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    • Community Analysis 1

    • Community Analysis 1
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    • After completing three months at site, my first formal presentation was sharing the results of a community analysis. Using tools such as seasonal calendars, community maps and priority lists, community members participated by creating their own and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Community Analysis Presentation

    • Community Analysis Presentation
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    • After completing three months at site, my first formal presentation was sharing the results of a community analysis. Using tools such as seasonal calendars, community maps and priority lists, community members participated by creating their own and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Coffee Harvest

    • Coffee Harvest

    • Agriculture

    • From September to December families are busy at work in their farms harvesting coffee. They involve the entire family, before or after school to help out. This picture shows a family harvesting coffee. November 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Coffee Harvest

    • Coffee Harvest

    • Agriculture

    • From September to December the families are busy at work in their farms harvesting coffee. They involve the entire family, before or after school to help out. This picture shows the a family harvesting coffee. November 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Agribusiness Seminar

    • Agribusiness Seminar

    • Agriculture; Business development; Counterparts

    • July 2010, Republic of Panama The Agribusiness seminar is organized by Peace Corps Volunteers. The funding comes from a Peace Corps Partnership Grant and is used to pay for the transportation, food, and supplies for the seminars. The initiative...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Artisan Women

    • Artisan Women

    • Artisans

    • Ngäbe women of the local artisan group who make handcrafts out of local materials and are wearing their colorful traditional dresses, also made by hand. March 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Artisan Women

    • Artisan Women

    • Artisans; Traditional dress

    • December 2009, Republic of Panama. Ngäbe women wear colorful dresses with traditional designs. In communities like the one where I lived, they are made by hand and in a variety of colors. Shown in this image are a group of artisan women from my...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Business Plan Seminar

    • Business Plan Seminar

    • Business development; Counterparts

    • July 2010, Republic of Panama About 25 Volunteers and their community counterparts from all over the country met for the Business Plan Seminar. The ideas for the plans were as diverse as the regions represented. Mario, the president of the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Boots

    • Boots

    • Celebrations

    • On Mothers Day, I handed out a pair of boots to each mother. We just had enough for everyone. Following custom, I got a smooch on the cheek from every mother - even the oldest ones - raising my "community integration" to a whole new level. These...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Snack Time

    • Snack Time

    • Children; Food and meals

    • This photo shows my little neighbors at my house taking a break on their way to school to drink some coconut water.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Neighbors

    • Neighbors

    • Children; Host community friends

    • Happy little neighbors, of the indigenous Ngäbe people of north-west Panama. November 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baseball

    • Baseball

    • Children; Sports

    • The only place to play baseball was a cow pasture a couple of miles away from the village. The community is on the waters edge and hills rise from all sides. It takes about an hour walking through the jungle or in a canoe through the mangroves (if...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Environmental Education

    • Environmental Education

    • Children; Teachers and students

    • From December to March the public schools of Panama close for summer vacation. Here in Ballena, summer vacation from school does not always mean freedom and fun. The kids are either put to work with the rest of the family in the farms or are bored...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fishing by Canoe

    • Fishing by Canoe

    • Fishing; Transportation; Host community friends

    • One of the most important economic activities in the community is fishing. The canoes that are used are trees that have been dug out and last about 5 to 10 years. This photo shows Federico and his daughter, Jessica, on their way back from...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Hut

    • My Hut

    • Housing

    • Using local knowledge, tools and materials, I constructed this hut with a thatched roof where I would live for most of my Peace Corps service. April 2010
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Home

    • My Home

    • Housing

    • Using local knowledge, tools and materials I constructed this hut with a thatched roof where I would live for most of my Peace Corps service. April 2010
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Jam Session

    • Jam Session

    • Music; Host families

    • During our first 10 weeks in-country we lived with host families. It was a wonderful way to integrate and learn the culture, language and customs of the country. It was also a lot of fun living with a family again. This photo shows myself playing...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Baseball

    • Baseball

    • Sports

    • The only place to play baseball was a cow pasture a couple of miles away from the village. The community is on the waters edge and hills rise from all sides. It takes about an hour walking through the jungle or in a canoe through the mangroves (if...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Canoe

    • Canoe

    • Transportation; Sports

    • While there was almost no flat space large enough to play sports inside the community because of the hill rose from the water, a short canoe ride through the mangroves and up a river brought us to a cow pasture, which was large and flat enough to...
    • Volunteer Photos

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