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    • Carrying Your Child

    • Carrying Your Child

    • Children

    • Here is the typical way children are carried in Zambia. This is one item that I am bringing back to America. When I have children all I need is a chitenge, no expensive baby carrier for me. :)
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Under 5 Clinic

    • Under 5 Clinic

    • Maternal and child health

    • While serving in Zambia, I worked very closely with my clinic. Every friday I would spend all day weighing children under 5, so that the clinic could chart health growth and stop malnutrition.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Serenje Market

    • Serenje Market

    • Markets

    • This photo shows the market that the central Peace Corps Volunteers frequented alot. Ba Alice was our go to gal, and this is a photo of her beautiful stand.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Traditional Houses

    • Traditional Houses

    • Housing; Architecture

    • These are hand made homes outside of Eldoret, Kenya. they are made with "Rammed Earth" style cob construction and roofed in thatch. Generally this is how most Kenyans live in the rural areas.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tea Siame

    • Tea Siame

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken one Sunday morning in Kanye, Botswana. I was still living with the Sengalo family during my first two months of training. Because Sunday morning was my only free morning of the week, I would always stay in my pajamas a little...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Leagang

    • Leagang

    • Children; Host families

    • This was my first day meeting my host family niece, Leagang. She was eager to see the camera and get acquainted with me as she pulls at my dress.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Moment for Life

    • A Moment for Life
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    • This photo was taken in South Africa during my Peace Corps service. It is on Lion's Head Mountain. I am sitting on the ledge watching the sunset. I had the opportunity while serving in Botswana to backpack through Southern Africa and this was the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gaborone, Botswana World AIDS Day

    • Gaborone, Botswana World AIDS Day

    • hiv/aids; children

    • This photo is of our stall or tent at World AIDS Day Commemoration on December 9th, 2010 in Gaborone, Botswana in Tsholofelo Park. We are with the banner we carried on a long march (Stop AIDS Keep the Promise).
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cabbage Patch Kids

    • Cabbage Patch Kids

    • children; gardens

    • I started a garden at the local hospital at my site in Omaruru, Namibia. 5 women volunteered their time to help me every step of the way. This photo was taken in early 2011 as we were harvesting our garden for the very first time. The women's...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Growing together

    • Growing together

    • gardens; host community friends

    • During my Peace Corps service I started a garden at the local hospital in Omaruru, Namibia. A group of women volunteered their time to help me every step of the way. After a year of working together I was able to purchase Peace Corps shirts for...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Days End

    • Days End

    • work

    • During my Peace Corps Service I worked at a local hospital in Omaruru, Namibia. I took this photo as I was leaving work one afternoon. The security guard is taking down the Namibia flag while a Herero woman in traditional dress looks on.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Local Tranport

    • Local Tranport

    • transportation;

    • In May of 2011 my mom came to Namibia to visit me. During her stay we explored the countless miles of desolate dirt roads through the northern part of the country. This donkey cart was the first 'vehicle' we had seen in hours. They looked happy to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • What the Tourists Didn't See

    • What the Tourists Didn't See

    • Business development

    • That’s Dirck Kuzatjike in the gray jacket. He stands in front of the white board he has borrowed from my office in order to host a meeting on the street corner. All the people gathered around him are members of his organization, the Young...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bringing Home Dinner

    • Bringing Home Dinner

    • Animals; Food and meals

    • I took this photo while walking around the informal settlements in Namibia in early 2011. This man has just shot a warthog in the bush and is bringing it home to feed his family.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Working with Orphans

    • Working with Orphans

    • Art; Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken at a health center in Ethiopia. The Volunteer is encouraging children who were orphaned by HIV to be creative and express themselves using art (paper and markers).
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Lightning Strike

    • Lightning Strike

    • Terrain

    • Taken during my integration period as a Volunteer serving in Swaziland. I sat during a rain storm with the front door of my hut opened for a bit trying to catch a lightning strike off in the distance. About three minutes into my efforts I was...
    • Volunteer Photos

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