I took this photo of Joy during a swearing in ceremony for Group 78. She was a beloved member of the Peace Corps Jamaica Staff for 35 years. Peace Corps lost her in August of 2011 following an illness. She was, indeed, a joy for the hundreds of...
Pictured are members of Colombia V, a rural community development group that trained at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. After the photo op, the Volunteers sang the Colombian National Anthem for the press and Colombian dignitaries.
This photo is taken of my wife, PCV Melinda, a 15 year old Masai boy, and myself. My wife and I are at a Masai celebration. We were invited to this celebration from our Masai friend. The boy in the picture was very timid and didn't say a word. ...
I would say that something started to happen between Adam and I while riding across Guinea in a bush taxi. The car ride back to Conakry was 15 hours and we held hands during the entire trip while we talked about home. We got married 9 months after...
A Volunteer teaches English to the professionals of SENA (National Agricultural Learning Center). Part of the purpose is to aid them in reading technical manuals for American equipment that are only written in English. She is also trying to develop...
I took this photo on the Pacific shore of Tumaco, NariƱo, Colombia in 1966. These are stilt homes of poor African-Colombians in the town. They have no toilets and other common domestic utilities/conveniences.
I took this photo in the town of La Cruz, Narino, Colombia in 1966. Seeing and talking to this girl in my town, I thought I should take a snap of her. Amid rural poverty and hardship, this girl just radiated happiness and well-being.
Peace Corps Country Director for Kenya, Steve and his wife Barbara, hosted a party for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) living in Kenya on February 26, 2011. There were about 100 RPCVs in attendance.