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- Wedding Convoy
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Weddings -
A traditional Macedonian wedding takes place in several different places, so its necessary to have transportation between the locations. Often times, the leading car which usually holds the wedding party, will fly the national flag out the window.... - Volunteer Photos
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- Breaking Bread
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A traditional part of a Macedonian wedding ceremony involves breaking a "bread of health" over the bride's head. They hold a cloth in between the bride's head and the bread so that no bread ends up in her hair! My girlfriends, both Macedonian and... - Volunteer Photos
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- A very Peace Corps Romance
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Weddings; Celebrations - Volunteer Stories
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- dancing the Oro
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Weddings; Dance -
Dancing is a big part of Macedonian weddings. Everyone knows the traditional dances and dances them all night long. Even as an American, I was expected to not only know these dances, but expected to lead them as I was the bride! - Volunteer Photos
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- Community Map
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World map project; Counterparts -
Community and municipal development Volunteer Sean stands together with his counterparts at the unveiling of their new commune map. Sean and his counterparts worked togehter to fund and paint this map that is displayed at the mayor's office.... - Volunteer Photos
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- Catamarca, Argentina
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Host community; Food and meals; Cooking - Volunteer Stories
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- Saddling Up for a Camel Caravan
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Transportation; Host community friends; Terrain; Animals -
Here I am (left) saddling up for a camel caravan that I took with teacher colleague friends. The trip was from Nouadhibou where we lived and worked to Chinguetti, in the desert of Mauritania. We are at this point just outside of Atar, getting ready... - Volunteer Photos
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- Camel Caravan to Chinguetti
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This photo was taken during a camel caravan that I was on, along with a group of teachers working in Nouadhibou, Mauritania. The trip was by train, taxi and truck, and finally by camel from Nouadhibou to Chinguetti and back. - Volunteer Photos
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- Bebia (Grandmother)
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Host families; Elders -
My host grandmother couldn't walk very easily, but she loved to sit in the shade outside our house. She always had a big smile for me. - Volunteer Photos
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- Preparing the Pig
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Host families; Food and meals -
In December, my host family fattened and then slaughtered a pig for the Orthodox Christmas and New Year's holidays. This is my host brother pouring boiling water over the pig's head in the back yard. He later roasted some of the pork meat. - Volunteer Photos
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- Dancing the Oro with My Host Dad
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Dance; Pre-service training (PST); Host families -
My host mom took this photo on September 18, 2009 on the final day of orientation week in Macedonia. We had just met our host parents for the first time, and in an effort to "break the ice" volunteers and their host families danced the oro. - Volunteer Photos
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- Macedonian Majka (mom) and Me Before Swearing-in Ceremony
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Host families -
This is my host mother, Lenche, and me on November 26, 2009 in front of her home (and my home during the previous 3 months) in Macedonia. This was a bittersweet day for us both because it marked a great milestone in my service as a Volunteer but it... - Volunteer Photos
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- International Women’s Day, Uganda
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International Women's Day; Women in Development (WID)/ Gender and Development (GAD) - Volunteer Stories
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- The Volunteer (July 1962)
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Newsletters--1960s -
Full text of Vol. 1, No. 7 (July 1962) of The Volunteer: a newsletter by and for the Volunteers of the Peace Corps - Newsletters
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- Peace Corps News (Spring 1963)
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Newsletters--1960s -
Full text of Volume2 , Number 1 of the Peace Corps News (Spring 1963). A special junior college, technical and agricultural issue. - Newsletters
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- Peace Corps Volunteer (July 1963)
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Newsletters--1960s -
Full text of Vol.1, No.9 of the Peace Corps Volunteer (July 1963) - Newsletters
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- Action Update (October 15, 1980)
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Newsletters--1980s -
Full text of the Action Update (October 15, 1980). - Newsletters
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- Action Update (February 5, 1981)
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Newsletters--1980s -
Full text of the Action Update (February 5, 1981). - Newsletters
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- Action Update (March 1982)
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Newsletters--1980s -
Full text of the Action Update (March 1982). - Newsletters
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- Action Update (April 1982)
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Newsletters--1980s -
Full text of the Action Update (April 1982). - Newsletters
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