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    • Third goal: Islamic - Chistian celebration

    • Third goal: Islamic - Chistian celebration

    • Older Volunteers; Traditional dress; Diversity

    • My first Christmas back in America. I am wearing my teaching uniform from my Islamic High School in Indonesia. My grandchildren Talon, Kira & Arlo are wearing Muslim prayer caps and a jilbab for young girls. Grandma Oma Colleen Young is telling her...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Young Bride

    • Young Bride

    • Weddings; Youth

    • After the first year of service, I moved to a new apartment that had been occupied by a former Volunteer. She had left in one of the closets a few blankets. Another Volunteer in Arad and I decided to bring those blankets to a very poor family that...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Young Friend

    • Young Friend

    • Children

    • This photo was taken in 1964 in DananĂ©, Ivory Coast, where I taught English and physical education at a secondary school. The little boy, the son of the town photographer, was quite brave. Many of the other kids would run away when I approached.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Young Friends

    • Young Friends

    • Children

    • I was greeted by these two beautiful little girls during the dedication of the Thomas Hooyman Library in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia on August 29, 2009. It was a return visit to Ethiopia, where I had served in the 1970s.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Young girl

    • Young girl

    • Children; Host families

    • This is a photo of a young girl posing for the camera. The photo was taken (using color accent) at a friend's house in Juan O'Leary, Alto Parana on December 25, 2010.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Young Kichwa Dancer

    • Young Kichwa Dancer

    • Children; Celebrations; Dance; Traditional dress

    • This photo was taken on May 23, 2009 at a dance competition in Ecuador. Traditional Kichwa dances are performed at every public event in the Napo province and troupes are composed children of all ages. The dance steps describe traditional...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Young Love

    • Young Love

    • Celebrations; children; traditional dress

    • This photo was taken in May 2008 at School #3662 in Isla Tobati, Paraguay. This is a traditional dance that the students were doing for a Mother's Day celebration. The photo shows a girl and boy in costume during the performance. They are both six...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Young Muslim Girl

    • Young Muslim Girl

    • Traditional dress; Children

    • This little girl is one of my neighbors and she is the loudest little girl. She will see me coming from a mile away and scream my name as loud as she can before running over and chatting non-stop in the local language, Kiborana. On this day in June...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Young Students

    • Young Students

    • Children; Education; Schools; Women in Peace Corps

    • Students attending school every morning or afternoon. School sponsored by local Association to Aid Youth of Jequie.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Young Women in Contrast

    • Young Women in Contrast

    • Maternal and child health

    • This is a picture of a Peace Corps trainee and a Liberian farmer in Zorzor, Lofa County, Liberia, West Africa. The African woman had her son at about the age of 14, is pregnant again, and briskly walks from her farm balancing 50 pounds on her...
    • Volunteer Photos

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