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    • Gotchoo and the Snuff Bottle

    • Gotchoo and the Snuff Bottle

    • Elders; Traditional dress; Artisans; Crafts

    • This man is a woodcarver and his name is Gotchoo. The little carved snuff bottle in his hand is one of the most beautifully carved objects I have ever seen-entirely covered with intricate and symbolic carvings. It is used in a little greeting...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Computer Guru

    • The Computer Guru

    • Elders

    • This is the first time my Mama Gazda used a computer. She is talking to her granddaughter in Moscow via the internet in Moldova. She is 82 years old and such a wonderful person.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Living in the Hills

    • Living in the Hills

    • Elders

    • This elderly brother and sister lived alone, miles away from a village or city in the foothills of the Baba Mountain range near Bitola, Macedonia. They had so little for themselves, and yet when I was hiking through with a Macedonian friend in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kpendua's Regent

    • Kpendua's Regent

    • Elders; Funerals

    • Near the completion of my service, I was lucky to attend the funeral of the chief of Kpendua, the village in which I served in the Northern Region of Ghana. It took 5 years for the village to raise enough money to properly commemorate his death,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Damba at the Damba

    • Damba at the Damba

    • Elders; Celebrations;

    • This is Damba sounding the talking drums during the Damba Festival (for which he was named) in the northern region of Ghana. The men sitting behind are elders and opinion leaders who have joined outside the chief's palace. (February 2010)
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Say "Jibna" (Cheese)!

    • Say "Jibna" (Cheese)!

    • Animals; Elders; Host community friends

    • This photo was taken in March of 2011 in a rural village in Morocco. In the photo are two fellow Volunteers who had come to visit my site for my birthday. As we were walking around my village, the Sheikh (center) invited us all in for tea, as he...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Profile of María

    • Profile of María

    • Elders

    • This photograph was shot in Honduras during a nutrition and healthy cooking class for mothers in June of 2011. María is a Lenca women, one of the indigenous populations of Honduras famous for their brightly colored pañuelos (head scarves)....
    • 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
    • T'schila Woman Cooking

    • T'schila Woman Cooking

    • Elders; Pre-service training (PST); Cooking

    • I took this photo during training in April of 2008 while visiting the T'schila tribe in El Poste, Ecuador. The photo shows an elderly woman of the tribe traditionally cooking food in a hut.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Glimpse of historical innocence

    • Glimpse of historical innocence

    • Elders; Youth; Celebrations

    • This photo was taken on May 9th, 2011 in celebration of Victory Day in Ukraine. The parade took place in the city and ended atop the hill of the eternal flame. This photo was taken as I was walking through a crowd with an elderly woman who had been...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Old One

    • Old One

    • elders

    • I was visiting my host mom (a teacher of Russian) at her school. She and a couple of other tachers where cleaning their classrooms before the school year started. This lady, whom I called "old one" was there to help. She was the regular cleaning...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Craft Time

    • Craft Time

    • Artisans; elders

    • I have been serving in Belize for the past two years. My primary assignment is working with a small mayan womens group that runs a craft center. Part of the way I decided to integrate better was to learn how to make the crafts just like them. This...
    • Volunteer Photos

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