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    • 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
    • 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
    • Preparing for Winter

    • Preparing for Winter

    • Food and meals; Host families

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kokpar in the Mud

    • Kokpar in the Mud

    • Celebrations; Games

    • Kazakh horsemen participate in a game of Kokpar during the Nauryz celebration to mark the beginning of Spring. Two teams attempt to take possession of a headless goat carcass and drop it in a goal on their side of the field. The field was muddy...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Saint Patrick's Day Celebration

    • Saint Patrick's Day Celebration

    • Teachers and students; Celebrations; Dance

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host Family in Aksukent

    • Host Family in Aksukent

    • Food and meals; Host families

    • This photo shows my Uzbek host family, with whom I lived for all of my two years at site. In parts of Southern Kazakhstan there are many Uzbeks, who lived there long before the Soviets drew the current borders. From left to right: me, host mom,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kok Par

    • Kok Par

    • Games; Celebrations; Host community

    • 2007 Nauruz Festival at the hippodrome in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. The photo was taken by me as I walked to the edge of the field to snap a picture of the kok par players struggling to score a point. Kok par is a game where two teams on horseback use...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Horses graze on new spring grass

    • Horses graze on new spring grass

    • Animals; Environment; Wildlife

    • I took this photo at Sayram-Ugam National Park in Kazakhstan in March 2010. The Kazakh people are traditionally good horsemen who, even in the modern world, continue to have a close connection to their animals.
    • Volunteer Photos

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