This was the view during my bike ride home after a long day of Peace Corps training. Taken in January, 2011, in Ayutthaya, Thailand, the rice fields allowed for a perfect look at the setting sun. Thailand exports more rice than any other country...
I took this photo while visiting a fellow PCV in Laoang, Philippines, on May 14, 2011. We had both just arrived in country as Peace Corps Response Volunteers two weeks before. My friend wanted to show me the beautiful white sand swimming beaches...
This is a photo of my host brother standing on the edge of the River Paraguay, that I took during training. It was the first trip I had taken to the River Paraguay with my host family. Another Peace Corps Volunteer also came along with her host...
I took this photo one evening while walking home during May 2010. I was in pre-service training at that time in a village in Ukraine. Pre-service training was difficult. We had lessons all day, were learning a new language, and still adjusting...
This was taken in the May of 2010 in a Ukrainian village. This lake meant a lot to me. After the intense daily routine of PST, it was very relaxing to walk past this lake on the way back home everyday.
Location: Ambanja, Madagascar; April 2011; In the evenings in Ambanja- a fairly large city on the coast of Northern Madagascar- people congregate on the bridge over the Sambirano river to watch the sunset and socialize. In the photo, a traditional...
A group of Volunteers visited Song-Kol, a beautiful lake located in the mountains and wilderness of Kyrgyzstan. Both tourists and locals travel here during the summer to stay in yurts and have a more traditional Kyrgyz experience. I took this...
Near my house, the rice fields at dusk are never a dull sight. Every evening is different. The colors are shaped by the day's weather, whether it rained or remained humid and heavy. This particular palm tree is my favorite. Its reflection in the...