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    • Orphan boy with home-made guitar

    • Orphan boy with home-made guitar

    • Children; Terrain; Music

    • In April 2007 I was doing school visits far from the main road in the remote, mountainous Tsatsane Valley (Quthing province, LESOTHO). This orphan boy wandered by the hut where I was overnighting. The neck of his guitar was an old piece of wood...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Stepping Into the Past

    • Stepping Into the Past

    • Death; Terrain; Folklore

    • I took this photo August 6th, 2010 at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, while my parents were visiting during my service. At this cemetery many famous Ukrainians are buried such as the poet, Ivan Franko. The photo shows an overgrown part...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Song Kul

    • Song Kul

    • Host families; Volunteers; Terrain

    • This picture was taken near Song Kul Lake in Kyrgyz Republic in June 2011. In this picture Volunteer Brooke and Azamat are laughing together. Brooke and other Volunteers spent the evening with Azamat’s family at their summer yurt near the lake.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Road to Burma

    • The Road to Burma

    • Terrain

    • I took this picture early in the morning while taking a visiting fellow Volunteer to the bus stop at my site. The building on the left-hand side is a small general store. The mountains in the distance are Myanmar.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Krobo Mountain

    • Krobo Mountain

    • Terrain

    • This is Krobo Mountain in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The mountain is sacred to the Dangbe people and people make pilgrimages to the shire at the top of the mountain to ask for blessings and pay tribute to ancestors.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Xinaliq Village in Northern Azerbaijan

    • Xinaliq Village in Northern Azerbaijan

    • Terrain

    • I took this photo during an excursion to the remote village of Xinaliq in Azerbaijan. My colleague and fellow ESL Volunteer, Ka Miller is in the shot as well as my cousin, Bob, who was visiting me from America. Xinaliq is possibly the most remote...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Giant Hibiscus

    • Giant Hibiscus

    • Terrain

    • I took this photo to share with another Volunteer, who had told me her nickname is Hibiscus. The photo was taken in Tonga in November of 2010, in the front of the post office and a few other government buildings. The hibiscus provides not only...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Northern Nicaragua from the Heavens

    • Northern Nicaragua from the Heavens

    • Terrain

    • This photo was taken in Nicaragua from the top of a mountain called ¨Cerro La Gloria.¨ It was taken in December of 2010. Peace Corps Volunteers hiked to the top of the mountain to capture the beauty of this part of the country in order to share...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Song-Kol Sunset

    • Song-Kol Sunset

    • Terrain

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fork in the Mtkvari

    • Fork in the Mtkvari

    • Terrain

    • This is the view from Jvari, a 6th century monastery near Tbilisi, Georgia. From a hilltop, it overlooks the conjunction of the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers, and you can see the smattering of low buildings on the right, which is the ancient town of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wat Tam Suea

    • Wat Tam Suea

    • Terrain

    • This is one of the favorite places I visited in Thailand: Wat Tam Suea, or Tiger Cave Temple. Visitors can climb about 1100 steps to the top, passing playful monkies on the way, and are rewarded with breathtaking views at the top.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Hardest Job You'll Ever Love

    • The Hardest Job You'll Ever Love

    • Terrain; Climate; Traditional dress

    • This occurred on my way to my village in Mauritania, West Africa (2007-2009). On my way home after finishing sessions for new Volunteers during the rainy season, I witnessed this sandstorm roaring across the desert. When it hit the town I was in,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fogo Volcano at Sunset

    • Fogo Volcano at Sunset

    • Terrain; Environment

    • The volcano on the island of Fogo is sometimes visible from Santiago. These are two islands in Cape Verde. Because Cape Verde is normally quite dry, there is alot of dust in the air, and the sunsets can be quite spectacular.
    • Volunteer Photos

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