Full text of Who's Who in the Peace Corps--Washington, which includes staff bios of many of the founding staff members of the Peace Corps. Approximate date of publication is 1963.
A migratory farming family at their fall location. The three generation family lives together in this ger which included a wood stove, a solar panel for power, and a television that got one channel which brought them a favorite spectator sport -...
A young farmer herds his sheep with a camel (and alternately, but not shown here, the Mongolian version of a yak and of course, the country's famous horses).
President Nambaryn Enkhbayar joined Peace Corps staff and Volunteers to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Peace Corps' operations. Following the event, we took a staff photo.
Each 4th of July Peace Corps Mongolia hosts a basketball tournament with a team of trainees playing a team of currenlty serving Volunteers and staff. In 2006, a closely fought battle came down to the wire before the Staff/Volunteer team escaped...
This photo was taken in the summer of 2005 in Selenge sum (village) of Bulgan aimag (province) where I served as a Volunteer from 2002-2004. These colors in the sky are a very common sight during summer sunsets. My niece Bolormaa is standing on...
This photo was taken on the edge of Selenge sum (village) of Bulgan aimag (province) where I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 2002-2004. Selenge sum is also known as "Inget Tolgoi" to Mongolians and just "Inget" to the locals. This photo is...
I took this photo with my host family during Bituun, the traditional moonless night before Lunar New Year 'Tsagaan Sar' holiday celbrated by Mongolian nationals. Family members get together, typically join in a feast comprised of a slaughtered...
A group of my 8th grade students staring into the flame of a candle during a Halloween party. The students were amazingly resourceful with their costumes and had a very enjoyable time.
I took this photo in December 2008, during the freezing cold -40 Celsius winter as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mongolia. I tanned a few sheep skins in order to add some warmth and cushion to my apartment's fold-out chairs.