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Full text of a brochure highlighting four of the earliest Peace Corps Volunteers--what inspired them to join, what they encountered overseas and how their experiences have helped shape their lives after their Peace Corps service. Although no exact...
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...
We all were being taught Arabic in a local school. It was the first week in the country and the lessons had gotten stressful. We moved outside to get fresh air and the morale brightened.
The men of this outer island in Yap State of the Federated States of Micronesia replace the palm frond thatch roofing on a traditional Micronesian house. Every family in the village of the house will weave and contribute at least ten pieces of...
My neighbor and long time friend brought me over my Close of Service goodbye gift. A tradition dishdash, robe, head piece and prayer beads. We spent the evening with me dressed up and drinking coffee on the roof.
My site-mate and I were discussing potential ideas for our center's mural project. We painted these images with respective Arabic numbers so that the students could use them as counting resources.
One of our LCFs taught a fellow volunteer to play the local drums. The bus ride from seeing historic landmark was that much more fun with live music and everyone singing along.
This photo shows my Uzbek host family, with whom I lived for all of my two years at site. In parts of Southern Kazakhstan there are many Uzbeks, who lived there long before the Soviets drew the current borders. From left to right: me, host mom,...
Kazakh horsemen participate in a game of Kokpar during the Nauryz celebration to mark the beginning of Spring. Two teams attempt to take possession of a headless goat carcass and drop it in a goal on their side of the field. The field was muddy...
This photo was taken on Easter Day 2010, on a remote atoll in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia. Micronesia is largely and devotedly Catholic, organizing elaborate Christmas and Easter celebrations every year. On this atoll, the men and...