV/AIDS awareness fundraising project. The kids in my volunteer club called, Together We Can Succeed, were baking AIDS ribbon cookies to sell for materials for more prevention projects. All of the cookies were hand...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Memorial Lanterns

    • Memorial Lanterns

    • HIV/AIDS

    • I took this picture on May 18th, 2012 in Ukraine. May 18th is Day of Remembrance for People Who Have Died of AIDS, the local social service center arranged for a memorial in support of those living with HIV and those who have passed away. The photo...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • AIDS Ribbon Cookie Project

    • AIDS Ribbon Cookie Project

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This is a photo of my volunteer club, Together We Can Succeed. The kids are from a small village in Bulgaria, called Svoboda. We created the awareness ribbon cookies by hand, and wrapped them to be sold for future HIV/AIDS prevention projects. The...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Peace Corps Mission #2

    • Peace Corps Mission #2

    • Goal 2; Youth

    • This photo was taken on 19/07/2011, in a small village in the Rhodope Moutains, which is home to a minority population of Bulgarian Muslims and is a rural and poor area. These students are my 5th-8th grade summer school students who have just begun...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A game of Kings

    • A game of Kings

    • Games; Host community

    • This picture was taken in early April, in a park off the pedestrian mall in Bulgaria. The men in the picture were taking turns playing chess in the late morning, getting ready to wrap it up for the day. They had been playing all morning, laughed...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bulgarian Snow

    • Bulgarian Snow

    • Climate

    • Enjoying my first winter with my host family in Panagyurishte, Bulgaria. This photo was taken outside their flat by my host brother in the winter of 2003.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Watching

    • Watching

    • Children; Celebrations; Sports

    • This picture was taken during a village holiday celebration on August 7, 2011 in Ukraine. Each year there is a big celebration for the village of 3500 people. There is a concert, games for children, shaslik (Ukrainian style bbq) dancing, and a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Youth Development In The Sun

    • Youth Development In The Sun

    • Celebrations; Host community friends; games

    • This photo was taken on July 9, 2011 in Bulgaria, with a group of four youth volunteers who were performing activities as a part of the Peace Corps' 20th/50th anniversary commemoration. In the photo the volunteers and I are attempting to make a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Team Building

    • Team Building

    • Celebrations; Host community friends

    • This photo was taken July 9, 2011 in Tryavna, Bulgaria, with a group of four volunteers who were taking part in Peace Corps' 20th/50th anniversary activities. The photo depicts a team building activity we are preparing to perform, and I am...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kreshenye

    • Kreshenye

    • Celebrations; Climate

    • Kreshenye, a Russian Orthodox holiday, is celebrated on the 19th of January in Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan by dipping three times in the frozen river Ishim, which is blessed for the occasion. Young and old take part every year, despite the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Camp HEAL

    • Camp HEAL

    • Camps and clubs

    • Camp HEAL (Human trafficking, Education, Aids/HIV, Leadership) is a camp held in Ukraine. The camp is a week long camp that helps educate the Ukrainian youth in these topics. In the picture are the camp directors, both Peace Corps Volunteers and...
    • Volunteer Photos

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