Youth; Pre-service Training (PST); Host families; Transportation
During the second phase of my pre-service training, I stayed in a village on the main island of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. My host family there is from the Lamotrek Atoll, but they moved to the main island as Callistus (host father)...
This photo was taken by a fellow volunteer at the picnic which usually punctuated our Teacher Trainings. It was very common to walk a goat to the picnic, and then cook and eat the goat as part of the meal. The teachers offered me the honor of...
Serving in Nepal from 94-98, I noticed that women were poorly represented in most teacher trainings; thus, during my 3rd year I applied for and received funding to run a week-long training solely for women who taught science. This photo was taken...
I played football for ten years in Texas before joining Peace Corps. I lived in a rural town that is very close to the border of South Africa, where rugby is a very popular sport. I figured I'd introduce a new sport to these kids, so taught them...