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    • WWII Memorial

    • WWII Memorial

    • Statues and monuments

    • WWII Memorial in Samaulkol, North Kazakhstan Oblast. Nearly every family in the village sent someone to the front. Half of them did not return.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Hoarfrost in Uralsk

    • Hoarfrost in Uralsk

    • Architecture; Climate

    • This is the pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks in Uralsk, Kazakhstan looking from the train station towards the apartment of another Volunteer. I don't know the people on the bridge.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kreshenye

    • Kreshenye

    • Celebrations; Climate

    • Kreshenye, a Russian Orthodox holiday, is celebrated on the 19th of January in Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan by dipping three times in the frozen river Ishim, which is blessed for the occasion. Young and old take part every year, despite the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Camp GLOW in Karaganda

    • Camp GLOW in Karaganda

    • Camps and clubs

    • This year in Karaganda, Kazakhstan 80 local girls and 10 Volunteers shared a life changing experience. For one week at an overnight camp secluded by a beautiful national park, girls shared experiences and knowledge and at the end everyone was in...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volunteer Work

    • Volunteer Work

    • Volunteerism; Teachers and students

    • Introducing volunteer work to my students is one of the best ways to exchange culture. My students traveled 14 hours to volunteer at two Halloween parties I hosted for my new students. It was such an awesome act of volunteerism!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Beautiful Kazakh Hats

    • Beautiful Kazakh Hats

    • Traditional dress

    • Kazakhstan has many beautiful things. One that stands out in particular are the costumes that are traditionally worn. Here is a picture of Kazakhstani National Hats that are traditionally worn while girls are dancing. They're beautifully...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Camp GLOW

    • Camp GLOW

    • Camps and clubs

    • Camp GLOW: Girls Leading Our World is an awesome girls' leadership camp that inspires girls to do more and help in their communities. It is not only an inspiring camp for local girls, but for Volunteers as well!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Flat KazakhSTANLEY!

    • Flat KazakhSTANLEY!

    • Teachers and students

    • This year at Murager School in Kazakhstan, 80 students were able to send a Flat Stanley to America to travel for two weeks and then return to share stories of their adventures! It was incredible!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Camp GLOW

    • Camp GLOW

    • Camps and clubs

    • Camp GLOW was started in Kazakhstan 3 years ago. Now, we have 5 running in different cities throughout the country! This year, Camp GLOW changed the lives of 25 local girls and 6 PCVs.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Door Prizes!

    • Door Prizes!

    • Celebrations

    • Jamilya and Aisulu were awesome enough to fully complete the FLEX program and I was able to meet them in the last year of my service in Kazakhstan. These two amazing women helped me organize a teacher training for 90 teachers from our area. It...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kreshenya!

    • Kreshenya!

    • Celebrations; Religion

    • A Russian tradition! This photo was taken on the Ishim River in Petropavlosk, Kazakhstan. It is a tradition that the lake be blessed in January and traditional dunks are taken. Here is Volunteer Nick Huber dunking three times to stay healthy all...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • 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

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