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    • My friend Sophia

    • My friend Sophia
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    • This is a photo taken during training in Paraguay. Sophia is related to my training family and lives next door. Many times Sophia would come and visit me while I was studying and go through my pictures from home. After many times of looking through...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Little Host Sister

    • Little Host Sister
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    • This is a picture of one of the sisters of my host family, where I stayed during pre-service training in the extreme north region of Cameroon. I was always welcomed back to the house after a long day of training with the beautiful smiling faces of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Action Verbs!

    • Action Verbs!
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    • This photo was taken in my host family's compound in the apring of 2010 in the Kolda Region of Senegal. These two little rascals, Ibu and Mama, were my little brothers during my service. They always wanted to share with me what they were doing in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Our Cook

    • Our Cook
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    • This is a photo of Moti Laal. He was our cook, houskeeper, protector, friend, and true cultural advisor. He dressed up this day to have his photo taken. He is standing outsde of the front door to our bungalow. Note his new attire and the screened...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tea Time in Mali

    • Tea Time in Mali
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    • This photo was taken March 2011 during my pre-service training homestay, in a village about 1 hour outside of Bamako, Mali. My host brother, Madou, was spinning the tea fourneau to activate the coals to make tea. Tea is a major part of the Malian...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Photo of Household Help

    • The Photo of Household Help
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    • The young man who assisted us at the house asked one day if we could help fund a family photo. We were a little curious, but it became clear that he wanted a formal family photo with their first child. We thought it was a good idea, and we funded...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • With Host Family in Peru

    • With Host Family in Peru
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    • This photo, taken in 1969, is of Volunteer Jim Hencin along with the host family in whose house he lived in Limatambo, Peru. The family owned a restaurant/pension that served many travelers who stopped on their way to and from Cuzco, the regional...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Jose Domingo

    • Jose Domingo
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    • This is my host brother having his hair washed by my host mom. He was born only a week after I arrived at my site. Because of that, it was always easy to remember how old he was. I took this picture close to the end of my service, so that means...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bentleys and Salehis in Kerend

    • Bentleys and Salehis in Kerend
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    • This was our "family" in Iran. Ernie is on far left. Sue is 3rd from right. Mr. Salehi and Mrs. Salehi are 3rd and 4th from left. Salehi children are in front. Behrouz is squatting down with his younger brother. The other women in the picture are...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • New Best Friends

    • New Best Friends
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    • This photo was taken in the Comarca Ngobe Bugle, Panama in 2007 during my site visit, part of the pre-service training. The host mom and dad were too busy preparing meals but the host brothers and sisters took me around the neighborhood posing for...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Music is a Universal Language

    • Music is a Universal Language
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    • After a long day of language classes during pre-service training in Senegal, Volunteer Melanie Chamberlain finds a quiet corner in her family compound to sit and listen to music with one of her young host brothers. The pair sat and listened to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dad with Mojitu

    • Dad with Mojitu
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    • My parents and niece came to visit me while I was serving in Niger. We went to visit the family that had hosted me while I was in pre-service training. This is a picture of my father (M. Ian Jenness) with my host mother's grandson (Mojitu) in...
    • Volunteer Photos

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