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- Gotchoo and the Snuff Bottle
- Elders; Traditional dress; Artisans; Crafts
- This man is a woodcarver and his name is Gotchoo. The little carved snuff bottle in his hand is one of the most beautifully carved objects I have ever seen-entirely covered with intricate and symbolic carvings. It is used in a little greeting...
- Volunteer Photos
- Lake Khuvsgol Ice
- Climate; Terrain
- Lake Khuvsgol is the largest lake in Mongolia--known as the Dark Blue Pearl. The water is so clear and pure and when it freezes, you can see deeply down into it. Every winter there is an ice festival on the lake with wonderful ice sculptures and...
- Volunteer Photos
- School Children
- Children; Schools
- 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.
- Volunteer Photos
- Kissy
- Host community friends
- My student and very good friend Khishigbayar Dawaasambuu (aka Kissy), in my family's compound. I was trying to take a serious portrait of her, but she couldn't stop laughing. I think this photo captures her pretty well. She was an inspiration to me...
- Volunteer Photos
- Candle Lit
- Celebrations; Youth
- 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.
- Volunteer Photos
- Beauty Pageant
- Traditional dress; Celebrations
- A Mongolian woman, wearing a traditional Mongolian headdress, participates in the Darkhan Nursing College's beauty pageant.
- Volunteer Photos
- Mother Tree
- Religion
- The blind mother of one of my counter parts prays at the base of the sacred mother tree. Buddo-Shamanist Mongolian believers visit the holy tree, tie blue prayer scarves around the tree's branches, sprinkle dairy products on the ground and pray to...
- Volunteer Photos
- Sacred Stones
- Religion
- 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...
- Volunteer Photos
- Picnic Song
- Music; Celebrations; Food and meals
- 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
- Volunteer Photos
- My 44th Birthday
- Celebrations
- Celebrating at the banks of the Darkhan, Mongolia with my counterpart site director and fellow Volunteer Nathan. I was just given the hat to wear.
- Volunteer Photos
- The Ovoo Offering
- Religion
- 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...
- Volunteer Photos
- Four Boys on a Horse
- Children; Animals
- Children in Mongolia learn to ride almost before they can walk. These four boys are cousins who live on the Mongolian steppes and their families herd goats, sheep, cattle and horses. The photo was taken in Khovsgul aimag in Mongolia near Muron...
- Volunteer Photos
- Picnic Song
- Host community friends; Music; Food and meals
- Waiting for freshly slaughtered sheep to boil, some community friends enjoy drinks and music in the Darkhan-uul Aimag countryside of Mongolia.
- Volunteer Photos
- Mother tree
- Ceremonies
- My counterparts blind grandmother paying her respects to the Mother Tree, a sacred site to Mongolia's shamanistic believers. Sukhbaatar, Mongolia. 2009.
- Volunteer Photos
- Cold Winter
- Housing
- 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.
- Volunteer Photos
- Bituun Celebration
- Host community friends; Celebrations; Food and meals
- 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...
- Volunteer Photos
- Crossing the Finish Line
- Children; Animals; Games
- This photo was taken on July 5, 2011 at my training site in Mongolia. The boy in the photo is just crossing the finish line of the children's horse race at the ancient Nadaam Festival celebrated every summer, and he looked directly at my camera,...
- Volunteer Photos
- Manai Eej
- Host families
- This is a photo of Dolma, my sweeter than peaches Mongolian host mother "eej", and me out visiting the Manchester Monastery over the summer of 2009.
- Volunteer Photos
- Host Mother and Little Brother
- Host families
- This photo is of my host mother Nara, my little brother and myself taken during the Tsagaan Sar holiday during the winter 2004.
- Volunteer Photos
- Tsagaan Sar (White Month)
- Host families
- 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...
- Volunteer Photos