The only place to play baseball was a cow pasture a couple of miles away from the village. The community is on the waters edge and hills rise from all sides. It takes about an hour walking through the jungle or in a canoe through the mangroves (if...
From December to March the public schools of Panama close for summer vacation. Here in Ballena, summer vacation from school does not always mean freedom and fun. The kids are either put to work with the rest of the family in the farms or are bored...
One of the most important economic activities in the community is fishing. The canoes that are used are trees that have been dug out and last about 5 to 10 years. This photo shows Federico and his daughter, Jessica, on their way back from...
Using local knowledge, tools and materials, I constructed this hut with a thatched roof where I would live for most of my Peace Corps service. April 2010
Using local knowledge, tools and materials I constructed this hut with a thatched roof where I would live for most of my Peace Corps service. April 2010
During our first 10 weeks in-country we lived with host families. It was a wonderful way to integrate and learn the culture, language and customs of the country. It was also a lot of fun living with a family again.
This photo shows myself playing...
The only place to play baseball was a cow pasture a couple of miles away from the village. The community is on the waters edge and hills rise from all sides. It takes about an hour walking through the jungle or in a canoe through the mangroves (if...
While there was almost no flat space large enough to play sports inside the community because of the hill rose from the water, a short canoe ride through the mangroves and up a river brought us to a cow pasture, which was large and flat enough to...
Photograph of Eleanora (Norrie Iberall) Robbins in 1965 preparing to leave for geological field work in Kondoa from the Tanganyika Geological Survey office in Dodoma. The men in the photo are her field chief, animal tracker, field assistants,...