This photo was taken within the first few days of my arrival for pre-service training in the Republic of Georgia. The children were extremely excited for my arrival, and getting them to pose for a photo took much time and patience. I think they...
In a village Cameoon, fifteen girls come together once a week for youth development activities. This photo captures me teaching the girls how to dance “The Electric Slide.” The group’s name, “Bikkoy Robe Beesembe,” means “Girls of...
This images is of my fellow PCV and children in our host village of Agou, Togo in the summer of 2007. While on break during our first weeks of training, we joined in teaching the children one of our favorite pastime games, the Hokey Pokey.
This photo is the Jr. Achievement Group from the Telesecundaria de Cedral (Cedral High School), who were attending a Jr. Achievement competition in the capitol of Costa Rica- San Jose. The students were in 11th grade and started their own small...
In a village in Cameoon, fifteen girls come together once a week for youth development activities. This photo captures PCV Samatha Atkins teaching the girls “Duck, Duck, Goose.” They weren’t too impressed though as they showed us their own...
A fellow Volunteer, Bruce, was placed in Eastern Slovakia and helped school children with making model rockets. It was successful and this photo is of those children with him in the front row.
This is a photo of the Girl Guides and myself at the top of Pigeon Point in Saint Lucia in August 2009. We did this hike as a wrap-up to our week-long HIV/AIDS & Healthy Lifestyles day camp, made possible through a SPA grant.
This photo was taken the afternoon of Eid El Kbir in my host family's home in Amizmiz, Morocco. Every year, on the morning of the Eid, each Muslim home slaughters a sheep in honor of Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son to God, but instead...
On March, 6th 2010 a small village in Ukraine celebrated it's annual Meeting of Spring or Зустріч Весна. The subjects in this photo are Olexi, his daughter and Laryssa. As neighbors, they and others on their street created a float and...
This photo was taken during a spring festival called Meeting of Spring or Зустріч Весна, March, 6th 2010. In this small village in Ukraine, The Meeting of Spring is the single largest public celebration held each year around March, 1st....