Full text of Who's Who in the Peace Corps--Washington, which includes staff bios of many of the founding staff members of the Peace Corps. Approximate date of publication is 1963.
Congressional members of the House Democracy Partnership visit with Peace Corps Volunteers in Indonesia. Congressional members who participated in the congressional delegation include Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), Rep. David Dreier (D-CA), Rep. David...
Full text of a brochure featuring the recollections of several notable former Peace Corps staff members and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, including Harris Wofford, Donna Shalala, Maureen Orth and others. Although no exact date of publication is...
This photo was taken on my last morning at my training site in Indonesia. Later this day, I would start my new life at my permanent site, which meant I had to say goodbye to six new friends I had spent the previous ten weeks with. Before that...
Here in East Java, Indonesia most of the little kids take bucket baths. I saw this little guy as I was visiting a wedding in our village. When he saw me he started to smile so I walked toward him with my camera soon he realized he was alone and...
This photo was taken in Indonesia at the Bung Karno Museum in early May. I shot this photo before I discovered the "dilarang memfoto" sign. Bung Karno, Indonesia's first President, grew up in Blitar, and people pride themselves on the fact that he...
This photo was taken on April 19, 2010 at SMAN 2 Batu High School in East Java, Indonesia. I took this picture of my friends Travis and Giovanna during our Pre-Service Training teaching practicum. The students really enjoyed their English lesson...
I usually depend on my home-cooked meals to serve my vegetarian needs as the canteen only serves two things, bakso (meatballs) and nasi pecel (rice, veggies, spicy peanut sauce). I’m usually pretty weary about eating at warungs, they aren’t the...
In sharing American culture with my Indonesian students, I incorporated Halloween into one of my fall classes. The following weekend some students and I got together to make jack-o-lanterns. In East Java pumpkins are only used for soups and food,...