I took this photo of Joy during a swearing in ceremony for Group 78. She was a beloved member of the Peace Corps Jamaica Staff for 35 years. Peace Corps lost her in August of 2011 following an illness. She was, indeed, a joy for the hundreds of...
Dan & Donna sitting with the host family mother and father (Sina & Faiva) at the party the night we were sworn in as Peace Corps Volunteers for Tuvalu. The white around the necks is baby powder; it is a custom in Tuvalu to show appreciation during...
My host dad and I gettin' down with our bad selves during Swearing In, November 2009. Dancing is something that we both love to do, so it was part of our daily routine. We danced the night away every evening in the kitchen while my host mom...
After three grueliing months of training we finally arrived at the graduation ceramony in Slovakia. Nelson Chase, Country Director, was at the podium congratulating us for accomplishing our first step. As I remember, no one had left our class at...
Our group just after swearing in, April 2009. From left to right: speaker, Sharmon Jules (Associate Peace Corps Director), Margo Jeanchild (Eastern Caribbean Director), Mara English (Volunteer), Aria Grabowski (Volunteer), trainer, Ann Maize...
After our swearing-in ceremony (the summer of 2010 in Armenia), we came back to our training village for a final night of goodbyes, toasts, and a lot of food. These are some of my extended host family who often sat on this bench in the shade to...
This is my host mother, Lenche, and me on November 26, 2009 in front of her home (and my home during the previous 3 months) in Macedonia. This was a bittersweet day for us both because it marked a great milestone in my service as a Volunteer but it...
This is a picture of the swearing-in ceremony. On the left of the picture is my host mom, Clara and on the right of the photo is my Institutional Point Person, John. They were there for me at swearing-in and they have continued to support me...
Dance; Traditional dress; Host families; Swearing-in ceremonies
This photos was taken shortly after the Peace Corps swearing-in ceremony in Bulgaria on June 10, 2011. After the ceremony volunteers new and old and their host families and friends went out to the Plaza for music and dancing. As a brand new Peace...
This is the official photo of the Thai 35 Group on the day we graduated from training in Bangkok, Thailand. The next day everyone left for their assignments throughout Thailand. The photo includes the Volunteers, the instructors and the staff of...