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    • Write On Competition

    • Write On Competition

    • Libraries

    • I am doing practice writing classes for the students before the Write On contest, which will be February 12th at our high school in the Philippines. They write in the library. When this picture was taken there were 11 students; we are up to 14 and...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wind in the Willow

    • Wind in the Willow

    • Camps and clubs; Games

    • February 2011, Girl Power Camp - a girl's empowerment camp in the Philippines for third year high school girls. This activity was introduced by the participants as a trust exercise. The game is called wind in the willow.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volunteer and Host Mother

    • Volunteer and Host Mother

    • Host families

    • This is a picture of my host mother and I on a tricyle, the main mode of transportation in our barangay (village). We are on our way to a family gathering. Every Sunday Mama Len's family gets together to play cards, mahjong, eat food, and enjoy...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Volunteer and Host Family on Birthday

    • Volunteer and Host Family on Birthday

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken during my 24th birthday party my host family had for me. This was my second birthday in country. My family gave me mango ice cream for my birthday! It was delicious. From left to right: (In the back) My host father, my host...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Visit with Tribal Dancer

    • Visit with Tribal Dancer

    • Host community friends

    • This is the tribal dancer for the Batak tribe in the interior of Palawan. On my weekend visit there, he invited me to come and meet his family in their home before I hiked back to civilization. Even though we did not speak each other's language,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Town Children Take Over the Seesaws.

    • Town Children Take Over the Seesaws.

    • Secondary projects; Children

    • Taken about June, 1964, the photo shows how enthusiastically the town children (Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, Philippines) adopted the new seesaws, overseen by Volunteers Roger and Richard and approved by the town mayor, Mr. Bautista.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Store

    • The Store

    • elders; children

    • THis photo was taken in the Camotes Islands, Cebu, Philippines, November 2010. I was bike riding, and I happend to see the beautiful fish for sale, so I stopped and took a look. The older lady was excited I was interested in the fish. I asked if i...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Fair

    • The Fair

    • elders; agriculture

    • Our town hall put on an Agriculture Fair event. All the towns had representatives from the different areas or baranagays, each with their agriculture specialty, like bananas, camotes, baked goodies and of course some live stock.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Entrance

    • The Entrance

    • schools; signs

    • Poro, Camotes Islands, Cebu, Philippines. June 2011. Our NGO was holding a DIsaster Risk Reduction program. The School was part of the refuge area for pretend victims. I was sitting wating for lunch and I noticed the old fashion attendance board....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Despedida 6: The Newlyweds

    • The Despedida 6: The Newlyweds

    • Weddings

    • The Despedida 6: The Newlyweds shows newlyweds Jeff and Francy Hirsch leaving the Bicol Teachers College (BTC) Little Theater. Well-wishers in white are BTC students (future teachers). The two children at right are fourth-graders in the BTC...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Despedida 2: The Assemblage

    • The Despedida 2: The Assemblage

    • Weddings

    • Of the more than 30 remaining photos, The Despedida 1 – The Despedida 6 capture the essence of the event. The Despedida 2: The Assemblage, shows some of those gathered for The Despedida. Most did not realize they would be at a wedding ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Team Building

    • Team Building

    • Games; Camps and clubs; Youth

    • The photo was taken during an Information, Education, Communication (IEC) campaign the Philippines. The kids in the photo are 4th year high school students along with the Volunteer who is leading them through a a team building exercise....
    • Volunteer Photos

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