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- Track Suit
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One day I went onto my back balcony and saw a gentleman who lives in my apartment building chopping wood for his family. I took the photo in the fall of 2010, in the center of our town, Etropole. I was particularly struck by his track suit (which... - Volunteer Photos
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- Katya and Katya ~ my Katyas!
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This photo was taken in my second site, a small town to the east of Sofia, Bulgaria. My mother and two of my best friends from the U.S. came to visit during the summer of 2011, when this image was taken. My best American friend, Katya, is... - Volunteer Photos
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- Celebration!
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Host community friends; Food and meals; Celebrations -
This photograph was taken in November of 2009, in my first village, a small Bulgarian Muslim community in northeastern Bulgaria. Kurban Bairam is one of the greatest holidays of the year in the Muslim community, and as I was learning about their... - Volunteer Photos
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- Teamwork on the mural!
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Host community; Art -
This photo was taken in the fall of 2009, soon after I arrived in my first village of in northeastern Bulgaria. We painted a mural together that featured the Bulgarian and American flags, different kinds of people, peace doves, and beautiful... - Volunteer Photos
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- Learning Lutenitsa
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Host community; Food and meals; Cooking -
This photo was taken in the fall of 2009, soon after I arrived in my first site a small village in northeastern Bulgaria. Here I am pictured with my friend Hatijay, an older member of a tiny Bulgarian Muslim community. She and my other colleagues... - Volunteer Photos
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- Na Gosti in the Country!
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Host families -
This photo is of my mother and a friend in a village near my town. My Mom came to visit in June of 2011, and I can't express in words how excited I was to see her, to show her this amazing country, and to introduce her to my amazing colleagues,... - Volunteer Photos
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- Host Mom and Cake
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Host families; Pre-service Training (PST); Food and meals - Volunteer Stories
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- The Wandering Judia
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Religion; Food and meals - Volunteer Stories
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- Show and Tell!
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Schools; Education; Children; Host community -
This photo was taken in my second site, the town of Etropole, in the spring of 2011. It was taken at school with my eighth grade class, when I was learning more about how to interest the students in English lessons by incorporating their personal... - Volunteer Photos
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- Guests in class!
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Schools; Education; Children; Host community -
This photo was taken in the summer of 2011, when my mother (pictured on the left), and my friend Katya and her husband Patrick (pictured on the right) came to visit me in my second site, a municipality located in the Old Mountains, just to the east... - Volunteer Photos
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- Moments of Being in an African Village
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Teachers and students; Music - Volunteer Stories
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- A Run Down Memory Lane
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Teachers and students; Sports; Host community; Water and sanitation - Volunteer Stories
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- Circle Frame
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This photograph was taken during our Initial Orientation, in May 2009, immediately after we arrived in country. One of my best friends, Kay, is holding the stick frame and featuring the other volunteers as we all prepared for a hike up the... - Volunteer Photos
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- Letters from the Field: Married Couple Serving in Jamaica
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Cross-cultural transition; Marriage; Environment; Forestry - Volunteer Stories
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- To Walk with the True People
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Elders; Culture shock and adaptation - Volunteer Stories
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- The Greatest Landlady Ever!
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Host community friends; Host families - Volunteer Stories
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- Christmas in Kyrgyzstan 2008
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Host families; Celebrations -
This photo was taken on Christmas Eve 2008. My host mom threw me a surprise dinner, This was done in the Kyrgyz tradition known as "guesting". My host mom invited me to come and eat with the family as her honored guest, not as her daughter. ... - Volunteer Photos
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- A liberal arts education: talent the Peace Corps needs
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Marketing campaigns; Agriculture; Community development; Health; Education; Volunteer recruitment -
Full text of a brochure highlighting Peace Corps opportunities available to applicants with liberal arts degrees. Discusses program areas including Community Development, Health, Agriculture and Teaching. Although no exact date of publication is... - Brochures
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- The Peace Corps staff physician: an adventure in medicine
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Marketing campaigns; Doctors; Medicine -
Full text of a brochure aimed at recruiting medical doctors to serve as Peace Corps staff physicians. Discusses ways that Peace Corps doctors provided support to both Volunteers and host communities throughout the world. Although no exact date of... - Brochures
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- Returned Volunteers: applying experience abroad to problems and potential at home
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Marketing campaigns; Returned Volunteer services; Volunteer recruitment -
Full text of a brochure that discusses employment and education opportunities available to Peace Corps Volunteers upon completion of their service and highlights the accomplishments of several Returned Volunteers. Although no exact date of... - Brochures
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