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    • Tools of Sustainable Agriculture

    • Tools of Sustainable Agriculture

    • Agriculture

    • On November 15th, 2007, I took this photo in my site of the president of the San Isidro farmers' committee, proudly displaying his committee's tools for no-till agriculture: a direct seeder ("sembradora") and roller crimper ("rollo cuchillo") for...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Squash Stand

    • Squash Stand

    • Agriculture; Markets

    • I took this photo on February 23rd, 2008 at a roadside farm stand in Paraguay. My wife was joking with the local boy in Guarani about which one is the tastiest.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sugarcane Oxcart

    • Sugarcane Oxcart

    • Agriculture; Youth; Transportation; Rural sites

    • This photo from August 24th, 2007 was taken in my site of Ruta'i, Torin, Caaguazu in Paraguay. It is of a boy loading an oxcart with sugarcane that will be used to feed other animals.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Yerba Mate, Paraguayan Style

    • Yerba Mate, Paraguayan Style

    • Food and meals; Host community; Host community friends

    • This photo taken on August 27th, 2006 shows my wife and I engaged in the classic Paraguayan ritual with our favorite progressive farmer in our site in Paraguay. Sharing the indigenous green tea, yerba mate, with a communal cup is the universal way...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Banana-powered Bicycles

    • Banana-powered Bicycles

    • Host community; Transportation; Host community friends

    • This photo was taken August 25th, 2007 along the Pan-American Highway near my site in Paraugay. It shows my wife and I joking with Paraguayans about how we get around on banana-powered bicycles.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rio Paraguay

    • Rio Paraguay

    • Terrain; Rural sites; Transportation

    • I took this photo on May 16th, 2008 in Alto Paraguay. The Rio Paraguay is an active lifeline for the people of the region, but it was a picture of serenity at this moment.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Paraguayan Collectivo - "Jesus 100%"

    • Paraguayan Collectivo - "Jesus 100%"

    • Transportation

    • I took this photo Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, on November 6th, 2008, during my last days as a Peace Corps Volunteer. It is a classic urban bus ("collectivo"), where the vast majority of people are nominally Catholic.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Boat Day, Bahia Negra

    • Boat Day, Bahia Negra

    • Transportation; Terrain; Rural sites

    • I took this photo on May 16th, 2008 on the Rio Paraguay in Alto Paraguay province. Boat day only happens once a week in isolated border towns where the massive Pantanal wetland meets the Chaco desert. When the boat arrives, it's the town's only...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rural Wedding DJ

    • Rural Wedding DJ

    • Weddings; Transportation;

    • I took this photo during my last days of service in Paraguay on November 7th, 2008 just before the wedding of a fellow Volunteer to a host country national. The wedding took place in a small rural community. Horse carts like this are commonly used...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Muchachos and Me

    • Muchachos and Me

    • Children

    • Part of the job is sometimes just hanging out with the kids in the community. These two siblings were my favorite "muchachos" in my community in the Dominican Republic from 2008-1010. They would be at my house from the second I opened my doors to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Comida Tipica

    • Comida Tipica

    • Food and meals

    • In the Dominican Republic, the lunch time standard is rice and beans, possibly some meat. Tostones are fried plantains (shown on the back of the plate).
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Feria

    • Feria

    • Celebrations

    • I took this photo during the Feria in my town in Guatemala, which is in the tropical foothills along the Pacific coast near the Mexican border. "Feria" is the equivalent of the country fair, coming once a year. It was late afternoon and this dance...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Common Market, Unique Experience

    • Common Market, Unique Experience

    • markets

    • My first time at the bazaar in the Kyrgyz Republic I was in awe of the fresh vegetables and amazingly delicious fruit. The food was accessible and ready to be devoured. This picture was taken in August 2008 with a local Kyrgyz woman examining her...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Health Training

    • Health Training

    • Maternal and child health

    • This was recently after arriving at my site; delivering an interactive presentation touching on mother-child health practices. There were rumors of multiple cyclones barreling in off the east coast, but the chances of them reaching our arid and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host Family

    • Host Family

    • Pre-service training (PST); Host families

    • This is my loving host family during PST in Mahitsitady ("the rope of straightness") Madagascar; to my right is my host mother Esther and down below her is little Toky
    • Volunteer Photos
    • March Madness HIV/AIDS Prevention Tourne

    • March Madness HIV/AIDS Prevention Tourne

    • Sports

    • This was in the magnificent town of Tolagnaro inhabited primarily by the proud and industrious Antanosy tribesmen and women. I was discussing HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention with a group of local at-risk youths during a breal from our "baskety"...
    • Volunteer Photos

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