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!
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.
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...
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...
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...