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    • Little, Strong Hands

    • Little, Strong Hands

    • Teachers and students; Camps and clubs

    • This picture was taken at a 2012 school summer camp. It was originally supposed to be just a picture of me with some of the kids. But once the photographer suggested that the kids place their hands on my head, they all gladly listened.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Who We Are

    • Who We Are

    • Teachers and students

    • In June 2012 in L'viv on the same day as a EURO 2012 game was taking place in the city, my leadership club from school and the organization Prosvita partnered for an event. Prosvita organized a concert, while the leadership club implemented their...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Ukrainian Flag Re-Created

    • The Ukrainian Flag Re-Created

    • Terrain

    • The blue in the Ukrainian flag represents the blue sky, while the yellow represents their golden wheat fields. I took this picture behind the school in Rudky. While the yellow is not full of wheat, it is full of yellow flowers appearing to make...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Life Boat

    • Life Boat

    • Life skills

    • This photo was taken at Baybay beach in Roxas City, Philippines during team building exercises while I was an EMS consultant with the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council. I led the staff through a series of various activities...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Earthquake Drill

    • Earthquake Drill

    • Natural disasters; Life skills

    • This photo was taken at a local school during an earthquake drill conducted by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council of Roxas City, Philippines. The students are instructed to duck, cover, and hold during the drill and then to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Women's Artists Cooperative

    • Women's Artists Cooperative

    • Artisans

    • The first official meeting of our Mayan women's arts collective- part of the larger cultural preservation/ tourism project called Runawal Tinamit, Aldea El Pajuil, Chicaman, El Quiche. El Pajuil, where my primary project was based, is a small ...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • El Pajuil/ Ju' Yuk

    • El Pajuil/ Ju' Yuk
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    • Women and Children meeting me during my walk through the village of El Pajuil, Chicaman, El Quiche Guatemala. In Poqomchi Mayan the village is called Ju' yuk which means "at the mountain's top".
    • Volunteer Photos
    • CERT in Action

    • CERT in Action

    • Life skills

    • I served as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer/EMS Consultant with the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council in the province of Capiz, Philippines in 2012. This photo was taken during a simulated disaster drill in Roxas City....
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Capiz Emergency Response Team

    • Capiz Emergency Response Team

    • Natural disasters

    • These are members of the Capiz Emergency Response Team in Roxas City, Philippines. This photo was taken following a simulated disaster drill near Baybay beach. I served as a Response Volunteer/EMS Consultant with the Provincial Disaster Risk...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Midwifery Course "Graduation"

    • Midwifery Course "Graduation"

    • Nurses; Maternal and child health

    • I handed my camera to the daughter of one of the midwives who completed our midwifery course. A Peace Corp nurse developed the course with her Paraguayan nurse counterpart through the Ministry of Health and had success in her town. We then used it...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • iGLOW Teamwork

    • iGLOW Teamwork

    • Camps and clubs

    • Participants prepare for a team-building exercise during an Indonesian Girls Leading Our World Camp. The camp focused on leadership, team-work, creative expression and developing healthy lifestyles. It was held for the first time in the most...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cordwood

    • Cordwood

    • Transportation

    • The train pulling this load would often have to back up and take multiple runs at the grade to make it out of Tarkwa to the coastal port of Takoradi.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Selamatan Snap

    • Selamatan Snap

    • Celebrations

    • In East Java a selamatan is one form of celebrating and thanksgiving. Typically a space is cleared, mats are rolled out and attendees sit on the ground lining the perimeter of the room to eat and pray together. During one such event at my home, a...
    • Volunteer Photos

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