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    • Life on the Demerara

    • Life on the Demerara

    • Children; Animals

    • This photo was taken up the Demerara River in Guyana, South America. My counterpart, the clinic staff and myself would make twice monthly trips to service the rivering communities. This is one of the houses/docks we stopped at and captured this...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Preparing for a Wedding

    • Preparing for a Wedding

    • Cooking; Weddings; Host families

    • My host sister got married, and the festivities included 5 days worth of celebrating and 10 days worth of preparation. In this picture we are making the dessert Mathai.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mourning the Loved

    • Mourning the Loved

    • death; health; disease

    • In 2011 a well known young male from Kato became ill. He left his family in high hopes and headed to work in town. Unfortunately for his family he never returned. His family and community mourn the loss of a cherished one because of Malaria.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Family

    • Family

    • death; health; disease

    • In 2011 a well known young male from Kato became ill. He left his family in high hopes and headed to work in town. Unfortunately for his family he never returned. His family and community mourn the loss of a cherished one because of Malaria.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Seven Curry

    • Seven Curry

    • Food and meals; celebrations

    • Guests at Hindu weddings in Guyana enjoy a fest of seven different types of curries; they include pumpkin, potato, channa (chickpeas), callaloo, catahar, achar, and dhal all piled on top of white rice.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Holistic Care

    • Holistic Care

    • HIV/AIDS

    • I took this photo during my first support group with adolescents infected with HIV. The support group took place in Guyana. Participants were asked to write questions or topics relating to their medication and put them in a box. We discussed each...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Holistic Care

    • Holistic Care

    • HIV/AIDS

    • I took this photo during my first support group with adolescents infected with HIV. The support group took place at a foundation in Guyana. Participants were asked to write questions or topics relating to their medication and put them in a box. We...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host Volunteer Visit

    • Host Volunteer Visit

    • Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken during my host Volunteer visit during pre-service training. I traveled into the interior to visit another Peace Corps Volunteer in a remote Amerindian village. This picture was taken after we completed teaching a session on...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Getting the Word Out

    • Getting the Word Out

    • Teachers and students; HIV/AIDS

    • This was taken in Linden, Guyana, South America. It was part of a PEPFAR grant I was able to garnish alongside two other Volunteers. We did a puppet show campaign targeting primary and secondary schools with the message about HIV/AIDS...with...
    • Volunteer Photos

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