I took this picture at the Peace Corps 50th anniversary celebration in Stefan cel Mare park in Chisinau, Moldova in August 2011. The photo shows decorations of balloons on the right hand side, with the Peace Corps logo displayed on the stage in the...
I took this picture in Moldova on 6/20/2010. The picture was taken in front of the high school in where kids and teenagers like to hang out and play. The kids on this picture are being creative, showing how funny and interesting they are.
I took this picture during a wedding in Moldova on 7/22/2010. In the picture is a young man and two ladies dressed in Moldovan traditional dresses. Most weddings in Moldova will have professional traditional dancers dressed in traditional dresses...
I took this picture in Ciorescu, Moldova on 7/22/2010. The picture was taken during a Moldovan wedding. In the picture, the bride is dancing with some professional traditional Moldovan dancers. They are dancing the "hora", Moldova's national dance....
I took this picture on 7/22/2010 in Moldova. In the picture are dancers dressed in traditional Moldovan dress during a wedding. They are dancing the "hora," Moldovan national dance.
I took this picture on 7/22/2010 in Moldova. On the picture is a a young man and a lady dressed in Moldovan traditional dressing. This picture was taken during a Moldovan wedding and it is customary to have a group of dancers like the people in...
I took this picture on 07/5/2010, in front of a high school in Moldova. The picture shows a young girl playing with her little sister. When i took this picture it occurred to me that a child is a child, it doesn't matter what part of the world that...
This photo was taken in my host family's kitchen, where I helped my host mom and sisters make "compot," a traditional Moldovan drink made with water, sugar and fruit picked from the family's garden. All summer long, Moldovans work to preserve food...
This photo was taken in my host family's garden in Moldova, where I helped my host sister pick cherries this summer. My petite host sister climbed far up into the tree to reach the cherries still left at the very top, and then tossed them down,...
I took this photo on my site visit during training, when we visit our partner organizations and stay with our host families at our permanent site for the first time. It's the road to my new home. It's rocky, it's got rough edges, and you can't...
The students are working with a local entrepreneur in Moldova to convert one floor in her building into a youth recreation center. One of their projects is to paint a mural of images and words that are important or have special meaning to the...
Students are working with a local entrepreneur in Moldova to convert one floor in her building into a youth recreation center. One of their projects is to paint a mural of images and words that are important or have special meaning to the...
I took this photo in August, 2011, in Moldova, at my Romanian tutor's home. My tutor, her husband (pictured), and I spent the day in the garden collecting fresh fruits and veggies to prepare for an afternoon feast that we would all help prepare....
I took this photo of my host father skinning a rabbit in our yard in Moldova. My little brother was visiting from the U.S., so my host family made sure to give him the grand experience of Moldova! My brother and I observed as my host father killed...
Volunteer Cate Crandall shares the magic of the Internet with her 97-year-old host great-grandmother during Easter brunch in Moldova. The Internet didn’t work in the house that rests within her remote village deep in a valley, so the twosome went...
I live in a small village where everyone says they know everyone else, but the truth is at one point in time that may have been true, but now, as time is passing and people are getting older, they don't really know everyone anymore. Except Vasile....
This has to be one of my favorite people I have met in Moldova. He is a man that can be found almost every day-rain or shine- working in the art piața (or art plaza) in Chișinău, the capital of Moldova. In addition to his bright clothing, he is...
Moldova is a country that is centered around family, but due to approximately half of the country working abroad, that has become harder and harder to see. However, when a loved one dies, their life is celebrated for years to come. This is a wreath...