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    • Radio Show

    • Radio Show

    • Volunteers

    • A volunteer doing her kids radio show in Juan O'Leary, Alto Parana. This specific show took place on January 14, 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rio Paraguay

    • Rio Paraguay

    • Terrain; Rural sites; Transportation

    • I took this photo on May 16th, 2008 in Alto Paraguay. The Rio Paraguay is an active lifeline for the people of the region, but it was a picture of serenity at this moment.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Rural Wedding DJ

    • Rural Wedding DJ

    • Weddings; Transportation;

    • I took this photo during my last days of service in Paraguay on November 7th, 2008 just before the wedding of a fellow Volunteer to a host country national. The wedding took place in a small rural community. Horse carts like this are commonly used...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sharing laughter

    • Sharing laughter

    • Host community friends; Host families; Children

    • This a picture of a Paraguayan woman with her nieces and nephew caught in the moment of having a good time. The picture was taking on December 25, 2010 in Juan O'Leary, Alto Parana.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Snack Break

    • Snack Break

    • Camps and clubs; Schools; Teachers and students

    • This photo was taken at an educational institution known as "La Escuelita Que Yo Quiero" (The School That I Want). The school is held on Saturday mornings, and provides non-traditional instruction in personal development, health and hygiene for...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Squash Stand

    • Squash Stand

    • Agriculture; Markets

    • I took this photo on February 23rd, 2008 at a roadside farm stand in Paraguay. My wife was joking with the local boy in Guarani about which one is the tastiest.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sugarcane Oxcart

    • Sugarcane Oxcart

    • Agriculture; Youth; Transportation; Rural sites

    • This photo from August 24th, 2007 was taken in my site of Ruta'i, Torin, Caaguazu in Paraguay. It is of a boy loading an oxcart with sugarcane that will be used to feed other animals.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sunset on the River

    • Sunset on the River

    • Host families

    • This is a photo of my host brother standing on the edge of the River Paraguay, that I took during training. It was the first trip I had taken to the River Paraguay with my host family. Another Peace Corps Volunteer also came along with her host...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Teacher Training

    • Teacher Training

    • Teachers and students; Schools; Education

    • This photo is of an education volunteer introducing teachers to methods of buliding an interest for reading amongst their students. It was taken at La Escuela Resident in Juan O'Leary, Alto Parana on July 3, 2011.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Way They Learn

    • The Way They Learn

    • HIV/AIDS

    • This photo was taken in Capiata, Paraguay - a community located one hour outside the capitol. Often, it is referred to as a "dormotorio" community, or a place where you sleep, as the majority of the residents commute into the capitol for work. This...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Tools of Sustainable Agriculture

    • Tools of Sustainable Agriculture

    • Agriculture

    • On November 15th, 2007, I took this photo in my site of the president of the San Isidro farmers' committee, proudly displaying his committee's tools for no-till agriculture: a direct seeder ("sembradora") and roller crimper ("rollo cuchillo") for...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Two girls and a bird

    • Two girls and a bird

    • Children; Animals

    • I took this photo in Juan O' Leary, Alto Parana while in the backyard of a friend's house on February 13, 2011. It's a photo of two girls posing while one is holding a bird.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Waiting to March

    • Waiting to March

    • Celebrations; Children

    • This photo includes young girls before marching in their school parade. The event was the Paz del Chaco. The photo was taken on June 11, 2011 in Juan O'Leary.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wheelbarrow

    • Wheelbarrow

    • camps and clubs; sports

    • This photo was taken in March 2008 in Santa Rosa, Paraguay at a regional youth leadership camp. The camp was held during one day where youth, ages 13-21 came to be empowered to become leaders. They learned skills, such as this one, which focused...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • World Map

    • World Map

    • Secondary Projects; World Map Project

    • This photo was taken inside a classroom at a men's prison in July of 2008 in Concepcion, Paraguay. I organized a world map mural with eight prisoners who were working on achieving their high school diplomas while they finished their prison...
    • Volunteer Photos

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