Taken in the highlands of Yemen, somewhere between Amran and Thula, in Fall of 1977. My husband and I had arrived in Yemen about a week before and were hiking toward the highest mountain on the Arabian peninsula, and wondering how we would be...
This is a photo of the entire team of Yemen 2 that arrived in September, 1974 including all Volunteers, Peace Corps Staff and Yemeni Staff. Jack (center top) sent me the photo the other dat. It may be the only photo of our complete team. Our...
I spent 3 hours negotiating to buy that basket that is in my arms in 1975. I went to Yemen that year as Associate PC Director. It was a great experience. After we finally made a deal, and a great friendship, the shopkeeper and some other...
This was the school library at Mohamed Ali Othman School in Taiz, in 1979, at the end of my service. I'd acquired the books (by various methods), typed catalog cards for each one, made the signs, assembled the shelves, and trained older kids to...