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    • Vlada Catches

    • Vlada Catches

    • Sports

    • Vlada is a Ukrainian student ambassador who ensured our international participants had an incredible experience. It is partially due to Vlada's influence that several of those students run similar programs in Armenia today. July, 2007
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volunteer Birthday Party

    • Volunteer Birthday Party

    • Celebrations; Volunteers; Architecture

    • Several Albanian Volunteers sitting on the remains of a Roman colosseum in Apollonia. They came from all over the country to celebrate another PCV's birthday.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volunteer in Malta

    • Volunteer in Malta
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    • This shows a Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Malta 1970-1972, working as a librarian at the National Library for the first year and at the University of Malta Library for the second. He previously served in Turkey at the Middle East Technical...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volunteer Work

    • Volunteer Work

    • Volunteerism; Teachers and students

    • Introducing volunteer work to my students is one of the best ways to exchange culture. My students traveled 14 hours to volunteer at two Halloween parties I hosted for my new students. It was such an awesome act of volunteerism!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volunteers

    • Volunteers

    • Pre-service Training (PST)

    • This photo was taken in Armenia during pre-service training, during the summer of 2011. It is 6 of the Volunteers in the training village, walking home together after a long day at school, learning Armenian.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wait! Let me change.

    • Wait! Let me change.

    • host community friends

    • In August 2011, my dad came to visit Moldova. Like me, he likes to travel... but being my father, he also likes to see where I'm living (because, you know, he has to give his approval. He's cool like that). Anyways, he came to visit for two weeks....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wardrobe Change

    • Wardrobe Change

    • Traditional dress; Host families

    • This is a photo taken of my host mother, her grandson, and I after she dressed me up in traditional Albanian clothing. The photo was taken in March 2010.
    • 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
    • Watching

    • Watching

    • host community friends

    • My dad came to visit me for two weeks in August 2011. While spending an evening at the bar mingling with the local men, one of them asked him if he'd like to go fishing with him in the morning, even though they didn't speak the same language. The...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Water Color

    • Water Color

    • Anniversaries; Celebrations

    • I took this picture at the Peace Corps 50th anniversary celebration in Stefan cel Mare park in Chisinau, Moldova in August 2011. The photo shows decorations of balloons on the right hand side, with the Peace Corps logo displayed on the stage in the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • We Heart Beans

    • We Heart Beans

    • Elders; Food and meals; Cooking

    • Bulgarians eat a lot beans. This picture was taken in late September after the pods of the beans had dried on the stalk. Ahmed is taking the pleasure of beating all of the dried beans out of their shells and after this labor intensive work they...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • We Roll Together

    • We Roll Together

    • Cooking; Host families; Food and meals

    • This is a photo of my host mother (Aishe) and I. This was the first time we made byrek together. She was teaching me how to effectively roll thin layers of pastry dough for the byrek. The photo was taken March 20, 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos

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