This is a photo of Tomarjay & myself during an afternoon football game. At the time, Tomarjay was a grade 6 student at the primary school. He and I traveled with out school team to the neighboring village to watch the boys football match. Here,...
These are three young girls from my village. Tamia, Tihara, & Tatiyana spend many afternoons just outside my front gate. They can be found playing games, racing each other, and gently harassing anyone passing by. I was attempting to take a photo of...
I live in Mali, West Africa. I'm a health Volunteer and get to bike along the Niger River everyday as I travel to work at the Cscom. My favorite part of my daily ride is passing by "Mini Dioro," a small island surrounded by the beauty of the Niger...
This photo was taken during our swearing in ceremony in Morocco. I wore a traditional l'kswa, which is a unique dress/style of clothing of the region to which I had been assigned.
Schools; Water and sanitation; Children; Pre-service Training (PST)
This photo was taken during a hand washing demonstration during community-based training at our village's Mdrassa (elementary school). We played games and taught the students how to properly wash their hands with soap. Afterwards, we all ate apples...
This picture was taken at the open house during our "HIV Tour" in Ecuador on September 16, 2011. Middle and high school students participated in an interactive presentation on basic HIV information and played games testing their knowledge on HIV...
I took this picture during the World AIDS Day march in 2010 in Ecuador. Many children, youth, adults, and local organizations participated in the march. This was one of the signs that the participants made.
I took this picture during the World AIDS Day march in 2010 in Ecuador. Many children, youth, adults, and local organizations participated in the march. This was one of the signs that the participants made.
I took this picture of my youth group in Colimes, Ecuador after the World AIDS Day march on December 1, 2010. All of the youth include in this picture are peer educators who worked with hundreds of youth in their community in HIV prevention and...
When I think of Morocco, my country of service, a number of things come to mind, including cats. I have very fond memories of walking through the ancient medinas in Morocco and being greeted by street cats. Moroccans have a delicate relationship...
When I think of Morocco, my country of service, a number of things come to mind, including cats. I have very fond memories of walking through the ancient medias in Morocco and being greeted by street cats. Moroccans have a delicate relationship...
This was taken while I was reading a Winnie-the-Pooh story to my Year 6 students in Samoa, in June 2010. The story involved Winnie-the-Pooh pretending to be a rain cloud so he could get the honey in the tree. I made a buzzing noise to help bring...