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    • My Host Mom and Me

    • My Host Mom and Me

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken on the day I swore in as a volunteer, or better known as Thanksgiving Day 2009. The photo is of me and my host mother in honor of Mother's Day. She always has a smile and embraced me with open arms. I can't thank her enough!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Halloween Macedonian-style

    • Halloween Macedonian-style

    • Celebrations

    • this is a picture of my training group during a HUB day in Macedonia. The HUB day fell on Halloween 2009 and my training group really got into the Halloween spirit. We each went as the American holidays: St. Valentine (cupid), St. Patricks, the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Earth Day Clean Up

    • Earth Day Clean Up

    • Environment; Youth development

    • this is a photo taken on April 25, 2010 in Macedonia. There are students from the local high school that volunteered their time on a weekend to help pick up trash in a local park in honor of Earth day.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Dancing the Oro with My Host Dad

    • Dancing the Oro with My Host Dad

    • 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
    • Joining Moms and Daughters Around the World

    • Joining Moms and Daughters Around the World

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken on Mother's Day (May 9, 2010) in Macedonia. On the far left is my host-sister, next to her is my mother from America, and to the right of her is my host-mom. The closest holiday to Mother's Day in Macedonia is Women's Day on...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Boogie on Down

    • Boogie on Down

    • Host families; Celebrations; Swearing-in ceremonies

    • My host dad and I gettin' down with our bad selves during Swearing In, November 2009. Dancing is something that we both love to do, so it was part of our daily routine. We danced the night away every evening in the kitchen while my host mom...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Home Visits in Kicevo

    • Home Visits in Kicevo

    • Youth; Host community friends; Teachers and students

    • This picture is of me with two of the students who visited the after-school program where I worked in Macedonia. January 2006.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host Family

    • Host Family

    • Host families

    • This picture was taken in September 2004 during the first week with my host family. My host family was extremely kind and loving. They accepted me as a sibling and daughter the day I arrived. I love and miss them very much. Buzalkovo, Macedonia.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Peppers for Sale in Kicevo

    • Peppers for Sale in Kicevo

    • Markets; Cooking; Food and meals

    • This picture was taken at the market in Kicevo, Macedonia during ajvar season - October 2004. Most Macedonians make ajvar every fall. It is delightful walking around in any town, village, or city in late September or early October and all you...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Two Women at the Corn Mill

    • Two Women at the Corn Mill

    • Elders

    • It was the day after Christmas 2004 and a few volunteers and I decided to visit the picturesque village of Vevcani, Macedonia. As we wondered the streets we came across these women and asked if we could take their picture. They laughed and seemed...
    • Volunteer Photos

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