My students (all future English teachers) at the Humanitarian Pedagogical College dance an Irish jig. Our celebration included a play, skits, songs, trivia, and this dance. My students loved to dance, but I am not a dance instructor and the only...
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...
Fourth graders Almas and Alisher practice their English reading skills with PC volunteer Anna Rodgers. This photo was taken in April 2011 at Saumalkol Kazakh Secondary School in northern Kazakhstan.
This photo was taken on November 24, 2007, during my second week at my permanent site in Aksukent, Kazakhstan. My host mother and host sisters worked all day to chop cabbage and carrots into this huge pile. They then added salt and pepper and...
I took this photo in March 2010 at the Ahmed Yassaui mausoleum in Turkistan, Kazakhstan. These people are praying while holding their hands in a traditional gesture. When they finish their prayer, they will sweep their hands in front of their...
June 11, 2009, Algha, Kazakhstan. This was taken during a two week long "Friendship Bridge" summer camp organized by another volunteer. The camp included ten volunteers, ten local teachers, and one hundred 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students. In...