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    • Supra Time!

    • Supra Time!

    • Celebrations; Food and meals

    • This impressive spread was for the birthday party of a 12-year-old girl in Kutaisi, Georgia. Georgian feasts, or supras, are not rare, though this table is especially elaborate. It's important to note that only half of the dishes are on the table...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Imagining Victory

    • Imagining Victory

    • Games; Youth; Host families

    • The day after I arrived at my pre-service host family's home, I was taken to the town of Borjomi, Georgia. Twelve year old Vasha competed in this chess tournament. I snapped this picture and within 2-3 moves, Vasha had won this game and with this...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Browsing for Stalin

    • Browsing for Stalin

    • Markets; Host community friends

    • A volunteer (Seth, on the right) and a salesman peruse the selection of Soviet medals and memorabilia. Many Georgians sell their USSR wares on the sidewalks of Tbilisi, and renditions of Stalin abound-- naturally, since he was Georgian.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Village Art Day

    • Village Art Day

    • children; environment

    • On May 25, 2010, in the small Georgian village of Kvibisi, our Business and Social Entrepreneurship group conducted an Art Day for children in the village. In small groups, the kids used art supplies and natural elements like twigs and berries to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fork in the Mtkvari

    • Fork in the Mtkvari

    • Terrain

    • This is the view from Jvari, a 6th century monastery near Tbilisi, Georgia. From a hilltop, it overlooks the conjunction of the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers, and you can see the smattering of low buildings on the right, which is the ancient town of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Four Examples of Georgian Happiness

    • Four Examples of Georgian Happiness

    • Children; Youth development

    • This photo was taken within the first few days of my arrival for pre-service training in the Republic of Georgia. The children were extremely excited for my arrival, and getting them to pose for a photo took much time and patience. I think they...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Chilly English Class

    • Chilly English Class

    • Schools; Climate; Teachers and students; Work

    • These 7th-grade students in Samtredia, Georgia are working on their English assignments in full winter gear. We had a small wood heater in our classroom, which was more than what the other classrooms had, but often the heat was not enough to warm...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Caught Red-Handed

    • Caught Red-Handed

    • Celebrations; Weddings; Host families; Host community friends

    • Georgian weddings are often attended by 200+ guests and last for two days. This requires neighborhood-wide coordination to prepare the piles of food needed for each celebration. In this picture taken in Samtredia, my host relatives and neighbors...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Caucasus

    • The Caucasus

    • Animals; Culture shock and adaptation; Site orientation; Volunteers

    • View of the foothills of the eastern portion of the greater Caucasus, in the town of Lagodekhi, Georgia, approximately 5 kilometers from the Azerbaijani border. A typical cow herder leading the cows home at the end of the day (most cows know how to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kakheti Farmer

    • Kakheti Farmer

    • Terrain; Transportation

    • Visiting Peace Corps Volunteers in the east of Georgia, I took this picture on a lush, slightly cloudy spring afternoon. A farmer was driving his horse and wagon home through the low hills of the Caucasus.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Preparing the Pig

    • Preparing the Pig

    • Host families; Food and meals

    • In December, my host family fattened and then slaughtered a pig for the Orthodox Christmas and New Year's holidays. This is my host brother pouring boiling water over the pig's head in the back yard. He later roasted some of the pork meat.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dedoplistskaro's AIDS Ribbon

    • Dedoplistskaro's AIDS Ribbon

    • HIV/AIDS

    • The photo was a spur of the moment idea that quickly bloomed into a school wide effort. The Ministry of Education in Georgia held a health-related photo contest on Facebook, with different schools submitting their own photos. They asked me if I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • School House Rock

    • School House Rock

    • Music; Children

    • This was taken on the last day of school in our training village, Dviri, in the mountains of central Georgia. Trainee Goodloe Harman treated students to a few songs in between classes outside of the village school. June, 2011
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Churchkhela

    • Making Churchkhela

    • Cooking; Food and Meals; Host community friends

    • I took this during a visit to the village home of one of my Georgian friends. His family was making "churchkhela" - a candy made by boiling grape juice and flower and coating strings of walnuts. It's delicious and making it is always a family...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Easter Feast

    • Easter Feast

    • Host families; Food and meals

    • I took this picture of my host family on Easter Day, 2004, in Sartichaala, Georgia. It's a tradition to have a feast in a cemetery on Easter. This was my third day in country and a wonderful introduction to Georgian customs.
    • Volunteer Photos

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