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    • Young Friends

    • Young Friends

    • Children

    • I was greeted by these two beautiful little girls during the dedication of the Thomas Hooyman Library in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia on August 29, 2009. It was a return visit to Ethiopia, where I had served in the 1970s.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

    • Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

    • Celebrations; Libraries; Education

    • Although the official dedication of the Dr. Thomas Hooyman Memorial Library and Media Center did not begin until 10:00 a.m., the children lined up at 8:00 in the blazing sun. I wondered how to keep them entertained for two hours and then it hit...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Reconnecting with Peace Corps in Ethiopia

    • Reconnecting with Peace Corps in Ethiopia

    • Libraries

    • I enlisted the support of current volunteers (2009) in Mekelle, Ethiopia to help set up a library project in memory of a colleague. The current volunteers were extremely helpful in setting up the library and are a continued source of support for...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ibrahim and Me

    • Ibrahim and Me

    • Host community friends; Children

    • Ibrahim and his mother lived in a room in our compound. His father worked in another town and was seldom home. Ibrahim visited me several times a day. I am not much of a photographer and have very few photos of my service. This photo, taken by the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Rocket Project Accomplished

    • A Rocket Project Accomplished

    • Youth development; Secondary projects

    • A fellow Volunteer, Bruce, was placed in Eastern Slovakia and helped school children with making model rockets. It was successful and this photo is of those children with him in the front row.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Let the Creative Juices Flow

    • Let the Creative Juices Flow

    • Pre-service training (PST); Volunteers; Art; Education

    • In an effort to nurture creativity, the training staff engaged the Volunteers in a group mural painting exercise. We all made contributions and learned collective creative thinking. But it didn't do much for our painting skills.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Going to Town

    • Going to Town

    • Transportation

    • Stopped along a country road in Central Slovakia, to our surprise came this Slovak couple traveling to town on their horse drawned wagon. When asked if they had a car they said "no." They must have wondered why Americans were in the countryside...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Slovak Version of a Political Rally

    • A Slovak Version of a Political Rally

    • Volunteers; Host families; Pre-service training (PST)

    • During our training our host mother asked us to go with here into nature (hike) into the hills surrounding the village of Modra. We didn't know at the time that is was a political rally for a political party, of which there were many. We were...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Detom Slovensco; Children of Slovakia

    • Detom Slovensco; Children of Slovakia

    • Children

    • Children of Slovakia is a non-profit organization in which Janet was assigned. They held events throughout the country and this is one example of the last day when everyone is together. Janet is front left as you look at the photo. Slovak people...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Woodcutter in the Woods

    • Woodcutter in the Woods

    • Elders

    • While staying with two Slovak young men at a historic mill in the woods of the High Tatry of Northern Slovakia, I was invited to join them in walking to a cabin, the home of an old woodcutter. One of the young men had promised to take photos of his...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Returning Home

    • Returning Home

    • transportation; Elders

    • For Slovaks that live in the country, wood is essential for heating and cooking. So, a day cutting wood was accomplished by these men, and we met them on their way home. Obviously, a horse drawn wagon uses the same roads as automobiles and trucks...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Class of 1997

    • Class of 1997

    • Swearing-in ceremonies

    • After three grueliing months of training we finally arrived at the graduation ceramony in Slovakia. Nelson Chase, Country Director, was at the podium congratulating us for accomplishing our first step. As I remember, no one had left our class at...
    • Volunteer Photos

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