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    • Fati, Fatimatou, and I in the Shade

    • Fati, Fatimatou, and I in the Shade

    • Host community friends

    • This photo was taken in October 2009. I was hanging out with my two friends, sisters Fatimatou and Fati. I hadn't seen Fatimatou since March, when she got married and moved away. I was so excited to spend time with her again!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host Mom and I

    • Host Mom and I

    • Host families; Housing

    • This is a photo taken in the fall 2005 in my assigned village of Zongo Mozague, Niger. The woman and child are my "host mom" Aicha and her son Oumarou, aka "Umu." This is in front of her mud-brick home, just after we had finished a lunch of milk...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • I Want Silky Hair Like Naka, our Volunteer

    • I Want Silky Hair Like Naka, our Volunteer

    • Children

    • These children had never seen a white person until I arrived. They were always touching the hair on my head and arms. They liked the silkiness of my hair. Margueritte wanted hair like Naka's, so she put corn silk on her head so her hair would be...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • "I've Never"

    • "I've Never"

    • Games; Teachers and students

    • April 2011, GuiYang, GuiZhou, China Peace Corps Response Volunteer Laura Ballard plays "I've Never" with her freshman English class.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Ghanian mother and I

    • My Ghanian mother and I

    • host families

    • This picture was taken when I was sworn in as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolgatanga, Ghana in 2002. My Ghanian mother (pictured) spent hours making this dress and told me we had to dress the same as we're family and it's what you do. I had never...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • "I didn't win?"

    • "I didn't win?"

    • Sports; Youth

    • In between soccer matches during Sports Week, the kids had the opportunity to get on the field for a game of catching ducks. This March 2011, there were torrential rains in Thailand, making for a field more set for mud wrestling. These boys had...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • I Am

    • I Am

    • Host families; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD)

    • This photo was taken in beautiful Belize in spring 2011. My sister is the girl in the photo. She is a strong girl with strong opinions and in this photo she is stating a statement about her life.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • I've had it up to here with you!

    • I've had it up to here with you!

    • construction; children

    • After long day of working on our community hall digging up sand for concrete, we decided to bury some of the bothersome children in the sand on our beach. Pictured our Jo, who assisted in the burying and is holding the shovel, and the children...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • I feel like dancing

    • I feel like dancing

    • dance; traditional dress

    • This is a photo of some Masai women dancing during their village's celebration. My wife and I are are placed in Kibaya, Tanzania where we have a large Masai population. We have a good deal of Masai friends as well, so we get to attend some of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • I Have Yet to See a Fire Truck

    • I Have Yet to See a Fire Truck

    • Children; Host community

    • This photograph was taken in July 2011 at my school. One of the many ceremonies and traditions that I've experienced while teaching in Indonesia-- but this one has got to be the hottest---is every day the new students (10th graders) would bring...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • I heart El Salvador

    • I heart El Salvador

    • host community friends; children

    • In this photo I was teaching the little girls, my neighbor's grandchildren, how to both count to ten in English and strengthen their quadraceps and gluts by forming a human chair. This is one of my favorite photos because I loved every minute...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • I love the Peace Corps

    • I love the Peace Corps

    • celebrations; host community friends

    • At the end of our summer training, the English Educators in Moldova were ready to party. So we invited all of the students that took a week out of their summer to help us learn how to teach English at "Practice School" to join us in some fun-...
    • Volunteer Photos

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