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    • Water, Water, Everywhere

    • Water, Water, Everywhere

    • funerals

    • Two women seek out the shade during day one of a funeral in Pohnpei, FSM. Beside them are the several gallons of water there for the mourners, also seeking some coolness. May, 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Miles Go By

    • The Miles Go By

    • Youth; Pre-service Training (PST); Host families; Transportation

    • During the second phase of my pre-service training, I stayed in a village on the main island of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. My host family there is from the Lamotrek Atoll, but they moved to the main island as Callistus (host father)...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Graduate

    • The Graduate

    • celebrations; traditional dress

    • Evangeleen, one of my 8th grade students, strikes at pose after their graduation ceremony. Graduations are reminiscient of weddings -- white dresses, church, pride, and lots of flowers and gifts. Sometimes a graduate will get so many mwarmwars --...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Seisumwomw (Gathering Trochus)

    • Seisumwomw (Gathering Trochus)

    • Host families; Animals

    • Pohnpeians can harvest sumwomw -- trochus, a species of sea snail highly valued for its shell -- only one week every year. Pictured here is my host father holding up his catch. Playing hookie from school and accompanying my host family on this...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Second Wedding

    • Second Wedding

    • Children; Host community; Weddings

    • A bride and groom kneel before a priest in the family's nahs (meeting house). The groom was previosly married to the bride's sister who had recently passed away. This marriage was arranged and encouraged by all the extended family to keep the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sea Turtles

    • Sea Turtles

    • Animals; Celebrations; Food and meals

    • Remains from the slaughter of five sea turtles for the graduation celebration of Neighboring Island Central High School. Sea turtles are an important component, culturally, of the Micronesian diet, especially at ceremonies. This graduation year,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Safe sex or No Sex

    • Safe sex or No Sex

    • HIV/AIDS

    • College of Micronesia (Chuuk Campus) students during the first-ever World AIDS Day parade on the island of Weno on December 1, 2000. Discussing sensitive topics such as sex, AIDS, and condoms is frowned upon, so the fact that these young people...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Reading with Ruthanne

    • Reading with Ruthanne

    • Education; Children

    • This picture was taken in the Pohnpei Public Library in Kolonia Town on the island of Pohnpei in The Federated States of Micronesia. June 1, 2011 was the first day of the Summer Reading Program, "One World, Many Stories" that was hosted by the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Pacific atoll fisherman

    • Pacific atoll fisherman

    • Fishing; Food and meals; Host families

    • I took this photo December 18th, 2009, during my first year of service in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Here, like many islands of the Pacific, people depend on small-scale subsistence fishing for food and humble income. The photo shows...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • On Our Way to Victory

    • On Our Way to Victory

    • Women and Development (WID)/Gender and Development (GAD); sports

    • In the back of a pickup truck riding to Madolenihmw Women's Day with the rest of my team. Our captain holds our banner aloft.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Myra Carrying Funeral Feast Leftovers

    • Myra Carrying Funeral Feast Leftovers

    • Funerals; Food and meals

    • After attending a funeral feast during the Month of Flies, my "sister" Myra carried my share of the leftovers home. She carried my food in a coconut fond basket that was made on-the-spot. Myra is the oldest daughter of the couple whose home I...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Eighth grade class

    • My Eighth grade class

    • Youth; Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken at Nan Madol, an ancient magical city. I took my Eighth grade students on a class trip. Here, we swam, had a picnic lunch, and just enjoyed the scenery while teaching them about their culture. Many of these students have...
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