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    • A Ukrainian Cooking Lesson

    • A Ukrainian Cooking Lesson

    • Host families; Cooking

    • Shortly after arriving to site and moving in with our host family, three generations of Ukrainians teach Lauren how to make varenyky, stuffed dumplings, which were then filled with sour cherries. A labor of love that is so worth the effort!
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Host parents with Molly, Donna, and Heather

    • Host parents with Molly, Donna, and Heather

    • Host families

    • This is a photo taken in Fall 2009 of our Ukrainian host parents with three volunteers whom they hosted during training. Our host mother, Lyuda, invested many hours and late nights teaching us Ukrainian and Russian, and our host father, Misha,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fastiv Host Family

    • Fastiv Host Family

    • Host families

    • This is my host family in Fastiv, Ukraine: Volsy and wife with children, Tonya, Pasha, and baby Natasia. I lived with them for three months from March 2005-May 2005.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fifth International SOFT Seminar

    • Fifth International SOFT Seminar

    • Work; Business Development

    • This photo was taken outside City Hall in Uzgorhod, Ukraine on October 3rd, 2006. The event was an International Seminar where I had made a presentation on Strategic Parnterships. Included in the Photo: are myself and other Volunteers as well as...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Ya Ukrainka! Lera with Host Mum Maria

    • Ya Ukrainka! Lera with Host Mum Maria

    • Host families

    • This photo was taken in March of 2006 in Uzyn, Kievskaya Oblast, Ukraine, when I had been living with my host family for about a month. On the right is my host "mother" Maria, making sure I was properly dressed to go out into the cold to use the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Arrival at L'viv Train Station

    • My Arrival at L'viv Train Station

    • Counterparts; Transportation

    • I took this picture of my Coordinator, Natalya, upon my arrival in L'viv, Urkaine in May 2005. I was assigned to work with Natalya at the Institute of Non-Profit Management at the Ukrainian Catholic University.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • My Ukrainian Host Mom

    • My Ukrainian Host Mom

    • Host families; Host community friends

    • On the left is Слава Скребнева (Slava Skrebneva), my host-mom for three years while I was in Stakhanov, Ukraine. I'm in the middle and on the right is one of our good friends. We are standing in front of the Afghanistan War Memorial...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Saturday Morning Walk

    • Saturday Morning Walk

    • Architecture

    • This photo shows me in front of the L'viv Opera House on Prospect Svody Boulevard. The photo was taken on a Saturday morning walk in August of 2006. I resided up the street in a beautiful apartment building across from the Hotel George. L'viv,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Happy Father's Day!

    • Happy Father's Day!

    • Host families

    • Community Development Volunteer Michael Warchol and his Ukrainian host father, Andriy, prepare a fire to roast sausages on Orthodox Christmas. His host family has a tradition of decorating a real fir tree in the woods each year and going sledding.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Secondary Projects: Adult English Club

    • Secondary Projects: Adult English Club

    • Secondary Projects

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Secondary Projects: Fitness Center

    • Secondary Projects: Fitness Center

    • Secondary projects; Sports

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Our Porcelain Goddess

    • Our Porcelain Goddess

    • Housing

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Shashliking in the Forest with Family

    • Shashliking in the Forest with Family

    • Host families; Cooking

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Music with Host Dad and Sister

    • Music with Host Dad and Sister

    • Host families; Music

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Printer is Thirsty

    • The Printer is Thirsty

    • Host community friends; Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

    • This is my landlord showing me how Ukrainians refill ink cartridges in Ukraine. The photo was taken in my apartment in the city of Uman.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Last Supper

    • The Last Supper

    • Host families; Celebrations; Food and meals

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos

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