This is the view from Jvari, a 6th century monastery near Tbilisi, Georgia. From a hilltop, it overlooks the conjunction of the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers, and you can see the smattering of low buildings on the right, which is the ancient town of...
These 7th-grade students in Samtredia, Georgia are working on their English assignments in full winter gear. We had a small wood heater in our classroom, which was more than what the other classrooms had, but often the heat was not enough to warm...
Celebrations; Weddings; Host families; Host community friends
Georgian weddings are often attended by 200+ guests and last for two days. This requires neighborhood-wide coordination to prepare the piles of food needed for each celebration. In this picture taken in Samtredia, my host relatives and neighbors...
This photo was taken in my host family's kitchen, where I helped my host mom and sisters make "compot," a traditional Moldovan drink made with water, sugar and fruit picked from the family's garden. All summer long, Moldovans work to preserve food...
This photo was taken in my host family's garden in Moldova, where I helped my host sister pick cherries this summer. My petite host sister climbed far up into the tree to reach the cherries still left at the very top, and then tossed them down,...
I took this photo on my site visit during training, when we visit our partner organizations and stay with our host families at our permanent site for the first time. It's the road to my new home. It's rocky, it's got rough edges, and you can't...
While serving in Jamaica (05-07) I worked at Mocho Primary School (what we would call an elementary school). I went through the school when I was first there and took many photos of the students, including several striking portraits. In this...
This is a photo of an elementary school boy. In the afternoons some students would come to my house, which was across from the school. In this photo this fourth grade boy is standing in front of my door, looking directly and probingly at me. The...
This photo was taken in a little alcove in the yard of the primary school where I served. The enclosure is made by heavy foliage overgrowing a barbed-wire fence. The students had taken in some chairs, in various states of disrepair, to sit on and...
I took this picture during a relaxing day at the Negril Beach. The sky turned from brilliant blue and sunny to dark and cloudy in a matter of minutes. One wonders as the fate of the 'Reef Princess' as she lies quietly upon the tranquil sea awaiting...
Pupusas are the national snack of El Salvador. They are made with corn or rice flour, and stuffed with cheese and other ingredients (beans, chicharron, ayote, etc.). Pupusas are eaten in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, but El Salvador claims...