I was visiting Mongolian friends at Tsgaan Sar, the celebration of the lunar new year. Everyone gets dressed up in their best--and these two boys were no exception. The expressions on their faces are so clear--confidence on the face of the boy on...
This photo is of my host mother Nara, myself and the Russian Language teacher overlooking Baruunburren soum in Mongolia. This photo was taken during the annual Tsagaan Sar holiday. 2004
This photo is of myself with my Mongolian family (my host mother Nara is right beside me to my right). This was taken during the winter month holiday in 2004. I stayed with my family over this vacation time off from school/classes. They were...
I took this photo in early June 2010 in the countryside of Tuv province. The driver stopped briefly when we were en route to our training site in Mongolia. It depicts my good friend and fellow Volunteer (Mongolia 2010-12), Alexandria picking up...
This photo was take on Teacher's Day 2010 in Mongolia, where students show their appreciation to their teachers through song and by presenting small gifts.
Host families; Celebrations; Pre-service Training (PST)
This photo was taken near the end of my summer training in Baruunburren soum, Mongolia, 2003. This celebration was both a celebration of the end of our training in the village and the opening of my host father's veterinarian hospital. We were...
School children in Mongolia wear uniforms. These children attend school is Muron, Khovsgul, Mongolia. The schools run double sessions here. The photo was taken in September of 2008.
The Mongolian skyline is peppered with round piles of stones called owoos, which serve as spiritual pilars. When you encounter an owoo, the respectful thing to do is bring a few pebbles from the bottom of the mountian, walk about the owoo three...
Darkhan-Uul countryside, Mongolia. Mongolians friends on a picnic, singing and drinking into the evening as they wait for the freshly slaughtered sheep to boil. June, 2009
Special Supplement to the Peace Corps Times (August, 1991)-- Leadership Perspective: a reflection by Peace Corps directors of thirty years of volunteer service worldwide.