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    • Weaving Silk

    • Weaving Silk
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    • This is a picture of my host mother's eldest sister weaving silk on the loom outside of her house. This practice is traditionally passed down to women from generation to generation. Women all over the village (mainly the elders) can be seen making...
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    • Casting His Net

    • Casting His Net
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    • I took this picture at a picnic that I went to with my host family. We went out to the forest and there was a small pond. In that pond, to my amazement, was a variety of aquatic life. Shrimp, crab, snails, catfish, and small white fish were among...
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    • Family During the Rce Harvest

    • Family During the Rce Harvest
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    • I took this picture when I was helping my host family harvest rice last fall. The whole family helps with the harvest, even the little ones. The machinery for separating the rice from the stock is rented from farmers (as seen in the background)....
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    • Remember

    • Remember
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    • This picture is of my 5th grade Technology class at my Primary School in South Africa. We were learning about structures and talking about structures found in cities. I decided to share two famous structures in America in lieu of the upcoming 10th...
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    • Remember

    • Remember
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    • This photo was taken at my school in South Africa. This is my 5th grade technology class where we were learning about structures. We discussed how structures are created and different types. I taught them about skyscrapers and in lieu of the 10th...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Orphans Smiling

    • Orphans Smiling
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    • This was taken in August of 2011. I visited an orphanage in Marsabit, Kenya with some volunteers from Spain. The kids were so happy to have hugs and play games and braid our hair. These are two little girls painfully braiding one woman's hair.
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    • Completing the Picture

    • Completing the Picture
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    • This picture shows a Peace Corps Response Volunteer placing the final candle of the ribbon, celebrating the 29th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines. This PCRV came to help train a group of PCVs and their HCN...
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    • Breaking Barriers

    • Breaking Barriers
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    • This photo captures a school principal attempting to pop an inflated condom while fellow participating teachers excitedly look on. The PCV facilitator is seen in the background. This was during at activity that aimed to introduce condoms in a...
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    • Wavin' Flag

    • Wavin' Flag
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    • This picture was taken on the east coast of South Africa. Every Sunday I walk 3 hours to the beach and often times students come with me. To date, 50 students have come with me. In this picture there are five girls, two 5th graders, one 6th...
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    • In a Valley on Mt. Kenya

    • In a Valley on Mt. Kenya
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    • I climb Mt. Kenya in August of 2011 with six fellow Volunteers. The views were spectacular and we did a lot of standing around with our mouths open in awe. This is a friend, Carlyn, doing just that.
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    • Young Muslim Girl

    • Young Muslim Girl
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    • This little girl is one of my neighbors and she is the loudest little girl. She will see me coming from a mile away and scream my name as loud as she can before running over and chatting non-stop in the local language, Kiborana. On this day in June...
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    • Children in a Manyatta

    • Children in a Manyatta
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    • Manyattas are small clusters of thatch and mud homes that are out in the desert outside Marsabit, Kenya. This photo, taken in July of 2011, shows a few children who are curious about me waiting to greet me as I walk home from school.
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    • Train Across Kenya

    • Train Across Kenya
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    • This photo was taken on August 6th, 2011. It was my birthday and me and a group of other Volunteers were heading from Nairobi to Mombasa on a night train. We all woke up at dawn to hang out the windows and watch the landscape roll by.
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    • Huntin' for Iguanas

    • Huntin' for Iguanas
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    • This picture was taken in the beginning of '2010 at a laguna at the foot of Momotombo Volcano in Nicaragua. A group of us went hunting with slingshots for Iguanas, and this was my catch of the day! Normally these iguanas are sold on the side of...
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