Standing in front of the Great Patriotic War (WWII) Memorial, Community Development Volunteer Michael Warchol and his adult English club take students on a tour of the town, stopping at each place of interest for the older generation to tell the...
Development Volunteer Lauren Warchol and her Ukrainian counterpart opened a Fitness Center for youth in her community, with the help of a Small Projects Assistance Grant. The Center is run by student volunteers, who monitor the Center, take care of...
After two years of service, Youth Development Volunteer Lauren Warchol knows to bring her own toilet paper to this bathroom in the government funded Social Services Center where she works in Ukraine. Not much more than a hole in the ground, but at...
My mother came to visit me in Ukraine. My host family at my permanent site took my mother and me to the forest on April 6, 2010. This was the first shashlik (grilled meat barbecue) of the spring. We also enjoyed birch tree juice. The photo shows my...
My mother came to visit me in Ukraine. One day my host dad and host sister regaled us with their musical talents. My host sister played the guitar and my host dad played the accordion. They also sang traditional Ukrainian folk songs. This photo...
This was the last dinner I had with my host family before I left training. This is in the city of Chernigov--my host mother is the blond woman at the far left. The person sitting next to me is another Peace Corps Volunteer with her host mother. I...