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.
A history of the Peace Corps in Chile, prepared on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the US Peace Corps, for distribution at the reunion of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Chile, hosted by the Embassy of Chile in Washington DC...
During a break from a Peace Corps meeting in Iringa, Tanzania, a fellow Volunteer took the opportunity to teach a few of the local kids the "fist bump".
Even the children enjoyed working with us and wanted to help with the project. Children accompany their parents to the garden and learn how to plant, harvest and prepare the local foods.
Taken about June, 1964, the photo shows Roger, my Peace Corps partner, in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, Philippines, supervising town workers provided by Mayor Bautista, in creating a town children's playground. We ultimately set up several...
In Canlaon City, Negros Oriental, Philipines, Volunteers Richard and Roger worked with the city to plan and build a public playground for the children of this rural area. The photo shows us measuring out the site of the seesaws. Taken...
Taken about December, 1964, the photo shows Gregorio Dedal, the owner of the home we two Volunteers stayed in for the two years of our Peace Corps service. My parents sent me the Mad magazine and I shard it with Mr. Dedal. I don't know that he...
This picture is of a 2 or 3-year old neighbor girl sitting on the bamboo front step of her house. Her family worked for the Gregorio Dedal family with whom I, as a Volunteer, lived. I never knew the name of the girl but I took the picture (about...