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    • A Goat and a Mule

    • A Goat and a Mule

    • Animals; Elders

    • Near Zeleznica in the foothills of the Osogovo Mountains in Eastern Macedonia, a woman on the road to Kratovo walks her goat and mule. I took this during a walk outside my site, Kratovo, in March 2003. The woman is from a village and going to town...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A New Year's Eve to Remember

    • A New Year's Eve to Remember

    • Celebrations; Elders

    • After visiting my host family for Christmas 2004, my now-husband and I were thinking about what to do for New Year's Eve. He remembered his grandfather was from a village nearby, deep in the Balkan mountains, and we decided to catch the bus there...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baba and Boy

    • Baba and Boy

    • Children; Elders; Host community friends

    • Grandmothers (babi) play a huge role in a family household. Often, the grandmother is the main family member that takes care of the children, cooks and takes care of the overall household chores. It is very common for many generations to live under...
    • 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
    • Hope

    • Hope

    • Elders

    • Photo was taken in Jawand, Afghanistan during a Peace Corps/USAID Project called Operation Help. It was a War on Hunger project during the 1970's famine relief in Afghanistan.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Two Women at the Corn Mill

    • Two Women at the Corn Mill

    • Elders

    • It was the day after Christmas 2004 and a few volunteers and I decided to visit the picturesque village of Vevcani, Macedonia. As we wondered the streets we came across these women and asked if we could take their picture. They laughed and seemed...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Basket Making

    • Basket Making

    • elders; artisans; host families

    • My first month of service, March 2011, I lived with a host family. My host dad was a basket maker. He started with a long piece of bamboo, whittled it down to the various lengths and widths needed, and proceeded to make baskets. His baskets were...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cuisnahuat's Senior Citizen Group

    • Cuisnahuat's Senior Citizen Group

    • Elders; Celebrations

    • During my service I helped the local clinic form a group for senior citizens. We met monthly to discuss health issues. Since many of these seniors walked for miles through the mountains to get to the meetings we always had something to eat and a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Don Rodolfo and David

    • Don Rodolfo and David

    • Elders; Children; Host community

    • This picture was taken in the weeks leading up to my COS conference. The gentleman pictured is Don Rodolfo, who was my landlord for the beginning of my service. His daughter Betty was a close friend of mine and the bay he is holding is her son,...
    • 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
    • Adoring Grandfather and Grandson

    • Adoring Grandfather and Grandson

    • Host community friends; Elders; Children

    • Children are adored in Tuvalu and this is a photo of a grandfather adoring his grandson and namesake. Chidlren seldomly cried in Tuvalu, they were always being held, and their needs were quickly satisfied. After a child is born, the mother is...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Helping Hand

    • A Helping Hand

    • Host community friends; Elders; Gardens

    • Baba Mita was my next door neighbor. I used to help her in the garden and she would give me fresh vegetables at the end of the day. She taught me how to cook many traditional Bulgarian meals and make homemade wine. As most men in the village, her...
    • Volunteer Photos

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