Most people don't know that China is home to 55 different "minority" groups. My Peace Corps site was in Xichang, Sichuan and was home to one of the largest groups, the Yi people. The Yi people have their own language that is still very much alive...
I lived in an area that was the capital of the Yi nationality. Although many Yi women are seen wearing traditional dress, it is less common to see the men in traditional dress. That's part of why I was so impressed with this boy's clothing. He...
I've been fortunate to return to my host community four times since I finished service. I use each occasion to catch up with my former colleagues and one or two students. This photo was taken in August of 2010 during a return visit. From left to...
This photo was taken July 22, 2008 at the wedding of Kate and Edward on the beach in Nereingman Village, Mota Lava, Vanuatu. It was the first wedding to take place outside of a church and the first between a Peace Corps Volunteer and someone from...
This photo shows a line of husked coconuts bundled for sale in the Port Vila Market. The Port Vila market sprawls under a large tin roof. The supporting concrete pillars, recently painted red and white in honor of Digicel, a new mobile phone...
The women of the village Nereingman, Mota Lava, presented a custom dance during a cultural celebration. Unfortunately, the dance had to take place inside the village meeting house when it started raining. The leader of the group's name is Marian,...
These fish were caught to celebrate 50 days after a death. The custom to celebrate increments of time after a death culminates in one large 50 day celebration and then another 100 day celebration. Boats go out a few days before the celebration...
This world map was created by a Peace Corps Volunteer and the students of Telhei Primary School, Nereingingman Village, Mota Lava Island, Vanuatu. The photo was taken in 2006 before the students started restoration to repair fading and chipping...
This is a picture of my husband and I on our wedding day in Niger. We were married in september of 2006 with both traditional Nigerien and civil services. This is a picture of us in our traditional outfits. We have been married for almost five...
This is my neighbor, Mohammed Lamine. He's standing against the outside wall of his compound in Kindia, Guinea. When I first arrived, at the sight of me, he would turn and run away in the opposite direction screaming and crying. Most often, he...
I'm washing my host family's dishes in the early morning in the courtyard of their home. I explained to my host family that even though I'm a guest, I can contribute to the household and do some chores, just as I was brought up to do in America. ...
This photo was taken in April 2012 in Ghana (Northern Region) at a school for the deaf. I, Kate Barclay, am giving the presentation, and my JHS students are watching. The presentation is entirely in Ghanaian Sign Language.
They can all be used to teach about HIV! In celebration of World AIDS Day this past December 1st, my Nicaraguan Ministry of Health counterpart and I organized a pool tournament. In between each round of games we gave short talks on what is HIV, the...
This is my student at Savelugu School for the Deaf in the Northern Region of Ghana, Mohammed Sayibu, who is participating in an HIV poster contest at her school. This photo was taken in June of 2012.
This picture was taken at the Swearing In Ceremony for the Community Health and Agroforestry PC Cameroon Stages December 2009. Swearing in is the culmination of three months of hard work both on the part of the Peace Corps trainee and their host...