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    • Village Child

    • Village Child

    • Children

    • This picture was taken in 1971 while visitng a nearby village. Amazing that there was a place that had no running water, electricty or schools but yet the kids are the same as in any city no matter where in the world that they live.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Bangladesh Landscape

    • Bangladesh Landscape

    • Water and sanitation

    • This picture was taken right in front of my training institute in Savar, just outside of Dhaka. It is a typical view of the Bangladeshi landscape.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Cultural Exchange in Lesotho

    • Cultural Exchange in Lesotho

    • Children; Host community friends

    • A Peace Corps Volunteer and a herd boy enjoy time together at Semonkong Falls in Lesotho. Children in Lesotho are usually curious about white skin and this boy really wanted to check out the Volunteer’s hand. This duo was with a group of children...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Christmas

    • Christmas

    • Celebrations

    • This was the best that I could do as far as decorating for Christmas in 1972. It wasn't like there was a department store nearby or anything.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Winter of 1971

    • Winter of 1971

    • Weather; Environment

    • This picture was taken of my town, Shar- e -kurd in the winter of 1971. You never went ourtside alone in the winter. Wild dogs and wolves would come down from the mountains and look for food. Shar-e-kurd had a reputation of being one of the coldest...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Muddy Shoes

    • Muddy Shoes

    • Volunteers

    • Photo of Peace Corps Volunteer stepping in mud while walking in the village of Galewela, Sri Lanka on a hot and humid day.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Soccer Stars

    • Soccer Stars

    • Children; Sports; Youth development

    • I took this photo during my first few days at site when I discovered a soccer field and played with a bunch of kids. This is a photo of some the kids after the game that were following me after the game and asking me questions.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • River's Edge

    • River's Edge

    • Training

    • This is a photo I took when traveling with my sitemate from one town to another. A group of people came to see our boat off (December 2005).
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Meat Market

    • Meat Market

    • Children; Markets; Celebrations

    • This is a photo I took before Eid-il-Fitur, a national holiday in which men travel to an open field to buy cows to slaughter for the celebration. Taken in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh in January 2006.
    • 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
    • PC Tuvalu - Our House

    • PC Tuvalu - Our House

    • Housing; Volunteers

    • Volunteers Scott and Myra Erickson in front of home, Nukulaelae atoll, August 1980. The home was local style with thatch roof, open walls, and gravel floor covered with mats typical of the type provided to civil servants working on the outer...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Tuvalu Seaplane

    • PC Tuvalu Seaplane

    • Transportation; Host community

    • Four-passenger seaplane arriving on the beach at Nukulaelae atoll from the capital Funafuti, August 1980. Seaplane service was provided by the New Zealand government in the early 1980's to provide improved access to the remote outer islands. The...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Russian Soldier and Me

    • Russian Soldier and Me

    • Cold war; Volunteers; Statues and monuments

    • This photo was taken in Slagotarjan, Hungary in 1990 just after the fall of the Iron Curtain. This is a statue of a Russian soldier that used to overlook the city to remind the citizens who was in charge. As a Peace Corps Volunteer in Salgotarjan...
    • Volunteer Photos

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