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    • Mulanje Mountain

    • Mulanje Mountain

    • Environment

    • 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.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Teaching

    • Teaching

    • Schools; Education; Host community

    • I was a Peace Corps teacher in Malawi from 2006 to 2008. This is a photo of me teaching algebra to secondary school students.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tree Project at Khwalala CDSS

    • Tree Project at Khwalala CDSS

    • Environment; Host community

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Working on the Visitors' Center

    • Working on the Visitors' Center

    • Architecture; Ecotourism

    • This is a photo of workers from the indigenous communities that my counterpart organization collaborated with making repairs to the Visitors' Center in the wildlife reserve we managed, as part of an infrastructure development project we coordinated.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wetland in Reserve

    • Wetland in Reserve

    • Terrain; Environment

    • This is a photo of a wetland in the wildlife reserve I helped manage--a home for flocks of birds and large fish. The characteristics of the wetlands varied by season: during some parts of the year, the entire area in this photo would be flooded; at...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Student Assembly

    • Student Assembly

    • schools; youth

    • This was taken in 2007 at Khwalala Community Day Secondary School in Malawi. I was teacher at the school from 2006-08. Assemblies like this one were held once or twice a week and featured announcements, dancing, singing and dramas.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tree Project at Khwalala CDSS

    • Tree Project at Khwalala CDSS

    • schools; agriculture

    • This is a compilation showing a successful tree planting project started during my Peace Corps tour in Malawi (2006-08) at Khwalala CDSS. The school's Wildlife Club planted and watered the trees, which are now producing fruit.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Transporting Computers

    • Transporting Computers

    • art; technology

    • This is a photo of an original watercolor painted by a fellow PCV. It depicts one of my secondary projects - bringing donated computers to my school by whatever means necessary. I was a teacher at Khwalala Day Secondary School, Mulanje District,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Peace Corps Bike

    • Peace Corps Bike

    • transportation

    • Although Peace Corps issued me a mountain bike, I bought this local bike in 2007 to fit it. Like most local bikes in Khwalala Village, Malawi, it has been personalized by local painters.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gretchen and Oksana at St. Michael's Fair

    • Gretchen and Oksana at St. Michael's Fair

    • Host families

    • This is a photo of me and my host mother at the annual St. Michael's Fair in my town, August 2008. This was only a couple months after I arrived at site. My host family from my training site (about 3 hours away) came to check on me and make sure I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • A Ukrainian Cooking Lesson

    • A Ukrainian Cooking Lesson

    • Host families; Cooking

    • Shortly after arriving to site and moving in with our host family, three generations of Ukrainians teach Lauren how to make varenyky, stuffed dumplings, which were then filled with sour cherries. A labor of love that is so worth the effort!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Happy Father's Day!

    • Happy Father's Day!

    • Host families

    • Community Development Volunteer Michael Warchol and his Ukrainian host father, Andriy, prepare a fire to roast sausages on Orthodox Christmas. His host family has a tradition of decorating a real fir tree in the woods each year and going sledding.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Secondary Projects: Adult English Club

    • Secondary Projects: Adult English Club

    • Secondary Projects

    • Standing in front of the Great Patriotic War (WWII) Memorial, Community Development Volunteer Michael Warchol and his adult English club take students on a tour of the town, stopping at each place of interest for the older generation to tell the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Stylin' in the Solomons

    • Stylin' in the Solomons

    • Traditional dress

    • This photo of me was taken at some point during my three years serving in the Solomon Islands. It is made from the teeth of dolphins, and the villagers got a kick out of this, as normally this type of adornment is worn by a woman.
    • Volunteer Photos

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