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    • Rom Dance

    • Rom Dance

    • Dance; Traditional dress; Folklore

    • This is the Rom dance, a traditional dance of the men of Ambrym island in Vanuatu. The men in full dress are the Roms. The other men are dressed in nambas, which is traditional dress for men. You can see Chief Mansop banging on a piece of bamboo....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making Lap Lap

    • Making Lap Lap

    • Food and meals; Cooking; Host families

    • This photo was taken while I was helping my host family make the traditional dish of Lap Lap. In Vanuatu, the locals still cook on fire, and LapLap is a dish which uses all local ingredients and materials. It is cooked under hot rocks for 2-4...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Fresh Food

    • Fresh Food

    • Food and meals; Markets

    • Vanuatu has many 'mama's markets' filled with local produce. Coconuts and Bananas are two fruits eaten on a daily basis by volunteers
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Making LapLap

    • Making LapLap

    • Food and meals; Pre-service training (PST)

    • LapLap is a staple dish in Vanuatu. During pre-service training in October 2012, our group created the dish for our training village from scratch. One of the processess of making LapLap is 'scratching' or 'ras-rassing' the root crop until it is a...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Walk in the Bush

    • Walk in the Bush

    • Gardens; Host families; Children

    • My small brother and I going on a short walk through the bush to pick some mangoes for a snack. In Vanuatu, individual family gardens are the primary source of food for each families.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mother's Day Vanuatu

    • Mother's Day Vanuatu

    • Host families

    • This is a photo of me and my host mom in 2009. The photo was taken at Kutundaola Primary School in Pele Village on Tongoa Island in Vanuatu. She is holding freshly roasted bananas.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Waiting for the Boat

    • Waiting for the Boat

    • Transportation; Traditional dress

    • This photo was taken in November 2012. Me and a few local Ni-Vans were waiting for a boat to take us across to another island to attend a church service. The 'Island Dress' is a traditional outfit worn by the local women.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Act Like a Local

    • Act Like a Local

    • Water and sanitation

    • Photo was taken January 17, 2013. In my village, water is collected and stored in water bins because our water system is not reliable or able to flow on a daily basis. The majority of villagers have multiple water bins placed around their homes to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gift Procession at Wedding

    • Gift Procession at Wedding

    • Weddings; Celebrations; Crafts

    • This photo was taken during the gift procession at the wedding of my host sister Momon, at Ranvertlam village on the north of Ambrym Island in the country of Vanuatu. Guests lie their gifts in a pile and go and shake hands and cry with the newly...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cleaning Fish

    • Cleaning Fish

    • Fishing; Food and meals; Celebrations; Cooking

    • These fish were caught to celebrate 50 days after a death. The custom to celebrate increments of time after a death culminates in one large 50 day celebration and then another 100 day celebration. Boats go out a few days before the celebration...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Coconuts for Sale

    • Coconuts for Sale

    • Markets

    • This photo shows a line of husked coconuts bundled for sale in the Port Vila Market. The Port Vila market sprawls under a large tin roof. The supporting concrete pillars, recently painted red and white in honor of Digicel, a new mobile phone...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women's Custom Dance

    • Women's Custom Dance

    • Traditional dress; Dance

    • The women of the village Nereingman, Mota Lava, presented a custom dance during a cultural celebration. Unfortunately, the dance had to take place inside the village meeting house when it started raining. The leader of the group's name is Marian,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Beach Wedding

    • Beach Wedding

    • Weddings

    • This photo was taken July 22, 2008 at the wedding of Kate and Edward on the beach in Nereingman Village, Mota Lava, Vanuatu. It was the first wedding to take place outside of a church and the first between a Peace Corps Volunteer and someone from...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Discover the World

    • Discover the World

    • World Map Project

    • This world map was created by a Peace Corps Volunteer and the students of Telhei Primary School, Nereingingman Village, Mota Lava Island, Vanuatu. The photo was taken in 2006 before the students started restoration to repair fading and chipping...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Wild Pig Hunt on Ambrym Island

    • Wild Pig Hunt on Ambrym Island

    • Wildlife; Food and meals

    • Although I lived on an island in the South Pacific it was a two hour walk to the ocean. was not the main staple for a man living in the bush, wild pig was. Starting at a young age, men and boys partake in the hunt for wild pig. Here are four...
    • Volunteer Photos

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