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...
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...
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...
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...
This photo was taken during the swearing-in ceremony of the third and largest group of Volunteers to begin service in Haiti in 1984. Loret Miller Ruppe, the then-Director of the Peace Corps, came to Haiti to officiate. This photo shows eight of the...
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...