The picture is of my wife Karen, a Volunteer teacher in the secondary school and our 2 children, Peter and Christopher. Chris was born into the Peace Corps in this very hospital. Karen is making her daily trip to the market. Nsanje District...
Second-year health Volunteer in Malawi, Ashleigh, models one of the several uses for a chitenje in Lake Malawi off of Cape Maclear in April 24, 2011. A chitenje is a two meter piece of fabric used in the ‘Warm Heart of Africa’ and other...
Alyssa, a returned education Peace Corps Volunteer from Malawi, Africa, carried a twenty-liter bucket of water to her Malawi home, on April 1, 2011. Since Morley didn’t have running water, water had to be collected for bathing, drinking, washing...
Peace Corps Volunteers in the Chitipa District of Malawi host an annual Halloween event, including a volleyball game against the Chitipa District Police Department. First-year health Volunteer Ben, goes, up to spike the ball. The Chitipa Police...
Peace Corps health trainee, Shelly, explains to her Dedza Malawian host parents, Salamus, left and Nalisafu, right, in the local language, Chichewa, that she is going to her afternoon technical training class and will return in the evening on March...
These girls take turns sewing during Village Apprentice Day at a secondary school in Malawi. As a first-year health Volunteer, Briana Scroggins arranged for her life skills class to pair with a local trade smith to teach students about basket...
Second year health Volunteer in Malawi, Chloe, models one of the several uses for a chitenje in Lake Malawi off of Cape Maclear in April 24, 2011. A chitenje is a two meter piece of fabric used in the ‘Warm Heart of Africa’ and other countries...
Second year Peace Corps health Volunteer, Duncan, observes as his Dzoole, Malawian counterpart, Baxter, gets a traditional tattoo on May 11, 2011. The traditional healer burns herbs and places two small cuts on Baxter’s hands, chest and...
Peace Corps health trainee, Matt, dances the Jiga with his home stay village, Dedza, Malawi neighbors. Peace Corps Health trainee Shelly, waits her turn to dance down the line on March 9, 2011.
“Peace Corps is all about trying different things because we come here and have access to grants and different ideas and we have the luxury to fail. That’s something that’s pretty unique for anyone to have,” Alyssa, a Returned Peace Corps...
Matt, 2nd-year environmental Peace Corps Volunteer, explains Matzah, unleavened bread, a part of the traditional Passover meal, to Alfred Tembo (left) a local health worker in Nyungwe, and Nya Manda, a neighbor to Matt's sitemate, Ben, a 1st-year...
This is the largest mountain in Malawi, and the third largest mountain in Southern Africa. This is the view of it from my backyard at Khwalala Community Day Secondary School, Malawi.
I was a Peace Corps teacher at Khwalala CDSS from 2006 to 2008. With the school's Wildlife Club, I implemented a tree planting project. This photo is a compilation of shots taken over the span of 5 years, showing the impact a PCV can have on a...