Full text of Sargent Shriver's May, 1962 statement concerning inquiries: "to what extent, whether either in theory or in practice, members of the Peace Corps are working for, controlled by, or guided by agencies or employees of the United Nations?...
Volunteers Casimir and Stephanie work with Mohammed and Adam to make their torches to burn for Fire Festival, an event that takes place in the northern region of Ghana. This photo was taken at my house in December of 2010.
Griselda [right side] is a mother of 4 kids, amazing wife and great community leader. She is also the treasurer of a microfinancing enterprise in a small rural community in Costa Rica. On May 16th, 2011, our day started at 9am with coffee and some...
This was taken on World AIDS day in Point Hill, Jamaica on Dec 1, 2005. The students made posters then had a parade down the street and through the main square. The posters encouraged people to get tested and be accepting of those with HIV/AIDS.
This photo was taken at one of my sewing workshops in Fiji, South Pacific. I teach sewing skills that include repairing and maintaining sewing machines. My goal is that the participants know how to fix their only machines. In this photo the woman...
This photo of Aissa (one of the tailors I work with at site), Saphira (Aissa's daughter), and me was taken in Aissa's workshop about five months into our friendship. Aissa is seriously one of most motivated individuals I have met since being here...
This was on a field trip to the Carib Territory which is on the west coast of Dominica. The children in the picture are all currently living in a youth shelter where I work as counselor/care-giver.
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...
My Host sister eating a mango in peak mango season (March to May) in Colorado de Abangares. My rural fishing village community in lovely Guanacste, Costa Rica.
Women in my village in Thailand are showing Volunteer Carla Arnold how to make kao tom, a traditional Thai dessert. Raw rice and a piece of banana are put on a small square of banana leaf. It is folded in a very special way and secured with a...
This photo was taken on November 12, 2010, a month into the training of the 23rd group of Volunteers to serve in Burkina Faso. The Small Enterprise Development Volunteers took a field trip to visit a local artisan group in Koudougou, and pictured...
2008 Botswana - I captured this photo of fellow PCV's at our COS. We were waiting in the lobby of the hotel for our ride to meet with His Excellency Festus Mogae, the President of Botswana.
From left to right, Kevin, Pilar, Skye, Cathy and...