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    • The Best Counterpart in Peace Corps History

    • The Best Counterpart in Peace Corps History

    • Counterparts

    • It's not everyday you come across a counterpart that you can call family. My counterpart is exactly that. She's not quite a Mom, not quite a sister, but she's surely someone that I'll never forget. She's family. Her name is Gulnaz and she is...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Singing on the 4th of July

    • Singing on the 4th of July

    • Celebrations; Music

    • This photo was taken at a 4th of July party in Kazakhstan. Married Peace Corps Volunteers, Melissa and Matt belted their hearts out to adoring fans singing traditional American songs.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Chocolate

    • Chocolate

    • Host families

    • I took this photo in February of 2010, during tea with my host family in Kazakhstan. The woman I knew only as "Azhe" or "Grandmother" and she is the great-grandmother of the baby, Rachman, who was about 7 months old at the time. We had tea every...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Human Boggle

    • Human Boggle

    • Games; Camps and clubs

    • In this photo, Volunteer Robin plays a game with students at an English immersion summer camp that took place in South Kazakhstan in June 2011. The camp was attended by 83 students who participated in the "English Olympics." The students in this...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Piñatas

    • Making Piñatas

    • Camps and clubs

    • In this photo, Volunteer Erin assists students in making piñatas at an English immersion summer camp in South Kazakhstan. In connection with this project students learned about Mexican culture and it's presence in the United States.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Little Man's Adventure

    • Little Man's Adventure

    • Terrain; Host community friends; Children

    • This photo was taken in Kazakhstan on May 20, 2011. The little boy is the youngest son of a family I am close to here. Even though he was the smallest of our explorers on this mountain picnic, he was always at least 50 meters ahead of us, scoping...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Peace

    • Peace

    • traditional dress; celebrations; youth

    • It was a warm day in Kazakhstan, marking the end of a long, cold winter and the beginning of a much needed spring. The thirteen of us had been in our training village for only eleven days when we were summoned from our language classes to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Goddess

    • Goddess

    • animals

    • During our training, Peace Corps Kazakhstan decided to take us on an outting to reward us for all of our hardwork and dedication to the program. We were brought to Medeu, a mountainous region outside of Almaty. It is known for its skating facility...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Relay for Clothes

    • Relay for Clothes

    • youth; education

    • At an English camp in Kazakhstan during the summer of 2011, a group of six Volunteers were teaching students the very basics of the English language. During one of the days, we taught the students different articles of clothing. One of the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Choir at Murager

    • Choir at Murager

    • schools; children; music

    • This is a photo of my 5th grade choir. Their debut performance was at the graduation ceremony for the 11th graders in May 2011. They did a fantastic job!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Camp GLOW in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan

    • Camp GLOW in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan

    • camps and clubs; girls' education; Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD)

    • This is a photo of our group of girls in Chalkar, Kazakhstan. This Camp GLOW was the fourth of four Camp GLOWs that took place throughout Kazakhstan in the summer of 2011. There were 30 participants at the 5 day/6 night sleepaway camp. It was an...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Trainees in Kazakhstan

    • Trainees in Kazakhstan

    • Pre-service Training (PST)

    • During PST Training, trainees went on a field trip to Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Here are a few trainees, now PCVs, at the train station in Karaganda.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • English Summer Camp 2011 (1st Session)

    • English Summer Camp 2011 (1st Session)

    • camps and clubs; education

    • This is a group photo of everyone that participated in the Bastau Language School Summer Camp session 1 during the summer of 2011 that took place in Tekeli, Kazakhstan. I worked with the director and English teachers of the Bastau language school...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • English Summer Camp 2011 (2nd Session)

    • English Summer Camp 2011 (2nd Session)

    • camps and clubs; education

    • This is a group photo of everyone that participated in the Bastau Language School Summer Camp session 2 during the summer of 2011 that took place in Tekeli, Kazakhstan. I worked with the director and English teachers of the Bastau language school...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • English Summer Camp 2011 (3rd Session)

    • English Summer Camp 2011 (3rd Session)

    • camps and clubs; education

    • This is a group photo of everyone that participated in the Bastau Language School Summer Camp session 3 during the summer of 2011 that took place in Tekeli, Kazakhstan. I worked with the director and English teachers of the Bastau language school...
    • Volunteer Photos

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